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WATER VALLEY – The Blue Devils will face the Trojans in Friday night’s homecoming game, only this will be a different team than the Bruce Trojans originally on the schedule. The Bruce team has been sidelined due to a Covid-19 quarantine and Coach Brad Embry had to go back to the drawing board to schedule…

WATER VALLEY – Betty Shearer has been awarded the Luella Fair Community Service Award by the Water Valley Town and County Garden Club. The award states: Betty Shearer has been a part of the North Mississippi Herald since 1958. During the six decades she has been at the newspaper she has continually promoted Water Valley’s…

WATER VALLEY – In one of the closest contests in years, Jerry Vaughn claimed first place with a 152.5 pound Carolina Cross watermelon in Saturday’s Largest Melon Contest, the Watermelon Carnival’s signature event. Jerry Vaughn’s melon was only a few pounds heavier than Hal Vaughn’s 148.8 pound melon, giving him his first winning melon in…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark D. Fulco died early Monday afternoon. He was 50 years old. A career law-enforcement officer, Fulco was elected sheriff in 2020 and had worked long hours serving the citizens of Yalobusha County during the last 19 months. Fulco was admitted to Panola Medical Center in Batesville on the…

My weeks are becoming almost routine, beginning with a couple of early morning sermons by Rev. Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist and Rev. George Robertson, pastor of Second Presbyterian, both in Memphis. This is followed by the usual delicious family dinner, provided by Jimmie and Sunday the table only had five present to enjoy…

The fairies who took up residence at the Trusty Diner have been identified following recent correspondence with Reagan Jones. No one has seen them, but Reagan is determined to catch a glimpse after learning their names – Twinkle, Watermelon, Rainbow and Bob! The tiny door to their dwelling is above the planter between the two…