The Yalobusha County Soil and Water Conservation District will provide seedlings to the public at no cost. Trees will be given out on first-come-first-serve basis. The seedlings will be given away on Thursday, Feb. 22 starting at 9 a.m. at the USDA Service Center on Front Street in Coffeeville. There will be a variety of…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A fugitive wanted out of Detroit was captured by the Coffeeville Police Department Saturday afternoon. Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin reported Darnell Bryan Lewiel, age 39, was taken into custody without incident after officers executed a search warrant at his resident around 5 p.m. Lewiel was listed as Detroit’s…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – An Oakland man was back in custody Tuesday afternoon after he escaped from a Tallahatchie County deputy Monday night by jumping out of a moving vehicle on the interstate. Roger Wayne Havens, 39, was being transported to the Tallahatchie County jail Monday night around 7:45 when he jumped out…

By Linda Evans White Herald Contributor Former Water Valley High School Football Coach Terry Allen will be the keynote speaker for the annual WVHS Football Banquet this Thursday, February 8, at 6 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.  The event is sponsored by C. W. White, Inc. and Mechanics Bank to celebrate the…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Mississippi College (MC) student John Thomas Stanford will compete in the largest indoor archery tournament in the world this weekend in Las Vegas – the 2018 U.S. Intercollegiate Indoor Archery Championships and the Vegas Shoot.  As a sophomore member of the MC archery team, Stanford is ranked seventh…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A 20-year old bond will be paid off by the Water Valley School District in the coming months and school trustees are exploring the initial steps to issue new general obligation bonds to make improvements at the schools.  The school district’s business manager, Randy Goodwin, reported the final…