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WATER VALLEY – Members of the eighth grade Blue Devil team were awarded hoodies to mark their perfect season. The team notched a 7-0 season following their final victory on October 14 over the Bruce Trojans, 22 – 0. Tommy White, a longtime Blue Devil supporter, congratulated the players during a presentation last Wednesday at…

I hope it’s been a great week for everyone. Things are going good here, we are all getting ready for Christmas but there is still so much to do. Sunday morning, we had our Christmas program at Mt. Liberty Church. The ladies and Bro. Pat did a great job. The music was beautiful. The story…

With only days before our Christmas break, students are in the home stretch of the semester this month! Regular assignments are easing up and we have been focused on benchmark testing and final exams. Softball started off the week with some excitement! Team photos are always a fun bonding experience, getting to dress up in…

WATER VALLEY – A multi-agency, year-long investigation into drug trafficking in Yalobusha County led to eight arrests. Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported the arrests were made across the county in an effort to combat drug trafficking in the county. “The investigations involved methamphetamine, powder cocaine and crack cocaine,” Sheriff Gooch reported. The blitz of…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County supervisors approved a proposal from Bank of America for 4.868 percent to finance a $1,902,410 project for upgrades at multiple county buildings including installation of new heating and cooling systems at both courthouses. The unanimous vote came during a frigid meeting at the Water Valley courthouse on Dec. 2, as…

By Jessie Gurner Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – Get ready, Water Valley – the Chamber of Commerce has been as busy as Santa’s elves, and the Christmas parade this Friday, December 13, at 6 p.m. is shaping up to be the holiday highlight of the year! With over 100 entries confirmed, the night promises dazzling…

Just for curiosity, I listened to a podcast released a couple months ago by Inside Evil Interrogations, a 50-minute jail interview with self-professed serial murder John Hughes. Described by prosecutors as a modern day “Bonnie and Clyde,” Hughes and his girlfriend, Dana Tutor, went on a multi-state crime spree in 2008. Hughes killed a 53-year-old…

The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce was beyond thrilled to announce that Coach Bryant Mix will serve as this year’s Christmas Parade Marshal! This honor couldn’t be more fitting for someone who has dedicated so much of his time, energy, and heart to uplifting others in our community and beyond. Judging by the outpouring…

I feel like a failed local columnist because I had to work and missed our town’s annual Christmas in the Valley festivities. So, apologies that I cannot share first-hand accounts of the horse drawn carriage rides, the warm hot chocolates, the tall and thin but friendly-looking Snowman who looks like he’s missing his dentures and,…