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Gooch Is Appointed Sheriff
WATER VALLEY – Longtime lawman Jerimaine Gooch was sworn in as interim sheriff of Yalobusha County during a brief ceremony Thursday morning at the Water Valley courthouse. Gooch was appointed a day earlier with a unanimous vote by the Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors during a special-called meeting following the death of Sheriff Mark D.…
Read MoreLighting Cited As Likely Origin Of Fire
WATER VALLEY – City officials are citing a lightning strike as the likely origin of last Tuesday’s fire that claimed a historical building on Calhoun Street. The building originally housed Davidson Elementary School from 1955 to 1970 and housed third graders (for almost a decade) after integration. Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock reported his…
Read MoreSchool Will Tap Federal Funds For Interior Work
WATER VALLEY – A lengthy list of improvements is planned at Water Valley High School and Davidson Elementary School using funding from the third round of federal Covid-19 relief. The district is advertising for qualifications for architectural/engineering design and bid services in this week’s edition of the Herald. The work will include renovations to the…
Read MoreSchool Releases Covid Guidance
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School District is recommending that all students, faculty and staff members wear a mask indoors to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The guidance by the district was released Tuesday as school officials continue to monitor CDC and Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) recommendations during the rise…
Read MoreMagnolia Market Returns Saturday
“If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.” – Dr. Seuss By Linda Robinson Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – What did you miss if you didn’t go to Main Street Association’s inaugural Magnolia Square Farmers Market last month? You missed an outing with your family. You missed neighbors you…
Read MoreSchool Board Affirms Decision To Terminate DES Principal
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to affirm the recommendation by Superintendent Jerry Williams to terminate Davidson Elementary School Principal Trevor Hampton. The decision came during a heavily-attended school board meeting last Wednesday night, June 30, and was made public two days later. Hampton was placed on administrative…
Read MoreBond Set For Brooks
WATER VALLEY – A $75,000 bond was set during a preliminary hearing in justice court Tuesday morning for Billy Brooks. The bond requirements set by Justice Court Judge Janet Caulder also require electronic GPS monitoring if Brooks posts bond. Brooks, 42, was charged with first degree arson on June 18, charges that stem from his…
Read MoreTorrential Rain Damages Roads, Floods Houses
WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors declared a local state of emergency Tuesday afternoon following flash flooding that had dumped over six inches of rain by early afternoon with more to come. “I can’t say enough about our first responders, our sheriff’s department, police officers and volunteer fire fighters,” Board President Cayce…
Read MoreResilience And Grit Define Team
HATTIESBURG – The Water Valley Girls Golf Team is the 2021 Mississippi Class II State Champions, finishing three strokes ahead of district rival New Albany. Team members Sydney Epes, Parker Avant, Chloe Clement and Bethany Pryor shot a two-day team score of 366 to come out on top of 10 other 3A and 4A schools…
Read MoreCoach Tyler Will Be Inducted Into MSU M-Club Sports Hall Of Fame
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Athletics will enshrine eight new members into the MSU Sports M-Club Hall of Fame on Sept. 25 when the Bulldogs play host to LSU at Davis Wade Stadium. Water Valley resident Bob Tyler is included in the six-member class of 2020 that also features All-American defensive lineman Billy Jackson, baseball standout…
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