Are you going to wear an original, creative, and not-off-the-rack costume this Halloween? If so, we would love to have you contact us by email at jackgurner@yahoo.com to set up a photo for possible use in the newspaper and to enter in our contest. However, all photos are eligible for Halloween Photo Contest! It’s easy…

Spooky decorations and fall color visible all over town.

Davidson Elementary School has released the names of students on the first nine weeks honor roll. Students on the Principal’s and Teachers’ Honor Rolls are as follows: Principal’s Honors   First Grade: Clay Hale, Gracie Lyons, Megan Romberger, Sadie Platz, Brittany Fly, Shyterrika Booker, Jasyah Carothers, Sara Ellis Dean, Zharia Harris, Jana Hart, Eli Hodge,…

The Water Valley Electric Department worked during the early morning hours this weekend replacing six 600-amp blade disconnects and six lighting arrestors at the north substation near the old Big Yank building on Central Street. The latest work puts the 4.1 kV substation within about a day of being fully completed, according to Joe Newman,…

 Area bikers gathered for the “Rally in the Valley” last weekend at the Yalobusha Dirt Drags on County Road 103 west of Water Valley. The event was sponsored by the Lake Trash Charity Riders from Grenada and raised funds for the Joe Rowland Boys Home and the New Hope Christian Academy. We’re a group of…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County unemployment is continuing to drop, going down another two percentage points over the past month. The September rate of 12.9 percent takes the county out of the top ten for the state and 4.5 points below the 22-year high reached in July. The number of unemployed persons in the county…

Report Does Not Include Impact To Businesses By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – What looked like a promising year for Yalobusha County farmers has turned into a major disaster at harvest time with crop losses nearing $5 million dollars. “This is just our best guess,” said Gary Crafton, County Director for the Farm Service Agency. Almost…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School District officials will provide a community forum for input on the search for a new superintendent at a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Civic Auditorium. Retiring Superintendent Sammy Higdon announced the forum at the school board’s Oct. 20 meeting. Higdon gave…

The Herald Website Will Be Down For A Few Hours Tonight Starting At Around 6:00 Central Time. Our ISP will be moving their servers in order to provide our readers with the best service possible! You may feel a slight pressure. For upgrades lasting four hours or longer, please consult our tech service at askherald@bellsouth.net.…

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