By Jack GurnerReporter Christmas is a very special time of the year and the North Mississippi Herald has always been a big part of Water Valley’s holiday season. The Herald has provided information about Christmas activities throughout its 120-plus year history. And, the newspaper’s advertisements have shown local consumers where to go for gifts to…

YALOBUSHA – City and county offices across Yalobusha will be closed two days during Christmas and on New Year’s this year. Closings scheduled include Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25 for  Christmas holidays and  Thursday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s holidays.     The holiday schedule includes the city departments in…

    Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In 2008, 11,773 people died in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.     The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department is joining with thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the nation from…

 Yalobusha Nursing Home employee Courtland Jenkins, who has given blood seven times, was ready to go again Monday for the hospital challenge blood drive. Mississippi Blood Services Supervisor Robin Coleman is assisting with the donation. In the background, Phlebotomist Bridget Austin prepares another donor.                – Photo by Jack Gurner

Ray Hawkins, (left) President of the Water Valley School Board, is presented a plaque in recognition of a decade of service to the Water Valley School District by Vice-President Lamar Burgess at his last meeting held December 18. Hawkins did not seek reelection and his term expires at the end of the year.   – Photo…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – C. Columbus Buford was laid to rest Saturday, Dec. 19, four days after being found dead at his home, the victim of a homicide. Buford, known as Jimmy to his friends, was 73. He leaves a wife, Gertie Buford, four sons and two daughters. Authorities went to the Buford…

Tobacco Is Restricted During Work Hours By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha supervisors implemented a tobacco ban for county employees while on the job in an effort to combat rising health insurance premiums for the new year.     The new tobacco-free policy will save the county more than $13,000 annually, based on a $16…

Yalobusha General Hospital will be holding a hospital challenge blood drive on Monday, December 21, according to a news release received Friday, Dec. 18, from Mississippi Blood Services. The blood drive will be held from 1 – 6 p.m.  Mississippi Blood Services will have a donor coach in the parking lot.  Mississippi Blood Services is…

The Water Valley Blue Devil Cheerleaders will compete in the Class 3A Large Cheer State Championships on Dec. 19 at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. The team is scheduled to appear at 10:27 a.m.

 This city-dwelling hawk has been seen in the downtown area in recent months. Last Wednesday morning the bird captured a squirrel and stared at curious bystanders from the lot at Main and Panola Streets. The hawk is believed to be responsible for the disappearance of a number of the city’s pigeons. – Photo by Jack…