Area Breaking News

Blood Drive Will Be Held Dec. 22

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) will hold a community blood drive at Dollar General in Water Valley on Friday, December 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be set up in the parking lot of Dollar General. Donors will receive a T-shirt (while supplies last). Donors can now check their overall…

Legendary Guitarist Bill Kirchen Is Coming To Water Valley

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

Legendary Commander Cody guitarist Bill Kirchen will bring his rockin’ Austin trio to Water Valley’s Old School Theater for a special Honky-Tonk Holiday concert on Sunday, December 17, at 7 p.m. Currently residing in Austin, Texas, Kirchen, who most will remember for his many years as the twangin’ guitar player for country rock legends Commander…

City Will Move To Two Monthly Meetings In Feb.

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Starting in February aldermen in Water Valley will meet twice a month after aldermen adopted an ordinance authorizing the second meeting. Discussion first surfaced during the Nov. 7 meeting after Ward One Alderman Kagan Coughlin proposed adding a second monthly meeting, citing the length of the meetings when…

Special Election For Mayor Is Tuesday

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

WATER VALLEY – Voters will go the polls Tuesday in Water Valley to elect a new mayor in a special election after long-time mayor Larry Hart stepped down last month. Candidates Donald Gray, Mickey Howley, Terry Rockette and Herbert Rogers are running for the position in the non-partisan election on December 19. A runoff election,…

Attorney General’s Office Renews IRS Scam Warning

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has received new reports from Mississippi taxpayers of being contacted by impersonators claiming to work for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or federal Treasury Department and told they owed money to the IRS. Attorney General Jim Hood is reminding Mississippians to remain cautious of these and other tax- related phone…

Grand Jury Indicts Byford

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A Coffeeville man has been indicted in a 2016 crash that severely injured Coffeeville Police officer Milton Hervey. Clinton Dwayne Byford was indicted by a grand jury in the First Judicial District during the October term for DUI Injury and possession of methamphetamine. The indictment was served last week…

City’s Polling Places Will Be Open From 7 To 7 On Election Day

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY– The city’s four precincts will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, for the special election for mayor. Candidates Donald Gray, Mickey Howley, Terry Rockette and Herbert Rogers will be on the ballot in the non-partisan election. If no candidates gets a majority of…

Weekly Dose Of Betty ‘Leaves Us Satisfied’

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

By Erica Walden Even before relocating to Water Valley, we were hooked on Betty’s Week. We would read her column aloud in its entirety and would delight in her effortless humor, weekly happenings and lizard antics. Upon arrival, we discovered everyone we met felt the same. The Herald and Betty are unique gems. Mickey…

Guard Offers Armory To City

By Editor | December 13, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials heard an offer from the Mississippi Army National Guard to relinquish the lease on the city-owned armory located on Wise Street as part of plans to reduce the number of armories in the state from 73 to 55. Speaking at the city board meeting on Tuesday,…

Hospital Will Go Forward With Plan To Add Second Floor

By Editor | December 6, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The Board of Supervisors and Yalobusha General Hospital Board of Trustees held a joint meeting Monday to map out construction details for planned work at the county-owned hospital. The afternoon meeting at the Water Valley courthouse follows years of planning for a second floor addition at the 55-year…