By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Work has started to compile a list of dilapidated properties in town in need of attention following discussion on the matter during the monthly city board meeting on Oct. 2. The topic surfaced when local realtor Lee McMinn presented pictures of numerous dilapidated, abandoned and burned-out properties in…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Three people have already announced plans to seek election for mayor in Water Valley following Tuesday night’s announcement that Mayor Larry Hart will step down on Nov. 3. Herbert Rogers, Terry Rockette and Mickey Howley each reported Thursday that they plan to run in the special election.…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – For the third consecutive week Yalobusha County deputies made multiple felony drug arrests during routine patrols. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Lisa Cochran and Robert Davis, both of Banner, were arrested during the early morning hours Saturday, October 7, during a traffic stop. The sheriff said the pair were…

Water Valley High School senior Carlye Washington is one of more than 650 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the nation who will be representing Varsity Spirit in the world famous London New Year’s Day Parade. Washington is the daughter of Cayce and Michelle Washington and captain of the 2017 Water Valley High School…

Three people have already announced plans to seek election for mayor in Water Valley following Tuesday night’s announcement that Mayor Larry Hart will step down on November 3. Herbie Rogers, Terry Rockette and Mickey Howley each reported Thursday that they plan to run in the special election. Alderman-at-Large Donald Gray also told the Herald that…

As a graduate of the University of South Alabama Basic Medical Sciences doctoral program and an assistant professor of pharmacology at the USA College of Medicine, Dr. Natalie Bauer calls South her “home.” She leads groundbreaking research on pulmonary hypertension, a progressive disease in which high blood pressure in the lungs leads to right heart…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE  – Sign shooting, tree painting, road littering and other detestable acts in the county triggered conversation at Friday’s Board of Supervisor meeting about finding long-term solutions to combat the problematic behavior.  “If we don’t address it, it is going to keep getting worse and worse,” District 3 Supervisor Lee McMinn…

By Clay Ashford WV Chamber WATER VALLEY – Marchbanks Specialty Company has been selected to receive the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce “Business Spotlight” award. The award was presented to President Keith Marchbanks. Marchbanks Specialty Co., Inc., with Keith Marchbanks, President; Jeanette Marchbanks, Vice-President; and Jeanenne Fonte, Secretary/Treasurer, has been a longtime supporter of…