Over a hundred youngsters participate in annual event.

The Water Valley Blue Devils were able to pick up their twelfth win Saturday, March 22 over the Byhalia Indians on the Indians home turf.

Senator Roger Wicker is scheduled to be in Water Valley on Wednesday, March 26. According to local Republicans, there are tentative plans to have Wicker speak at the Railroad Park Pavilion sometime between 3:00 and 4:00. Governor Haley Barbour appointed Senator Roger F. Wicker to the United States Senate on December 31, 2007. Prior to…

The eagle and the moon are powerful symbols. Both hold a special place in Native American lore and in other cultures as well. The full moon Friday night made a perfect background for the eagle on the pavilion in Water Valley’s downtown Railroad Park. – Photo by Jack Gurner

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – It certainly isn’t the usual government project. Repairs to the Blackmur Memorial Library not only were made on time, but under budget as well. The project began when water damage was discovered in the 2002 addition. Mayor Bill Norris said that estimates for repair were in the $70,000 range.…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The City took yet another step in the process toward renovating Baker Street Park by holding a second public hearing Monday night. The first was held last November 27 when Brenda Lacy, an associate manager with the Mississippi Development Authority, explained the community development block grant process. This latest…

Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate was the lowest it has been for January in the past five years. The January figure of 7.7 percent is almost a point and a half lower that the January 2007 figure of 9.1 percent. The average for the past five years is 9.2 percent, according to statistics from the Mississippi…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Police Captain Roger Thomas reports that Jazzmonica Deanne Johnson was found in Meridian and returned to her family by Meridian police. Johnson disappeared from the home of her father at 331 Suggs St. on March 2, according to the police report. Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following activity in…

The Water Valley Blue Devil baseball team was able to pick up it’s third division win Tuesday night over the Bruce Trojans. The win improves the Blue Devils overall record to 11-5 with a 3-1 mark in the division.

Water Valley’s oldest business will celebrate its 120th year of operation in conjunction with Water Valley’s sesquicentennial observance in April. The North Mississippi Herald will complete 120 years of continuous publication with the April 25 newspaper, according to David Howell, editor. As part of the Herald’s birthday observance, we are looking for the oldest copy…