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Bruce To Host Book Signing For National Grief Awareness Day
Saturday, August 30, will mark the eleventh observance of National Grief Awareness Day. To honor the occasion, Mary Bruce—author, motivational speaker, and widow of 25 years—will host a book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Magnolia Coffee Co., 428 Main Street, Water Valley. Bruce will offer a free copy of her book,…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hey! Welcome back to Inside the Blue and White! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the column and it has been a slightly busy, plus boring week — nothing much happened! Once again, our Lady Blue Devils volleyball team had a busy week. At Charleston, JV and Varsity both took an easy win. The Varsity girls…
Read MoreFrom Sonic To The Slammer: Unusual Activity In The Valley
WATER VALLEY – A disturbance call on North Main Street Monday night set off a chain of arrests that capped an already eventful week for Water Valley police — a week that also included a fake $100 movie prop bill, two stolen trucks found in the same odd location, and a DUI arrest. Police Chief…
Read MoreCamper Found, More On Seymore’s Arrest
WATER VALLEY – A stolen camper connected to fugitive Sam Seymore has been recovered by the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department, adding another chapter to the month-long manhunt that ended with his capture last Monday, Aug. 4. Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch said the camper was hidden deep in the woods on private land bordering the…
Read MoreSupervisors Pencil In Budget For New Fiscal Year
WATER VALLEY – In a marathon meeting that stretched from 9 a.m. to nearly 4 p.m. last Monday, Aug. 4, at the Water Valley courthouse, county supervisors hammered out spending for the 2025–2026 budget, with only a brief sandwich break during the day. The budget discussion began around 10:30 a.m., following several other agenda items,…
Read MoreQualifying Underway For School Slots In Water Valley, Coffeeville
WATER VALLEY – The qualifying period is underway for school board elections in the Water Valley School District and the Coffeeville School District, with one seat in each district on the November ballot. Each school district is divided into five geographic subdistricts, and one trustee is elected from each subdistrict to serve on the board.…
Read MoreA Few Carnival Leftovers Worth Sharing
I always take more pictures and notes during the Watermelon Carnival than I can squeeze into the next edition of the Herald. So, I figured it might be fun to share a few more of these stories while the carnival is still fresh on our minds. I enjoyed catching up with Tommy Latham, who may…
Read MoreWords To Her Firstborn: Maria’s 1886 Letter
It’s a Wagner Week and as a mom who’s sending her first born child to college next week, I thought I’d go back to 1886 and publish a letter that Wagner matriarch, Maria, is writing to her first-born child, John Henry, who is off at his first semester of Bingham Military Academy. I was entertained…
Read MoreHow I Adopted My Human (And Snack Dad, Too)
People often ask, “Sweetie, where did you find such a well-trained human?” And first of all, thank you for noticing. It wasn’t easy. But after a lot of hard work on my part, she’s attentive, minds well, and speaks fluent Dog Mom. But let’s not pretend I found her on purpose. I was just a…
Read MoreAtomic Energy Was 1945 Herald Topic
The development of three big news stories during the past week prompted Herald Editor Ed Shearer II to reflect on the events in the August 9, 1945, edition of the Herald. The first big news was the report of the Potsdam conference, which let the world know the pattern for the future of Europe and…
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