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New ANR Agent Brings Experience To The Job
New ANR Agent Brings Experience To The Job By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – After almost a year vacancy, the Yalo-busha County Extension Service announced the hiring of a new Ag and Natural Resources (ANR) agent last week. Kyle Jeffreys started on Jan. 4 and is excited to transition into a new career that will…
Read MoreAldermen Handle Routine Business
Aldermen Handle Routine Business By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – It appears the city will not earn much interest on the money banked in 2016 after receiving bids from three banks competing to serve as the city’s depository. The bids were opened during the January city board meeting, held Jan. 5. Mechanics Bank bid…
Read MoreMemphis Pastor To Speak At MLK Day Service
Memphis Pastor To Speak At MLK Day Service COFFEEVILLE – The Yalobusha County N.A.A.C.P. and the Mount Moriah Baptist Association have united to host the 2016 MLK celebration. Local N.A.A.C.P. President James Swearengen and Mount Moriah Moderator Pastor Larry Hervey extend an invitation for the public to join them in this celebration on Monday, Jan.…
Read MoreSupervisors Make Appointments As New Term Starts
Supervisors Make Appointments As New Term Starts By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha supervisors started the new year and new term Monday, making multiple appointments for various county positions. First on the agenda was the selection of a new board president and District 1 Cayce Washington was selected to lead the board, following a…
Read MoreNew Vocational School Will Launch This Summer
New Vocational School Will Launch This Summer Staff Report WATER VALLEY – This week C Spire announced their partnership with Base Camp Coding Academy, a new vocational training school that will be headquartered in Water Valley. Base Camp Coding Academy will train young adults fresh out of high school in the software coding skills over…
Read MoreDeputies Make Multiple Arrests During Holidays
Deputies Make Multiple Arrests During Holidays By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A repeat DUI offender faces a long list of charges following an automobile accident on Saturday, Jan. 2. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Skyzic Haire, 30, was charged with felony DUI, child endangerment, simple assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, failure to…
Read MoreJeffreys Hired As County’s New Ag And 4-H Agent
Jeffreys Hired As County’s New Ag And 4-H Agent By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – The county’s new Ag and Natural Resource agent was introduced at the “first Monday” Board of Supervisors meeting. Kyle Jeffreys started his new role Monday and was introduced by Mississippi Extension Service County Coordinator Pamela Redwine during Monday’s meeting. The…
Read MoreRenasant Art Display Features Talent From Citizens Of The Past
Renasant Art Display Features Talent From Citizens Of The Past Special to Herald By Lucia Holloway Although Water Valley is considered an artists’ colony now, painting was a pastime interest of many citizens of the past. The Renasant Bank’s current two-month art show features nine people who left behind cherished paintings. Sara Nell Champion, whose…
Read MoreCounty’s Jobless Rate Continues To Drop
County’s Jobless Rate Continues To Drop By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate of 6.0 percent for November is down two-tenths of a percentage point over the October rate, according to the latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES). The county’s rate is the same as the statewide…
Read MoreCrash Kills One In C’ville
COFFEEVILLE – One person was killed and another seriously injured in a three-car accident on Okahoma Street on Dec. 21.
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