By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Friday night teams from all over Yalobusha County were cooking, raffling, and selling at the annual Relay For Life which began at 4:30 p.m. and continued through the night at the Crawford Sports Complex. Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back is the theme for the 2009 American Cancer Society’s national campaign,…

Let everyone know you are proud of your graduate. Display their photo and a brief message to him/her in the North Mississippi Herald on May 22. Two photos and message $55.00; four photos and message $85.00; three photos and message in graduation frame $125.00 HURRY! The deadline to submit photos is May 15! Print the…

The Water Valley High School Drama Club will present “And Then There Was None” by Michael Druce tonight at 7 p.m. The play will be held at the Water Valley Civic Auditorium and admission is $3. The cast includes (seated, left to right) Aaron Williamson, Jillian Harris, Randall “Peanut” Winkler, (back row) Frankie Holland, Jayme…

By David HowellEditor     Two wanted men featured in the North Mississippi Herald and the Coffeeville Courier have been apprehended, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.     One of the men, Steve Johnson, was captured in Calhoun County early Wednesday morning. The second man, Earl Logan, was caught as a direct result of the newspaper coverage,…

By Jack GurnerReporter Volunteers from all over Yalobusha County are needed for a Red Cross disaster assistance team to be formed in the county. The team will be trained to provide emergency as well as routine assistance in the event of a disaster, according to Joe Black, Yalobusha County Liaison Officer for the American Red…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – Police Chief Mark Martin addressed the town board during their regular monthly meeting March 3 regarding the number of employees in the police department. Martin explained to aldermen that Officer Paul Thomas had submitted his resignation and the department was left with only four officers, three full-time and one part-time.…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors sorted through more than a dozen items during a short recessed meeting held Monday at the Water Valley Courthouse. Items discussed include:     • Accepted a bid from Carothers Construction to purchase a phone system from the county. The system was located in the building donated by Carothers…

By Rupert HowellContributing Writer BATESVILLE – Several hundred well wishers and family members joined together last Monday, April 13, waving flags while buses and vehicles of the local National Guard unit headed south for training at Camp Shelby before being sent to Iraq.     Delta Company 2-198 soldiers and family members were treated to breakfast…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – It’s been 25 years since a pair of killers cut the heart out of the city. Twin tornados roared through Water Valley on April 21, 1984, leaving seven people dead and around 75 injured. Along with the human toll, property damage was estimated as high as $24 million. Killed…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha authorities are asking for the public’s help in the apprehension of two men  who have outstanding warrants. The men, Winfred Earl Logan, 26, and Steve Johnson, 32, also could have information about several burglaries in the county, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys     Logan has an outstanding misdemeanor…