WATER VALLEY – City officials are citing a lightning strike as the likely origin of last Tuesday’s fire that claimed a historical building on Calhoun Street. The building originally housed Davidson Elementary School from 1955 to 1970 and housed third graders (for almost a decade) after integration. Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock reported his…

WATER VALLEY – A lengthy list of improvements is planned at Water Valley High School and Davidson Elementary School using funding from the third round of federal Covid-19 relief. The district is advertising for qualifications for architectural/engineering design and bid services in this week’s edition of the Herald. The work will include renovations to the…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to affirm the recommendation by Superintendent Jerry Williams to terminate Davidson Elementary School Principal Trevor Hampton. The decision came during a heavily-attended school board meeting last Wednesday night, June 30, and was made public two days later. Hampton was placed on administrative…

WATER VALLEY – A $75,000 bond was set during a preliminary hearing in justice court Tuesday morning for Billy Brooks. The bond requirements set by Justice Court Judge Janet Caulder also require electronic GPS monitoring if Brooks posts bond.  Brooks, 42, was charged with first degree arson on June 18, charges that stem from his…

WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors declared a local state of emergency Tuesday afternoon following flash flooding that had dumped over six inches of rain by early afternoon with more to come. “I can’t say enough about our first responders, our sheriff’s department, police officers and volunteer fire fighters,” Board President Cayce…

HATTIESBURG – The Water Valley Girls Golf Team is the 2021 Mississippi Class II State Champions, finishing three strokes ahead of district rival New Albany. Team members  Sydney Epes, Parker Avant, Chloe Clement and Bethany Pryor shot a two-day team score of 366 to come out on top of 10 other 3A and 4A schools…

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Athletics will enshrine eight new members into the MSU Sports M-Club Hall of Fame on Sept. 25 when the Bulldogs play host to LSU at Davis Wade Stadium. Water Valley resident Bob Tyler is included in the six-member class of 2020 that also features All-American defensive lineman Billy Jackson, baseball standout…

WATER VALLEY – The 2017 and 2020 robberies of the Exxon station on Frostland Drive have striking similarities. The robberies occurred in June. The man convicted in the robberies, Kendrick Scott, made a hasty getaway both times. The trail of evidence allowed authorities to identify Scott as the perpetrator within hours. And both times, Scott…