VFW Ceremony Honors Fallen Veterans
WATER VALLEY – Veterans, families and community members gathered Monday morning at VFW Post 4100 for a Memorial Day service focused not only on honoring fallen service members but also explaining the traditions and symbols connected to military remembrance. Quartermaster Mickell Dunn served as speaker for the ceremony, while Shawn Truss performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.”…
Read MoreAldermen Lift Sunday Beer Ban
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen voted May 19 to allow the sale of beer and light wine on Sundays, ending a restriction that had remained in place since beer sales were legalized in Yalobusha County following a countywide vote in 2007. Under the ordinance approved last week, stores inside the city…
Read MoreChamber Welcomes New Manager
WATER VALLEY – In a town like Water Valley, the Chamber office is more than a place where business gets done. People stop by with questions, ideas, flyers, news and sometimes just to ask directions. Now, as Luanne Brooks-Craven steps into her new role as manager of the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, she…
Read MoreAldermen Back New Code Enforcement Department
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen voted May 19 to move forward with creation of a new standalone building and code enforcement department, which city officials said would improve enforcement, streamline inspections and increase collection of permit and registration fees already authorized under city ordinances. The discussion centered around building inspector and…
Read MoreNew Filings Add 135 Plaintiffs To TCE Litigation
WATER VALLEY — Three new lawsuits filed this month have further expanded the trichloroethylene contamination litigation connected to the former Holley Automotive plant, pushing the total to 13 active cases and more than 385 named plaintiffs or plaintiff representatives in Yalobusha County Circuit Court. The three new complaints add 135 named plaintiffs or representatives, including…
Read MoreJune Marked Start Of Youth League For Many Decades
20 Years—June 1, 2006 –Tuesday would mark the first use of the new voting machines, which would allow the votes to be tallied by machines. An introduction of the machines was being held for the public on Thursday. Yalobusha County Supervisors voted Monday to sign a water usage agreement with Community Bank for the new…
Read MoreCounting Down To July Fourth
Jim Shearer stopped by the Herald office last Monday accompanied by his wife, Celeste, and it sure was good to see them. Jim has been gone a long time, but many longtime readers probably remember hearing updates about him for years through the writings of his mother, Betty Shearer. Betty was the face of the…
Read MoreThe Intellectuals In Jessie Wagner’s World
It’s a Wagner Week! Here we have an interesting letter to our own Jessie Wagner from a woman named M. Helen Keith. She is writing from the center of the University of Chicago’s campus. Jessie was a smart lady who attended Wellesley College in Boston at the turn of the 20th century. She met all…
Read MoreThe Evidence Against Squirrels Is Growing
I do not like to say I told you so. That is not entirely true. I do enjoy saying it when the situation calls for it, and in this case, I believe the situation has absolutely called for it. For years, I have been warning my human, my street, and frankly anyone within earshot about…
Read MoreMemorial Day And Graduation Week
Mt. Liberty News By Melissa Brooks I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day. We had a great week, though really busy. Last week was graduation week. I still can’t believe Emily is finished with high school and is off to college. Time has really flown by. We had a graduation potluck Sunday…
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