COFFEEVILLE — For nearly six weeks after Winter Storm Fern struck on Jan. 24, the Robertson family showed up wherever help was needed. Saturday, while still working storm cleanup, they lost everything they owned in a house fire. Six members of the Robertson family lost their home and all of their belongings in the blaze…

COFFEEVILLE — Yalobusha County’s ice storm cleanup is on pace to become one of the most expensive recovery efforts in county history, with total costs projected seven million dollars. While federal and state agencies are expected to reimburse 87.5 percent of eligible expenses, supervisors took steps Monday to prepare for a reimbursement timeline that could…

YALOBUSHA COUNTY – Mississippi voters will head to the polls Tuesday, March 10, for the state’s congressional and U.S. Senate primary elections. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the Second Congressional District, incumbent Bennie G. Thompson faces Democratic challengers Evan Littleton Turnage and Pertis Herman Williams III. Republicans Ron Eller…

WATER VALLEY — In a special called meeting Feb. 27, the Water Valley Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to expand the Water Valley Electric Commission to oversee the city’s water, sewer and sanitation services. With the vote, the body will now operate as the Water Valley Utilities Commission. The resolution passed 4-0. Voting in favor…

WATER VALLEY — More than three dozen plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Yalobusha County alleging that long-term exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene, commonly known as TCE, at the former Holley Automotive plant caused cancer and led to multiple wrongful deaths. The 41-page complaint was filed Feb. 24, 2026, and…

20 Years—March 2, 2006 – Two members of the 1959-60 Water Valley Devilettes, Anne Babb and Julia Thompson, reminisced about that year and their trip to the state tournament in an interview with Herald Sports Editor William Browning. Betty and Larry Hart provided the entertainment for the Historical Society’s meeting by giving a history of…

Since Jan. 25, Yalobusha County has been running up the score. Not in dollars. Not in contracts. But in volunteer hours, hot meals, propane tanks, chainsaw work and churches opened for warmth. If we had a storm-time scoreboard, it would reflect weeks of grit and generosity. ER Assist representative Jim LeBianco explained this week that…

False Spring is officially upon us, and although the see-sawing temperatures bring about emotional upheaval and parka/flip-flop fashion combos, I’m ready for it. The ice storm completely annihilated any fondness in my heart for cold weather-related things such as the Winter Olympics, Santa Claus and the color white. I would be happy to never see…

The Annual Chamber Reception will be held on April 14, and one of the most meaningful parts of the evening will be the presentation of the Braswell Hatcher Community Service Award. Every year, this award gives us a chance to slow down for a minute and recognize something we all know to be true: Water…