By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported deputies made three felony drug arrests over the weekend. Gevonte Jones was arrested Friday night at 9:21 after deputies Taylor Byford and Jason Mangum initially stopped him for driving at a high rate of speed on Hwy. 330, just outside Coffeeville. Deputies searched the…

Davidson Elementary School will celebrate Character Counts Week October 2 – 6. The week  will include daily public service announcements from our students and fun dress days as teachers bring character lessons each day. The school will also celebrate National Red Ribbon Week October 23 – 31. The Red Ribbon Campaign was started when drug…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – On July 21 Emily Graves of Water Valley rolled up her sleeve to give life on the day she was given life, her birthday. Just over a month later she received a late present as winner of a new Ram 1500 Big Horn Edition 4×4 pickup as part…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  A 33 year-old Water Valley man was killed in a two-car accident Saturday afternoon on Hwy. 32, west of Water Valley. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported that Stephen Leroy Baker, Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene by deputy coroner Debbie Jackson. Funeral services for Baker were…

By Lucia Holloway Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – One of Sandy Beyer’s travel goals was to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, dedicated in Washington, D.C. in 1982. As years passed and her health deteriorated, she knew travel there was not possible. When daughter, Pam Fant of Savannah, Tenn., invited her mother and sister, Vicki, to…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Deputies made three drug arrests over the weekend including one that came after a struggle. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Demoris Short of Charleston was taken into custody Saturday night following a traffic stop on Hwy. 32, west of Oakland near the Yalobusha-Tallahatchie county line. Humphreys said multiple deputies…

By Linda Scott Water Valley Arts Council WATER VALLEY – The 9th Annual Art Crawl is this weekend! Are You Ready? The Arts crawl is a free family friendly event from 5:30 to 9 p.m., followed by the After Party at the Yalobusha Brewery from 9 to 11 p.m.  There are so many interesting things…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE  – A bomb threat was dispelled Monday at Coffeeville High School after the building was searched by a K-9 from neighboring Panola County.  Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin reported that the threat was made during an anonymous phone call that came to the school mid-morning Monday reporting a bomb, similar…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Over 200 people attended the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department Appreciation Banquet Saturday night as deputies Thomas West and Donald Wilson along with Water Valley Police Officer Derrick Yancy were each awarded the Medal of Valor and presented letters of commendation.  The three law enforcement officers were involved in…