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December always feels like the busiest time of the year. So many gatherings and celebrations and parades and ways to come together as a community make this month so very merry and bright. Our Junior Auxiliary chapter met this month to talk through all of our current and upcoming projects that you can read about…

As Christmas approaches, my human has been bustling around with boxes full of decorations, swagging garland everywhere and singing off-key songs about jingle bells and angels on high while making lists for everything except gifts for yours truly. Typical. Then there was the night she ignored the part about “assemble outdoors only” on the glitter…

20 Years—December 15, 2005 – The Herald is now available online. Purchase Clerk Janet Caulder was honored for her dedicated service to Yalobusha County by the Board of Supervisors. Volunteers Lamar Burgess, Woodrow Logan, Carnic Burgess and Gary Williamson were working on a Habitat for Humanity home, being built for Laqueta Faustin. Even with overcast…

WATER VALLEY– The Water Valley Electric Commission voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Jim McClure of Lafayette County as the new General Manager of the Water Valley Electric Commission, citing his extensive executive leadership experience, deep operational knowledge, and decades-long career in electric utility management. The 5-0 decision by Electric Commissioners comes after a three-month,…

OXFORD – Volunteers have been ringing the Salvation Army Red Kettle bells at Larson’s CashSaver in Water Valley on Saturdays and Sundays for the past three weekends, an effort that will continue through Dec. 21. The return of the bells after a several-year hiatus came through local commitment and quick action by Water Valley volunteers.…

A grand jury in the Second Judicial District in Water Valley handed down indictments on 31 true bills during court Wednesday morning, Dec. 10. Members of the grand jury heard testimony from 38 witnesses. The jurors delivered seven “no bills,” after deciding not to indict on these cases after reviewing evidence presented by the prosecution.…

WATER VALLEY – A new after-school program at Davidson Elementary is transforming afternoons for dozens of local students, thanks to a partnership between the school and the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South. The program launched in August at the start of the 2025–26 school year, but the push to bring it to Water Valley…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Michael Scroggins has been selected as the Grand Marshal of the 2025 Water Valley Christmas Parade. You could say Michael has been part of the heartbeat of Water Valley for almost fifty years, although he would never describe himself that…