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New 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…
Read MorePiddling Is Just What Grannies Like To Do
Diane Dukes reports she is trying to get her swimming pool open for the summer. “Maybe next week,” she said, “but I got everything out. Putting it where it goes is a job by itself.” Heather Henderson, who owns Blooming Farms, made Diane a beautiful flower arrangement to go out by the pool area. Henry…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hello everyone! It was the last week of school, and it was bittersweet. All of the students are getting excited for their summer plans and all the fun things ahead! The graduation ceremony was held in the gym because of rainy weather and thunderstorms. The gym seems to be a habit for the Class of…
Read MoreHistoric Magnolia Tree Gets Helping Hand
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Main Street Association is sponsoring an extended project along Main Street that includes a new ADA-compliant crosswalk at the corner of Panola Street and Main Street to improve access to Railroad Park, along with a new sidewalk in an area of the park where one had not previously existed.…
Read MoreCounty, City Ink Building Deal
WATER VALLEY – Plans to redevelop the former Yalobusha County jail building on Calhoun Street officially moved forward Monday after the Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors unanimously executed a lease agreement with the Water Valley Utility Commission and the City of Water Valley. The agreement clears the way for renovations to begin soon on the…
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