The Annual Holiday Miniatures Show at Bozarts Gallery opens this weekend with an artist reception on Saturday, December 2 from 6 – 9 p.m. Now it its 15th year, this annual holiday art tradition in Water Valley offers viewers a large assortment of small-sized work in all media including painting, printing, photography, sculptures and collage…

I had the honor of hosting our November Garden Club meeting. We gathered at my cabin, which was a little crowded but we managed to all fit and have a great time. The meeting was called to order by our president, Rebecca Phillips.  We recited the Pledge of Allegiance and Amanda Edwards presented our devotion.…

WATER VALLEY – The trial scheduled for Billy Brooks, the man accused of burning a mobile home where a body was found in 2020 and gunning down a former state representative in 2021 was canceled following an unusual turn last week in one of the most high-profile crimes in the county in decades. Brooks was…

WATER VALLEY – The lone suspect in an armed robbery at Dollar General on Central Street in Water Valley Saturday afternoon was nabbed by authorities within 20 minutes of fleeing the store on foot. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Willie Steve Hervey, 63, was arrested on Calhoun Street by a Yalobusha County deputy…

TILLATOBA – An over-the-road truck driver from North Carolina was killed in a crash on I-55 on Nov. 14. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported Clarson Jessie Carter, 58, of Coats, North Carolina, was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:11 p.m. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported that a 2023 Peterbilt truck driven by Coats…

WATER VALLEY – A Louisiana hunter made an important phone call to his wife after bagging a giant nine-point buck on opening day of deer season. Nick Person, 30, called to report that his first buck was going on the wall. Nick was hunting family land in Yalobusha County a few miles northeast of Water…

Happy Thanksgiving to all you faithful readers out there. I pray all of you, along with your families and friends have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with an abundance of love and food. On Saturday,November 11, the Crenshaw family gathered at the family home place, the home of Donnie Crenshaw Toole.   Descendants of Willie Crenshaw Freeman…

The story about Lucky starts with one of the most interesting text messages I have received in a long time. Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock sent it last Tuesday, a report that a feral cat trapped in the drain pipe in a city garbage dumpster had been successfully rescued: “The fire department personnel completed…

Well, after last week’s epic edition of the Herald I think we could all use a Wagner Week as a palette cleanser. I love the kids’ letters. Children are terrific at providing plain details about setting. Kids are straight forward and don’t insinuate or hint. I often learn much more about some people’s day-to-day existences…

Students of Diana Hinton’s seventh grade reading class were given an assignment to write about what they were thankful for Thanksgiving 2003. This prayer by one of the young ladies sums up the feelings of many: Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for keeping us safe at night when we are asleep. I also thank you…