Tailgating Adds Game-Day Fun To Holiday Open House
WATER VALLEY – Water Valley is adding a brand-new tradition to its calendar this fall. On Saturday, November 15, the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first-ever Tailgate in the Valley at Shuffield Park, bringing together football, food, and community spirit as part of the city’s annual Holiday Open House. The Holiday…
Read MoreCity-County Partnership Helps Pave The Way For Future Industry
COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha County supervisors approved transferring $74,260 to the City of Water Valley as part of a cost-sharing agreement to provide matching funds for a $1.8 million project at the W.C. Gardiner Industrial Park. Construction began last month and includes a new access road off Highway 7 that will connect with the existing road…
Read MoreObituaries 11/13/2025
Ann Ruth Davis WATER VALLEY – It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Ann Ruth Davis, a beloved mother, grandmother and cherished friend, who passed away peacefully on Nov. 7, 2025, at the age of 88. Born on Nov. 30, 1936, in Jackson, Tenn., Ann lived a life filled with…
Read MoreOakland Chamber Hosts Volunteer Firefighter Appreciation Day
OAKLAND – The Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Volunteer Fire Department Appreciation Day on Nov. 9 as part of its annual fundraising activity for the fire department. Mayor Stephanie Patterson presented Fire Chief Rich Ross with a proclamation adopted by the town board designating Nov. 9 as Volunteer Firefighter Appreciation Day in Oakland.…
Read MoreA Weekend Spent Behind The Fence
I missed Friday night’s football game, the first one I’ve missed all season. Thankfully, Bella Humphreys took some great photos for me, and Bobby Murphree recorded the game. The Blue Devils notched their ninth win and advanced to the second round of the playoffs, as a great season continues. I was on a different kind…
Read MoreRaise A Glass, Thursday Is Wine Down Night
It’s Wine Down Week! If you are reading this on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning, there’s still time to get your calendar cleared for Water Valley’s fall-time issue of our downtown wine stroll! Mosey on down to the Pocket Park at 5:30 on Thursday afternoon and buy a wristband from me and my fellow Water…
Read MoreAdministration, Not Shutdown, To Blame For SNAP Suspension
To the Editor: This week’s Herald referred to the government shutdown as the cause of SNAP suspension. However, there is missing context to this statement. Since the establishment of what is now called “SNAP” by the Food Act of 1964, there have been more than ten government shutdowns. During none of them did the USDA,…
Read MoreRemembering And Thanking Those Who Served
To the Editor: We want to let our veterans know, on this Veterans Day and every day, that you are in our thoughts and prayers. We offer our heartfelt appreciation for your service to our country. We know that, as a nation and as families, we would not enjoy the peace, safety, religious freedom and…
Read MoreFree Train Rides Offered Thanksgiving Week In 1945
10 Years — November 12, 2015 – American Legion Post #37 Commander Mickell Dunn made a second pitch to supervisors to utilize the old jail as a homeless shelter for veterans during the November Board of Supervisors meeting. The building had been vacated earlier in the year after a new jail was constructed on Hwy.…
Read MoreTillatoba News
Kristie Hartley has been busy decorating business windows with her whimsical art. Every time I look at what she’s already painted, it makes me want to get up out of this chair and start decorating for Christmas. Keep up the good work, Kristie! Deborah McCool said that Thursday night after work, Hannah Beavers and Dallas…
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