By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials continued work on policy matters in addition to handling routine business during a 90-minute meeting last Tuesday night. Sept. 5. Discussion on two policies, one for public records and another for the agenda, generated the most interesting and lengthy dialogue in the monthly meeting.  The public…

A countywide benefit program is scheduled  Saturday, September 23 at the Coffeeville High School Auditorium at 6 p.m. for former Coffeeville police officer Milton Hervey.  Hervey, who had a lengthy law enforcement career, working both for the Coffeeville Police Department and Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department,  was struck by a vehicle and critically injured in August,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – At presstime Tuesday night the second of three public meetings was underway at the Water Valley courthouse as supervisors push toward the implementation of a long-range plan to guide future growth in the county. The meeting is one of three scheduled this week across the county to get…

By Lucia Holloway Herald Contributor Singing in front of an audience was not part of Javier Carraco’s ambition in life. Fact is, he never sang at all—not even in the shower. By chance, three years ago he hired Bobby Hood and Sandra Martin to provide the evening’s entertainment at his Bruce Veracruz Mexican Restaurant. As…

WATER VALLEY — Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a community blood drive in Water Valley on Friday, September 8, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at Dollar General. Donors will receive a T-shirt and a gift card (while supplies last). Donors can now check their overall cholesterol levels…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Officials from Mississippi State University’s Stennis Institute of Government provided a basic overview of community planning during a visit to Water Valley last Tuesday.  Stennis officials Joe Fratesi and Jeremy Murdock shared time at the podium during the hour-long public meeting following an introduction from Bob Barber, head…

Gary Denley was arrested by the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department after drugs were discovered during a traffic stop. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Denley was stopped on Hwy. 51 after his vehicle did not have a tag displayed.  An eighth of an ounce of alleged methamphetamine was found inside a container on the seat along with…