WATER VALLEY — With 33 pots of chili lined up in the Pocket Park, this year’s Rotary Club Chili Cook-Off served up one of its strongest showings yet — and a first-time champion. Linda White, who has entered the competition faithfully for the last decade “just to make sure Rotary has enough chili to sell,”…

The long-anticipated Yalobusha County tax bills started landing in mailboxes over the weekend, and some folks are reporting increases pushing 30 percent. I’ve already heard several versions of the same reaction — and let’s just say most of them aren’t printable in a family newspaper. Which brings me to Supervisor Gaylon Gray’s comment from a…

This past weekend in Water Valley was a full and fun one! The Main Street Association’s Wine Down event brought some new faces to town. I overheard one woman say that the Wine Down was “the best date night ever!” She had come to Water Valley for the first time ever to attend the event…

  Mayor Larry Hart cut the ribbon at Super Lube Tire and Lube as the Water Valley Ambassadors welcomed the new business to town. A “demolition” crew was busy tearing out the front of the newspaper office on Main Street. The project was billed as a one-month facelift for the Herald office. Looking back a…

Festus, Ruth, Jane and Amanda Hailey visited Peggy Bailey at the nursing home in Charleston Saturday afternoon. Peggy was doing okay; they reported. Daughter Donna Garripoli visited with us Sunday. The beautiful decorated Christmas tree in the gazebo on the Square in Grenada was decorated by Tillatoba’s J.G. Henderson. J.G. left out over the weekend…

Congratulations to Pat E. Mullen Parker, daughter of Joy Mullen, for being recognized recently as the Secondary Art Teacher of the Year in Mississippi. Pat teaches in the Tupelo Public School District. The award was presented in Jackson by the Mississippi Art Education Association. Congratulations also to Emily Jo Wiggins who will have photos and…

WATER VALLEY — The Blue Devils’ (9-3) playoff bid came to an end Friday night as Kemper County used a fast start and a physical front to hand Water Valley a 38–14 loss in the second round. The matchup looked even on paper, but the Wildcats (6-6) wasted little time showing otherwise. They punched in…

WATER VALLEY – Twenty veterans were honored Tuesday morning during Yalobusha County’s annual Veterans Day observance at VFW Post 4100, where community members, families, and supporters gathered to pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed in defense of freedom. The morning ceremony opened with greetings from VFW Quartermaster Mickell Dunn, who has made…