Staff Report ENID LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and volunteers for Waste Management would like to remind the public of Enid Lake’s Annual Clean Up Day.  The event is scheduled Saturday, February 27, beginning at 7 a.m.       Anyone who wishes to donate their time and effort to clean up litter…

Team Schedules Friday Stop In Coffeeville, Water Valley Staff Report Economic development groups from North Mississippi, West Tennessee and East Arkansas have joined forces to revise an extensive workforce study. The total study area is comprised of 54 counties in the three states. During February, the focus will be on 20 counties in North Mississippi…

United Blood Services will hold a blood drive Thursday, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Water Valley High School Gym. UBS is this area’s non-profit community blood provider serving patients in Mississippi and West Alabama.   It takes over 250 blood donations everyday to meet the needs of area patients. Volunteer…

(View the play practice video on YouTube.)    This year the Water Valley High School Drama Club will present The Bachelor King, a play written by Martin A. Follose and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado.   The performance date is Thursday, February 25, beginning at 7 p.m. in the…

There will be a community blood drive Friday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at SprintMart. The Mississippi Blood Services donor coach will be in the parking lot. There will be free T-shirts for all donors and each donor will receive a chance to win one of ten $10 SprintMart gift cards given…

WATER VALLEY – Police are investigating a burglary of the Shell Gas Mart #48 at 1207 Central Street. Several items were taken during the Feb. 7 break-in. Also under investigation is a Jan 29 burglary from a storage unit at O’Tuck Supply. Officers made a felony shoplifting arrest on Jan. 26. Arnold Wayne Folson, 38,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The possibility of coaches handling more than one sport as a cost-saving measure reemerged at the Water Valley District School Board meeting last week. The issue first came up last year when former Board President Ray Hawkins suggested coaches double-up and coach a second sport during their main sport’s…

By David HowellEditor ENID LAKE – Change could be around the corner for the state’s 2010/11 deer season following the introduction of a house bill that provides the most drastic adjustment to the state’s deer season in more than two decades.     House Bill 1282 passed in the Mississippi House of Representatives 86-30 on Thursday,…

Staff Report JACKSON – The North Mississippi Herald has won 14 advertising awards in the Mississippi Press Association’s 2009 Better Newspaper Contest including a second place Advertising Excellence. The awards were announced Jan. 30 during the association’s annual Mid-Winter Conference. The Herald competes in the weekly circulation division of less than 4,000. Sales representative and…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Aldermen have declared May 8 as Main Street Market Festival Day in the City. Water Valley Main Street Association Director Mickey Howley presented a letter to the Board at their regular monthly meeting Feb. 2 outlining the group’s plans for the second annual Main Street Market Festival. There will…