The Main Street Association will present “The Sandlot”  this Friday downtown. Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he’s part of the local baseball buddies.  They fall into adventures involving baseball,…

By Jack GurnerReporter OAKLAND – A line of strong thunderstorms brought damaging straight-line winds to Yalobusha County just before 5 p.m. Friday toppling tress and bringing down power lines. The storms developed in Kansas, according to the National Weather Service, and caused heavy damage in Arkansas before moving across the Mississippi River. Sustained winds were…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Rumors of giant lizards roaming the streets of the city hopefully will come to an end after what is said to be the last of the escaped reptiles was captured Monday. It was the final scene in a story that reads like the script from a bad 1950’s science…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Starting with the coming school year, Water Valley students will be allowed an option to opt out of new course requirements if they do not plan to immediately attend a four-year college after graduating.     The change, which was  adopted by the Water Valley School District board members during…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha supervisors voted unanimously to terminate the county’s Civil Defense Director, Cecil Harrison, during a recessed meeting held last Friday in Water Valley.     The vote came after an hour-long executive session, which was held after supervisors cruised through a number of other items on their meeting agenda. Harrison…

YALOBUSHA COUNTY – Deputies worked long hours after Friday’s storm created damage in the county, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.     “Most of the debris from the storm was removed by midnight,” Humphreys told the Herald.     Humphreys reported the following additional activity during the law week.     • Took a report for harassing phone…

Here are some photos taken by Herald reader’s in the aftermath of Friday’s storm.

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The current Mayor and Board of Aldermen met for their last regular “first Tuesday” session on June 2 at City Hall. Returning Ward Two Alderman Fred White will join five new faces for the July meeting. Present at the June meeting were Mayor Bill Norris, Aldermen White, Ward Three…

The band “Soule” will make a return visit for the last Music in the Park for the spring. Their performance will begin at 7 p.m. Friday night at the pavilion in Railroad Park. The group is pictured here from an Oct. 2007 performance in the park. “This band was a favorite and was requested by…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors voted to take court action on two property owners delaying a bridge replacement on County Road Two that has been stalled for months. The vote came during the “first Monday” meeting held June 1 in Coffeeville.     County officials were forced to close the bridge in January after the…