WATER VALLEY  A longtime business owner in Water Valley, Ricky “Monk” Morris, dispelled rumors about his involvement in the sale of a mobile home park to four Oxford men who plan to expand. Morris told the Herald that some people in town are under the mistaken impression that he was involved in the sale of…

WATER VALLEY – All five incumbent aldermen in Water Valley have qualified to seek reelection in this summer’s municipal election after Ward Four incumbent Larry Bell submitted his paperwork. The latest list of candidates also includes political newcomer Cinnamon Foster, who qualified to run for Ward 3 alderman. Foster is a nurse practitioner and operates…

By Lucia Holloway Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – When business consultant Dixie Motley Cameron of Belleville, Ontario was sent by her Chicago-based firm to Water Valley, she was assigned to make recommendations for Turnage Drug Store owners who had hired her services. During the two-month process she has updated accounting systems and provided a new…

Public Hearings Will Likely Follow To Gauge Input On Possible Land Use Ordinance By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha supervisors identified preliminary steps in response to a proposed trailer park expansion in Water Valley during a recessed meeting held Monday that included input from almost a dozen people voicing opposition to the project. Over…

SYLVA RENA – For more than a year planning has been underway at Sylva Rena Baptist Church to launch an annual “Thanksgiving for the Blessing of the Hunt.” Scheduled for the first Saturday in February, which is just over a month before turkey season starts. The action will run from 3 to 5 p.m. on…

By David Howell Editor Oakland police arrested a Memphis man suspected of passing multiple counterfeit payroll checks in north Mississippi on Jan. 17. Oakland Chief Russ Smith reported Steven Cornelius, Jr. was charged with false pretenses after he alleged tried to cash a $1,600 check at BancorpSouth in Oakland. “An alert bank employee was able…

Store Employee Shot During Holdup By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A store employee at Rascals in Coffeeville was seriously injured Monday night after he was shot during a robbery. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Donnie Dotson, a former police officer, was air lifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis where he remains in critical…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A group of Oxford men have purchased a mobile home park in Water Valley and plan to expand on adjacent property into a much larger park. Several neighbors in the Blount Street area first learned last week of the proposed development on a 20-acre tract of property adjacent…