By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for November was down from October. However, it rose about two percent from November of last year, according to the latest figures released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The November figure of 9.1 percent unemployment is the highest recorded for the month for…

The 2009 Kick-Off ACS Relay for Life of Yalobusha County events are important. They often symbolize the start of Relay Season within the community. All team captains and committee members are urged to attend. This event offers a great opportunity to celebrate those who have had cancer, remember loved ones lost, and remind or introduce…

WATER VALLEY – Police started the New Year with an attempted armed robbery of the Water Valley Package Store on Blackmur Drive. The incident began around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, when a lone black male entered the store and pointed a gun at the clerk, according to Lt. Rick McCuan. “He didn’t get anything…

COFFEEVILLE – A Yalobushian who told supervisors that he was working to get his “affairs” in order, following a visit to the doctor last month, asked permission to be buried on his homeplace.     “I went to the doctor on the 22nd of December, he told me to get my affairs in order,” Robert Taylor…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY –    A brief, ceremonial paper-signing brought closure to several years of discussion concerning the looming relocation for a longtime Yalobusha company.     In what has been described as a bittersweet deal, Carothers Construction donated three buildings and six acres valued at over $1.4 million to Yalobusha County as the company…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Residents will get a chance to help shape the future of the city during a town hall style meeting Monday, Jan. 12, beginning at 6 p.m. in the courthouse. The gathering is part of an intense three-day community development exercise called a charrette.” Under this program a group of…

Yalobushians Urged To Buckle Up For Safety More Americans are buckling up than ever before, with 83 percent of vehicle occupants using seatbelts during daylight hours. In 2007, 82 percent used seat belts. “More and more Americans are realizing that the mere seconds it takes to buckle up can mean the difference between life and…

By David HowellEditor The aftermath of the Dec. 11, 2007, beer election, continued to make news in 2008 on the Herald’s pages as ordinances took effect and Yalobushians adjusted to the changes. County supervisors had jumped in late December, 2007 to adopt an ordinance to regulate beer sales, just days after the infamous election and…

By David HowellEditor This year will certainly go down as shaky economic times, at best, as the stock market plunged, banks failed, car sales dropped, the government entered the bailout businesses on a massive scale and millions of jobs were cut across the country. In the Herald’s pages, the news did reveal slower economic times,…

A Month By Month Look At 2008 News Events January Water Valley Mayor Bill Norris announced plans to celebrate the city’s 150th birthday with a Founders Day celebration to be held April 19. Carothers Construction Company announced in a brief letter to city officials that they were no longer interested in purchasing 2.7 acres of…