WATER VALLEY – The Blackmur Memorial Library was formally recognized as a Water Valley historic landmark during a ceremony held June 19, following action by the Board of Aldermen earlier this month. The board approved the designation during its June 2 meeting as part of an effort to support an application for grant funding that…

WATER VALLEY – A powerful explosion rattled windows across Water Valley and destroyed a residence on Thornton Street Sunday night, leaving one person dead, one person severely injured and triggering a massive emergency response as firefighters battled a blaze fueled by an active natural gas leak. The explosion occurred around 8:15 p.m. at a small…

WATER VALLEY – Community members are invited to attend the exhumation of Water Valley’s Bicentennial  time capsule at 11 a.m. on July 4 at City Hall. The ceremony is being organized by the Water Valley Odd Fellows, the oldest civic organization in the city. The capsule was buried during a July 4, 1977 ceremony and…

WATER VALLEY – It is beginning to look a lot like Watermelon Carnival season in Water Valley, and the first sure sign is always the arrival of the official Carnival T-shirts. The 2026 Watermelon Carnival T-shirts are now on sale at the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce office for $20 each. Shirts are available…

WATER VALLEY – Residents, property owners and business owners will have an opportunity later this month to review and comment on a proposed ordinance that would create a formal process for identifying, registering and maintaining vacant and abandoned structures within the city. The Water Valley Planning Commission will host a public hearing on the proposed…

COFFEEVILLE – The Yalobusha Historical Society will host its June meeting at 2 p.m. on June 18 at its headquarters, located at 14656 Depot St. in Coffeeville. The featured speaker will be Rick Jenkins, whose family moved to Yalobusha County in the early 1830s. A native of Water Valley, Jenkins is a graduate of Water…

20 Years Ago – June 22, 2006 – Mickey Howley wrote that the Herald office at 416 North Main Street was looking good after the completion of a facelift. The lower facade at the Herald was a 1960s ranch house look grafted on a 1880s building wasn’t working. Leigh Ann Black came up with a…