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…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A revised flood map becomes effective in March and supervisors are considering enrollment in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).     Yalobusha County is the only county in the state not enrolled in the program, according to the county’s Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Hyde. County officials weighed the…

In an amazing display of the ages-old art of timekeeping mixed with modern technology, the Railroad Park Clock started keeping time today. At exactly 12:01 p.m. Central Standard Time, the hands moved for the first time since the clock was erected Monday on the north corner of the downtown park. Electric Department Manager Joe Newman…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Every dollar matters. That’s what Superintendent Sammy Hidgon told School Board members Monday night as he recommended over a million dollars in cuts to the district’s budget. Higdon said that administrators across the state had been told to prepare for a 10 percent cut in funds. That figure has…

Lunch menus for cafeterias in the Water Valley School District for the week of February 8-12 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Cheesy Chicken, Chef Salad, Whole Kernel Corn, Applesauce, Yeast Roll, Milk;   Tuesday: Turkey w/Gravy, Chef Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Chilled Peaches, Roll, Yellow Cake, Milk;   Wednesday: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The first completed building project in the state funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was dedicated last Friday in the Rolling Hills community. The Lawrence Turner Community Building, originally to be built using a 2009 Capital Fund Grant, was completed sooner than planned thanks to the…

Water Valley gained a new landmark Tuesday morning when the Railroad Park clock was installed at the north end of the downtown park. Mrs. Dorris Crawford donated the Howard four-dial post clock to the City through the Town and Country Garden Club in honor of her late husband Brownie Crawford.                                         – Photos by Jack Gurner…

Superintendent Sammy Higdon sent a letter home with Water Valley School students regarding the Herald’s article which included quotes from officials of the Mississippi Department of Education. We are including the letter, article, and report. The original posting of the story complete with comments is located in our archives at: Cafeteria Story.   January 29,…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate is on the rise again going from 12.6 percent in November to 14.1 in December. Unemployment in the county is the highest it has been for December in the past five years topping the December 2008 rate by two percentage points, according to the latest numbers released by…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Austin Hodge is a man of few words. But, his wide grin spoke volumes Saturday when it was revealed that he and his family would be going to the Super Bowl thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mississippi. Austin, 16-year-old son of Angie and Tim Hodge, was diagnosed in…