Water Valley Police are investigating a burglary that occurred Monday, March 31, at Big Al’s Pawn Shop on South Main Street. Taken were two handguns, one rifle and various items of jewelry, according to Police Chief Mike King. Chief King reported the following additional law enforcement activity in the Water Valley City limits during the…

  Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for February is down from the previous year and follows the state trend.     The February figure of 8 percent is over a half a point lower than the February 2007 figure of 8.7 percent. The average for the past five years is 8.3 percent, according to statistics from the…

Oldest Newspaper The winner of the $100 prize in the Herald’s earliest issue contest is this copy of The Water Valley Courier published on Sept. 14, 1872. Kayla Thomas, daughter of Lisa Murrell and Roger Thomas, brought in the newspaper for her Mom. It came from the memorabilia found in the Wagner House on Dupuy.…

Fog that blanketed the area late Saturday night and early Sunday morning was a contributing cause to a vehicle crash. Water Valley Police Chief Mike King reported that Becky Rucker was injured when a car driven by Rufus Folson failed to stop at the intersection of South Main Street and Frostland Drive. The vehicle was…

John K. (Jack) Gurner Sr. received the 2008 Braswell Hatcher Service Award at the annual Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet Monday night. Presenting the Award was Joe Newman, outgoing chamber president. The award was presented to Gurner for his contributions to the city and especially area youth through the Boy Scouts as well…

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Here are the rules and entry form for the Founders Day Birthday Cake Contest.

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Tentative agenda for the April 7 Board of Supervisor Meeting in Water Valley at 9 a.m. at the third floor meeting room: 1.    Minutes 2.    Sheriff Lance Humphreys – sale of surplus property and deletion of inventory items – Travel- and P.I.P.E. fund $125.00 from circuit restitution.  Budget revisions from grants 3.    Jail Inspection Report…