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Supervisors Opt Not To Grant Exemption From Smoking Ban
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A request to grant the local VFW post an exemption from the county’s smoke free ordinance was rejected last week by supervisors with a 3-2 vote. VFW Post 4100 Quartermaster Mickell Dunn requested the exemption, explaining the post has experienced a loss in revenue that coincides with the…
Read MoreLake Cleanup Is Feb. 24
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Volunteers for Waste Management would like to remind everyone of Enid Lake’s Annual Clean Up Day scheduled Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7 a.m. Volunteers may meet at one of the following locations the morning of the event: Enid Lake Field Office, Ford’s Well Campground, Bynum Boat Ramp or…
Read MoreWV Students Will Make Up Four Snow Days
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Students in the Water Valley School District will make up four snow days after the school board approved a recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Michael McInnis during Monday night’s meeting. Three of the days students will now attend school were previously scheduled as holidays and include President’s Day on…
Read MoreThe Vegas Shoot: No Error Competition
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Mississippi College (MC) student John Thomas Stanford will compete in the largest indoor archery tournament in the world this weekend in Las Vegas – the 2018 U.S. Intercollegiate Indoor Archery Championships and the Vegas Shoot. As a sophomore member of the MC archery team, Stanford is ranked seventh…
Read MoreHead Start Center Is Taking Applications For Children
The Water Valley Head Start Center is taking applications from all children, ages 3 and 4 and Early Head Start, 0 month-36 months, on or before September 1. Applications are taken from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday -Friday. Early application increases the chance of your child attending Head Start in August if eligible. …
Read MoreFormer Coach Will Speak At Football Banquet
By Linda Evans White Herald Contributor Former Water Valley High School Football Coach Terry Allen will be the keynote speaker for the annual WVHS Football Banquet this Thursday, February 8, at 6 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The event is sponsored by C. W. White, Inc. and Mechanics Bank to celebrate the…
Read MoreEscapee Found A Day After Bailing Out Of Police Vehicle On Interstate
By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – An Oakland man was back in custody Tuesday afternoon after he escaped from a Tallahatchie County deputy Monday night by jumping out of a moving vehicle on the interstate. Roger Wayne Havens, 39, was being transported to the Tallahatchie County jail Monday night around 7:45 when he jumped out…
Read MoreFugitive Nabbed In Coffeeville
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A fugitive wanted out of Detroit was captured by the Coffeeville Police Department Saturday afternoon. Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin reported Darnell Bryan Lewiel, age 39, was taken into custody without incident after officers executed a search warrant at his resident around 5 p.m. Lewiel was listed as Detroit’s…
Read MoreCandidate List Swells To Seven For Alderman
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A flurry of last-minute announcements have pushed the candidate list to seven people running in the Feb. 27 special election for alderman-at-large. The deadline to qualify is today, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. At presstime Tuesday, candidates who have submitted a petition to run for alderman-at-large with the…
Read MoreSCAA Cares For Rescued Livestock
Volunteers with the Second Chance Animal Alliance continue to care for livestock and dogs rescued last month from a farm on County Road 68 outside of Tillatoba. The animals were rescued after landowners adjacent to the property requested help from the SCAA after at least a half-dozen animals died during the recent frigid weather. The…
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