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Head Start Recruitment For The 2016-17 School Year Is Underway

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

Head Start Recruitment in Yalobusha County for the 2016-17 School Year is underway.  Registration is for children, ages 3 and 4, and early Head Start for children  up to 36 months on or before September 1. Applications are taken from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Head Start still needs three and four year old…

Holiday Shopping Starts Saturday

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

WATER VALLEY – It may be hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner and downtown merchants are kicking off the festive season with an open house celebration this Saturday scheduled from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. An annual event, the Water Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsors the open house allowing hundreds of…

Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Accident

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

A 39 year-old Water Valley man was killed in an motorcycle accident early Friday morning. George Walls was traveling southbound on the Hwy. 7 bypass between West Lee Street and Market Street when his motorcycle left the road, according to the incident report. Walls apparently was thrown from his motorcycle and landed in the road,…

Three Chess Team Members Earn State Champion Titles

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

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.…

Pickers Looking For Hidden Treasures In Area

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

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…

Meeting Scheduled For New PTO At Water Valley High School

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

The formation of a new Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is underway at Water Valley High School. This is a new effort on  behalf of teachers, parents, students, and administrators to get the community involved in the life of  Water Valley High School.  The organization aims to strengthen, enhance and encourage the educational and social environment of…

Shields Is Speaker At Vet Day Program

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

WATER VALLEY – Retired Brig. General and Water Valley native Roger Shields will be the speaker at Friday’s Veterans Day program at the VFW Post 4100.  Shields is a 1965 graduate of Water Valley High School and has an extensive military career that spanned more than 38 years, 32 of which were full-time positions with…

Award Winning Nashville Songwriter Promotes Debut Solo Album, ‘War Surplus’ With Stop In Water Valley

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

WATER VALLEY – On Friday, Nov. 11th, at 7:30 p.m., award winning Nashville songwriter Becky Warren comes to Water Valley for an intimate concert evening at Foster Music and Arts’ Old School Theater. Recognized a significant new songwriter by both the Kerrville Folk Festival (2015) and Merlefest (2014), Becky Warren is on tour promoting her…

Production At Ajinomoto Windsor Will Reach Almost 50 Million Pounds Of Food Annually

By Editor | November 9, 2016 |

By David Howell  Editor COFFEEVILLE –  “We’re international, right here out of Mississippi,” Ajinomoto Windsor Foods plant manager David Morris told county officials during an upbeat report about his company.  Morris was first on the agenda at the “first Monday” supervisor meeting in Coffeeville to thank county officials for their continued support, support that he…

Results Should Be Available Soon For Latest Round Of TCE Sampling

By Editor | November 2, 2016 |

WATER VALLEY – Another round of testing was completed last month for the decades-old chemical release site at the former Colt Industries/Holley Carbure-tor facility. The work was performed by EnPro Industries, the company that acquired liability for the contamination for the site in 2002.  “EnPro has had consultants out there the last several weeks doing…

2 Comments

  1. Cynthia Smith on March 29, 2023 at 9:53 am

    Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?

    • Margaret Tapper on June 11, 2024 at 12:08 pm

      Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.

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