A New Era In Blue Devil Football
WATER VALLEY – A new era in Blue Devil history gets underway Friday night with the season-opening scrimmage against East Webster. This season marks the first since 2008 with a new coach at the helm, and includes two new assistant coaches and a new schedule after Water Valley High School was reclassified from 3A to…
Read MoreAll The News That’s Fit To Print Has Different Meaning At The Herald
There is an old saying in the newspaper business, “All the news that’s fit to print.” An internet search reveals the term was coined in 1896 for the “New York Times” highlighting that newspaper’s commitment to journalistic integrity. In the print business, you still hear it used from time to time, but often with a…
Read MoreHill Country Living
This week has been too hot to think, much less write, so we will defer to the Wagners for our thinking and writing content, shall we? Back in the cooler days of May 1884, Ida L. Duncan of Water Valley is writing to John Wagner, who is off at his military school in North Carolina.…
Read MoreChurch Journey Helps Feed The Soul
For the past week, lifelong Yalobusha County resident and former circuit clerk Mary Sue Stevens has taken me on a tour into her past – which, in some ways, was also a tour into my own past. For many years, I have been fascinated by old, country churches painted white. As soon as I settled…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
Illinois Central Engineer C. E. “Charlie” Dunn, known affectionately as “Whistle and Run Charlie Dunn,” was in town for a visit with friends in August, 1943. Dunn stopped by the Herald and Editor Edward B. Shearer mentioned the long-time engineer in his “Shearings’ column. Railroad Historian Bruce Gurner believed of all the railroad men who…
Read MoreObituaries 08/17/2023
Richard Murray Baird WATER VALLEY – Richard Murray Baird, age 96, went to his forever home Thursday, August 10, 2023 in a Huntsville, Ala. hospital. He was born July 4, 1927, in Oxford to the late Glenn and Laura (Thompson) Baird. As a young lad, Richard launched his career working at a service station across…
Read MoreTillatoba News
Danny Tillman, son of the late Louis Robert Tillman was found after missing for several days. A lifelong residence of the Greenville- Wayside area, he was reported missing on July 30. Family and friends prayed for his safe return home. Danny was a diabetic and had heart problems. Hours turned into days of searching for…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
As the first official week of school is now complete, the Water Valley High School students are off to a spectacular start! While it was not the busiest week for the Blue Devils, the school week was a success! Everyone is adjusting to their school schedules, preparing for fall sports, and planning a splendid school…
Read MoreVaughns Share First Place
WATER VALLEY – What are the odds? Two Vaughns, two melons and a tie in the Watermelon Carnival’s Largest Watermelon Contest. While not the first time in carnival history, it was the first since the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce started using digital scales. Hal Vaughn’s melon hit the scales first during the noon…
Read MoreFamilies Bring Melon Harvest To Carnival Market
WATER VALLEY – Although the giant contest watermelons garner much of the spotlight during the carnival weekend, the locally grown, sweet, eating-sized watermelon are a longstanding tradition in Water Valley. The trailers parked across town with peddlers selling just-picked ripe melons are a staple as hundreds and hundreds are sold each year during the carnival…
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