By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The District School Board will meet in a special called session Thursday to approve tax resolutions for both Yalobusha and Lafayette Counties. The resolutions were originally set to be approved during a special session Monday. However, the vote was delayed awaiting action by the U. S. House of Representatives…

This week’s Herald contains a four-page section of photos from the 2010 Watermelon Carnival. You can also view video highlights from the event at YouTube.

  Steffi River, 2010 Watermelon Queen, and her court will be presented tonight during opening ceremonies at 6 p.m. at the gazebo in City Park.   Steffi is the daughter of Keith and Jayne River. Her grandparents are Dr. Rayford and Teresia Edgar of Water Valley and Henry River of Pinckneyville, Illinois. She is a sophomore…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Deputies were scrambling Monday afternoon after receiving back-to-back calls in different areas of the county. The calls, all unrelated, involved a marital dispute, an attempted suicide and a pedestrian who had passed out on the side of Hwy. 32. The first call, reported just after 4 p.m. Monday afternoon,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Representatives of the softball booster club appeared before the School Board Monday night seeking permission to build a concession stand at the Lady Devil Softball Field. Chad Kimzey and Lane True of the Fans of Fast Pitch brought drawings of the field and the new facility to reinforce their…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – The good news of the week is the 100-plus temperatures should have passed by the start of the 41st Annual Watermelon Carnival on Thursday evening. The bad news is hot weather remains in the forecast during the weekend – 97 degrees with scattered showers Friday and 96 degrees on…

August 4 marks the first day to qualify to run for school board races in both the Water Valley School District and Coffeeville School District. Each district has a five-member board, and this year Position 4 will be on the ballot, according to Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney. The five-year terms in both districts are staggered,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The sign on the teacher’s locker reads, “Welcome to 2nd Grade!” It was put up for the students, but it could apply equally to Kelsey Edwards and Perryn Tyler. The two new teachers are beginning their careers at Water Valley Elementary School. The second graders won’t start school for…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha County families can receive a smoke alarm and free installation thanks to the county’s volunteer fire departments. Some 58,000 smoke alarms are being distributed statewide under the State Fire Marshall’s Fire Free Smoke Alarm Installation Program. Installation is being provided at no charge by local volunteer firefighters, according to…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate is on the decline once again, going down a half point from May. The June 2010 unemployment rate of 14.8 percent is also more than two points lower than the June 2009 rate of 17 percent. However, the average rate for the preceding four years was…