By Jamie Scott WV Arts Council This year the Water Valley Arts Council wished to focus on the future in the annual Illumination Series. What are the young minds in our town thinking about in regards to inventions, innovations, and problem solving and could they use art to illustrate those creative ideas?   Thanks to…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Republican Donald Trump carried Yalobusha County, receiving 55 percent of the 6,000-plus votes in the county in heavy turnout. Trump polled 3,376 votes over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 2,582 votes in last Tuesday’s contest. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 70 votes. The remaining four candidates split 49 votes, according to…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – After a close election for the District 5 position in the Coffeeville School District and an estimated 50 voters in two precincts not receiving the right ballot and unable to vote in last Tuesday’s school race, incumbent Todd Hughes and challenger Mitchell Steen have agreed to redo…

Joe Brown of Memphis, formerly of Water Valley, was recently honored for driving five million plus miles accident free for YRC Freight. He is married to Bernice (Tappy) Brown and has five children, Ruby McGee, Terry and Jerry Brown, Tammy Brown, and Marsha Stanford, 12 grandchildren, and one special nephew he is raising as a…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Construction is in the fifth week to convert an unused county building to the new sheriff’s department as part of a cost-savings plan implemented by supervisors earlier in the year.   The new building was constructed in 2014 on Hwy. 32 adjacent to the new county jail to…

WATER VALLEY – Fall has finally arrived and the holiday season is officially underway in the Valley following last Saturday’s Holiday Open House as merchants across town opened their doors for the city’s pre-Christmas shopping days.  Sponsored by the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, many happy folks (see winners, Page 14) walked away with…

By Sim Ramírez Special To The Herald WATER VALLEY – The cries for state champions from the populace is evoked often.  The Water Valley High School chess team would like to direct the readers’ gaze toward the edifice on 550 Market Street. It is there that, not one, not two, but three state champions reside.…

Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to head to Mississippi! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region this winter.  AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique ‘picking’ on History. The hit show follows Mike and Frank, two of the…