Official Watermelon Carnival T-shirts are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office and Carolyn’s Flowers and Gifts. Here Main Street Manger Jessie Gurner (center) purchases the first T-Shirt from Mary Sue Stevens (left), carnival program editor, and Bonnie Cox, chamber manager. The shirts and hat will be available for order on-line at www.watervalleychamber.com.   –…

By Taylor IvySpecial To The Herald ENID LAKE – Five thousand hatchling paddlefish (spoonbill catfish) raised at the new North Mississippi Fish Hatchery at Enid Lake will find their way Monday into the Tenn-Tom Waterway in the latest release by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.     These baby catfish are among more…

County Crime Report By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County was one of the first counties targeted in what has become a rash of church burglaries across north and central Mississippi. Fifteen counties have reports of church break-ins totalling almost 60 churches.     “Because of the scope of the crimes, the Mississippi Bureau of…

Madison Hill (10) models the Junior Auxiliary’s Watermelon T-shirt while her Mom, Carole, shows off the new tank-top added to the carnival attire. The pair were also practicing their painting skills in preparation for Saturday’s Art in the Park set for 10 a.m. The JA sponsors this weekend’s event and various activities during the annual…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Electric Department has taken some big steps over the past few months to improve the reliability of the local electrical system. Recently completed projects include a state-of-the-art power line and the purchase of the 161 kilovolt (kV) substation. Still ongoing is the installation of two transformers…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Grand juries in the First and Second Judicial District in Yalobusha County handed down 60 indictments on June 18 and 19 according to Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney.     The indictments remain sealed until served by law enforcement.     The indictments included:     • one count of forcible rape;     •…

Today is Take Your Dog to Work Day, an observance that has been around since 1999. It is sponsored by Pet Sitters International, the “world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters, representing nearly 8,000 independent professional pet-sitting businesses in the United States, Canada and abroad.” The purpose, according to the website (http://takeyourdog.com/) is to…

The Water Valley School District will hold a public hearing on its proposed school district budget for fiscal year 2009 on June 27, 2008 at the Office of the Superintendent located at 544 Market Street at 12 noon. The Water Valley School District will not be asking for increase in ad valorem taxes. Any citizen…

State economic development officials visited Yalobusha County last week on a fact-finding mission. Chris Berryman (second from left), TVA Mississippi region project manager for economic development, and Joseph Geddie (third from left), executive director of the North Mississippi Industrial Development Association, were in the county looking at tracts of land and “getting a feel for…

By Jack GurnerReporter For the past dozen years Hubert Sanders and his wife, Margaret, along with the Vallie Echoes have been entertaining at area nursing homes, churches and at benefits. They don’t do it for money. They do it for the love of the music and the people, according to their friends. “These folks can’t…