The beautiful Christmas tree in the Herald Office is decorated with ornaments made by students of Imagination Station, under the direction of their instructor, Anissa Wilkerson.   Ornaments were created as follows:   Clay Snowmen by Kindergarten and 1st graders;   Paper Birds by 2nd graders;   Wooden Block Elves, etc. by 3rd graders;  …

Wilbur Herring is looking for a few good men…and women as bell ringers for the Salvation Army. If he meets his recruitment quota, Wilbur will get a promotion and a bigger bell. Call 473-3157 if you would like to help during the upcoming holiday season.   —————————- What is The Salvation Army? The Salvation Army…

The Water Valley Main Street Association Shoppers Guide is available at the WVMSA office and at the Herald.

Several hundred friends, family, and former patients gathered at the Family Practice Clinic in Water Valley on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 22, to honor Dr. Joe Wayne Walker upon his recent retirement. For over forty-five years, from 1963-2009, Dr. Walker has devoted much of his life to the health care needs of Water Valley and the…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate went up just over half a point rising from 12.9 percent in September to 13.6 percent in October. The October rate mirrored a similar rise in the overall rate in Mississippi that went from 8.8 percent last month to the current 9.5 percent, according to the…

Police, Sheriff’s Department Anticipate More Arrests In Case By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man has been charged with the theft of two four-wheelers, one taken from Blackmur Drive in Water Valley and the second from the Wildcat area in the county.     Timothy Furr, age 22, was charged by the Water…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A merry myriad of Main Street events is scheduled for this weekend starting with the Railroad Park Pavilion Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday. Following at 6 p.m. is the opening reception for the Holiday Miniatures Show at Bozarts. The works of 27 area artists will be…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – When the legislative session kicks off in January in Jackson, Yalobusha County supervisors will again seek help from legislators to build a new jail.     This time, their request is different, after supervisors passed a resolution last month asking for a local and private bill to allow the prospective new…

TUSCUMBIA, ALA. – Bryan Potts, 38, of 11 CR 396, Water Valley was killed Wednesday in a one car accident on Underwood Mountain Road southwest of Muscle Shoals, Ala. The TimesDaily newspaper reported that Potts, who lived on Water Street in Tuscumbia before moving to Mississippi, was staying with friends on Johnson Lane, near where…

Dear editor: As we approach the Thanksgiving season, we are all reminded of the numerous menu choices we have in our nation.  We are seeing different challenges this year and, as a nation, we are confronted with some tough decisions as it relates to our overall economic situation. It is easy to become complacent and…