Obituaries 09/14/2023
Donna Rae Hollowell WATER VALLEY – Donna Rae Hollowell, age 88, of Water Valley passed away Sept. 6, 2023, at Yalobusha General Nursing Home. Donna was born on Tuesday, January 22, 1935, in Taylor to the late Earl and Vada (Herring) Deckard. She lived in the Water Valley area for 40 years until work moved…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Welcome to another amusing week inside the Blue and White! The Blue Devils are constantly on their toes with all of the things going on. Each day, there is something new kicking off for the students. Out for Labor Day, Water Valley High School students returned from a well-needed three-day weekend, and the Lady Devils…
Read MoreGum’s Crossing Bridge Could Be Completed In Another Year
GUMS CROSSING – Construction on the longest bridge in the county that spans the Skuna River and the backwaters of Grenada Lake could be completed by this time next year. County Engineer Karl Grubb provided the estimate on the Gums Grossing bridge on County Road 221 during a supervisor meeting last week. The original Gums…
Read MorePleas Reached In Highway Murder
SENATOBIA – A plea deal was reached days before a trial scheduled for two brothers charged in the 2020 highway murder of a Charleston man. Jarvis Roberson and Geraldo Roberson were each indicted for first degree murder (deliberate design) and conspiracy to commit murder in the March 28, 2020 death of Barney Edward Frost, Jr.…
Read MoreSecond Annual 9/11 Memorial Walk Is Monday
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley fire department and police department are jointly hosting the city’s second annual 9/11 Memorial Walk on the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks that changed the country and the world. Police Chief Jason Mangrum and Fire Chief Mark McGavock invite members of the public and first responders across the…
Read MoreNo Week Is The Same In This Business
Not a year passed in the 18 years I worked alongside Mrs. Betty Shearer that she didn’t remind the readers that the Herald staff labors on Labor Day. Unless it falls on the Fourth of July, Christmas or New Year’s Day, Mondays are for working if the Herald is going to make the Tuesday afternoon…
Read MoreHill Country Living
I write this column on the morning of Labor Day so, on behalf of all the mill workers of Water Valley’s past, I will let Daniel Wagner do the work. Yes, it’s a Wagner Week! In this letter, we have an intriguing reference to an early dust-up between Reverend Gibbs and big man about town,…
Read MoreListening For The Voice Of God
A couple of weeks ago I visited with two ladies who have been friends almost their entire lives. At various times, Estha Mae Coleman Parker and Virginia McKibben Vanlandingham lived and worshiped at the old country church at Pilgrims Rest in Yalobusha County. Now they live only a couple of farms away from each other…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
• 15 years ago, Sept. 11, 2008 – Voters in Yalobusha County’s District Three would vote Nov. 3 on a general obligation road and bridge bond after 489 people signed a petition asking for the vote. City aldermen granted ad valorem tax exemptions for BorgWarner and Water Valley Poultry. Billy Brooks, 29, of the Clear…
Read MoreOffensive Explosion Not Enough To Overcome Vikings
ECRU – On Friday, September 1, the Water Valley Blue Devils traveled to Ecru to take on the North Pontotoc High School Vikings from Class 4A. The Vikings outlasted the Blue Devils in a 55 to 33 shootout that saw plenty of Offensive fireworks. Leading the effort for the night was the Blue Devil offensive…
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