By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Mayor Bill Norris often calls City Hall to check on how things are going. Tuesday morning he did it from a hospital bed. Norris was admitted to the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford Saturday after an apparent heart attack earlier in the day “He’s doing really well,” said his…

The Water Valley Board of Aldermen met briefly Monday afternoon to approve advertising a public hearing to be held before the regularly scheduled board meeting on Sept. 2 beginning at 6:30 p.m. More in this week’s Herald.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THECITY OF WATER VALLEYMAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN PLEASE BE ADVISED…

The Water Valley School Board, along with Superintendent Sammy Higdon, will be hosting a public forum concerning school uniforms on Thursday, Sept. 4. The forum will be held in the Water Valley High School cafeteria beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be a sing-up sheet available at the school system’s central office next to the…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – An argument in the parking lot of the Grand Palace nightclub resulted in the shooting of five people early Sunday morning. Three of the wounded were transported by ambulance to the Grenada Lake Medical Center and the fourth and fifth were transported by private vehicles. None of the wounds were…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  Just over 24 hours after the Grand Palace Club shooting that occurred in the early morning hours Sunday, Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys asked supervisors for input regarding an ongoing problem at the night club.     “We had another incident at the club this weekend,” Humphreys said in a…

Staff Report     As the high school sports calendar gets under way, Ole Miss Journalism student Reid Bankston has joined the North Mississippi Herald as the Water Valley Blue Devils beat writer.  The Tupelo High School graduate will provide weekly coverage of the Water Valley football and basketball teams, as well as other sports stories…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – The General Election in November could have several contested local seats and the deadline to qualify is September 5.     All five of the election commission seats are up for grabs in the county, although all incumbents have qualified for re-election at presstime Tuesday. Every four years, an election…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A petition circulating in District Three could force a general obligation bond issue to an election.     The petition comes after an August 4 vote by supervisors to allow District Three Supervisor Butch Surrette to begin a notice of intent to issue the general obligation road and bridge bonds.…

Yalobusha County Law Enforcement Report Sheriff Lance Humphreys released the following law enforcement activity within Yalobusha County: • Responded to the home of Deputy David Wallis on Aug 16. Two shots were fired in the driveway of his residence on CR 225. The incident is under investigation; • Arrested a 17-year-old juvenile for domestic aggravated…

By Jack GurnerReporter The Tupelo Police Department Bomb Squad was called to Enid Lake Sunday after a suspicious looking metal file cabinet was found in the entranceway to a men’s restroom in the Persimmon Hills day use area. The gray, two-drawer file cabinet was covered with eight stickers that read “Save Our Surabaya,” apparently a…