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Sheriff Makes Plea For Vehicle
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Sheriff Lance Humphreys made a request that turned into a plea to purchase a new police car to replace one of two aging cruisers that have over a quarter-million miles on the odometer currently in use in his department. The request was made at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor meeting…
Read MoreDeputies Recover Stolen Four-Wheeler
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A 2016 four-wheeler stolen in Union County was recovered on Hwy. 330 outside of Coffeeville on New Year’s Day in a joint operation between the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department and Union County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies made the recovery after receiving a call Sunday morning reporting that the stolen ATV…
Read MoreCounty’s Jobless Rate Continues To Decline
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The county’s jobless rate dipped another two-tenths of a percent in November, dropping from 5.5 percent in October to 5.3 , according to the latest statistics from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The 5.3 percent rate is the lowest the county has recorded for the month of…
Read MoreDrivers License Suspension Notifications Sent Erroneously
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Driver Service Bureau report that some valid Mississippi drivers’ license holders have been notified their licenses are suspended. The DPS said there was an error with an automated process and the agency is working with the contractor, MorphoTrust USA, to ensure the error has been corrected. Additionally the contractor’s…
Read MoreThe Great Train Robbery
By John Howell The Panolian Nobody at the time nor since called it the “Great Batesville Train Robbery,” but it was. On July 4, 1913, armed men posing as passengers boarded the southbound Illinois Central Fast Mail Train Number 1 in Sardis, overpowered the train crew as it rolled toward the Tallahatchie River, exchanged gunfire…
Read MoreEast Wing Wins Decorating Contest
Staff Report WATER VALLEY – In the weeks leading up to the holidays, the nurses and crew at Yalobusha Health Services decorated three nursing stations and the entry into the physical therapy division in the second annual Christmas decorating contest. The competition is intense and the residents even join the fun as each station is…
Read MoreStolen Canoe Parades As Christmas Float
By Jack Gurner Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – This is a little caper we’re going to call “The Case of the Stolen Canoe Parading as a Christmas Float”. And, the Herald played a role in solving the mystery. It began almost two years ago when Gary Fachman, a Chittom Circle resident, realized his family heirloom…
Read MoreNew Vallian Shares A Christmas Story
By Dixie Scovel When one moves to a new part of the country, everything seems different. The sky wears a different shade of blue, its high cumulus clouds fill the horizon. Pecan trees and magnolias line front yards, fields of cotton edge the roads. Words have unknown meanings. Here calling someone a mess means they…
Read MoreGrant Problems Plague School Project
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A safe room project for Davidson Elementary School that has been in the works for almost three years may be on the chopping block after school officials learned Monday that Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has problems with the grant application process. The project was originally approved in…
Read MoreBase Camp Class Reaches Halfway Mark
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Eleven students enrolled in Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley reached the halfway mark in their journey to become software programmers this month. The close-knit group has spent over six intense months of fast-paced, focused and intense training that are the proving grounds, both for the students…
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