By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalo-busha County’s unemployment rate climbed for a second month to 13.2 percent in October. But, it is up just half a percentage point from September’s rate of 12.7 percent, according to the latest numbers from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The October report shows that there were 20…

JACKSON – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley strongly criticized the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors for approving a 10 percent increase in compensation for CEO Tom Kilgore. Kilgore’s pay increase takes his total compensation to $3.6 million annually, making him the highest paid federal employee in America “This pay raise is…

    Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of November 29-December 3 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Turkey and Cheese on Bun, Chef Salad, Baked Beans, Fresh Apples, Variety of Milks;   Tuesday: Ham and Cheese on Bun, Chef Salad, Corn on the Cob, Chilled Pear…

A rollover crash early Sunday morning apparently injured someone. But, just who was not clear at the scene as the driver couldn’t be immediately located. The  incident, which occurred on CR 436 about five mile north of Coffeeville, was reported at 2:34 a.m. Here Deputy Regis Mister examines the vehicle. – Photo by Jack Gurner

JACKSON – Mickey Howley of Water Valley has been elected by fellow Main Street Managers and Members to the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) Board of Directors. Howley will serve a two-year term as a Managers’ Representative to the statewide board. MMSA has traditionally designated two positions on the Board of Directors for Managers’ Representatives.…

By Carroll Crenshaw  Special To The Herald WATER VALLEY – This year has been a successful year for Compassion Ministries. As we enter the second decade of service to our community, we find that more people than ever are in need of the services of Compassion Ministries.            Fortunately, we have been…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Teachers will no longer keep their jobs based solely on length of service after the District School Board adopted a new reduction in force policy last Friday. Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran told the Board that in the past the District’s professional personnel reduction in force policy had been based…

By David HowellEditor A Coffeeville man and a Panola County man were arrested last Tuesday in what is described by Yalobusha County Sheriff Lance Humphreys as “one of the largest drug rings in the state.” Lonzo Lezell Griffin of Courtland and Cypress, Texas; and Michael Allen, of 80 Vaughn St., Coffeeville, were both arrested in…

View the video of the Character Program songs on our YouTube site. By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The true spirit of Thanksgiving became more real to the students at Davidson Elementary School last week as the youngsters participated in projects to help them understand what it means to be thankful. One of the projects…

Water Valley lost to Winona, 10-7, in a close one at Bobby Clark Field.