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Scholarship Awarded As A Permanent Tribute To Moorman’s Passion For Education
Scholarship Awarded As A Permanent Tribute To Moorman’s Passion For Education The Mary Alice Moorman Endowment was established at Northwest Mississippi Community College by Moorman’s niece, Kelley and her husband Jeff Magee and their sons, Michael and Will. Other gifts were made by Jimmy Eubanks of Tunica, Steve Cummings of Coffeeville, Betty Robison of Batesville,…
Read MoreDisaster Loans Are Available To Yalobusha Farmers
Disaster Loans Are Available To Yalobusha Farmers CHARLESTON – Emergency loans for Yalobusha farmers, ranchers, and operators are available through the Tallahatchie County Office of the Farm Service Agency, David Durham, FSA Farm Loan Manager, reported last week. According to Durham, this authority is pursuant to Secretary Vilsack’s declaration on August 10 of a major…
Read MoreHouse Hunt Brought Couple To Water Valley
House Hunt Brought Couple To Water Valley THE OUTSIDER By Justin Geurin How well do you really know your friends? Do you know where they met? Do you know why they live where they do? This week I got the chance to sit down with some of my closest friends, Chase and Brittany Dudley, and…
Read MoreVet Marks Five Decade Milestone With Reception
Vet Marks Five Decade Milestone With Reception And It’s Not His Retirement Party By RENA MONTGOMERY Special to The Herald “It’s the best day of my life!” This is the response you will get when you ask Charleston veterinarian, Dr. Stuart Denman, “How are you doing today?” His upbeat attitude follows 50 years of practice…
Read MorePolice Make Routine Arrests
Police Make Routine Arrests By David Howell Editor A Coffeeville man was arrested for felony DUI and driving with a suspended driver’s license after he passed out behind the wheel of his car at a residence on Eckford Street. James Timothy Harris was taken into custody by Water Valley police on August 4 after an…
Read MoreCounty Budget Work Includes Cuts To Travel Expenses
County Budget Work Includes Cuts To Travel Expenses By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Working in back to back budget meetings held August 1 and 8, supervisors approved expenditures for the coming fiscal year that required some tough cuts to compensate for shrinking revenue following a drop in the assessed value of the county.…
Read MoreIt’s Time For Friday Night Football
It’s Time For Friday Night Football By Mack Gordon Sports Reporter WATER VALLEY – The Blue Devil season gets underway Friday night with a road game against the 2A Eupora Eagles and ninth-year head coach Brad Embry reports his squad includes some key returning players alongside a number of first-time starters. “We have a lot…
Read MoreTwo Qualify For School Slots
Two Qualify For School Slots By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The qualifying period to run for one school board slot in the Water Valley School District (WVSD) and three slots in the Coffeeville School District (CSD) got underway last week and two candidates have already submitted paperwork to run. Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney…
Read MoreState’s Compensation Fund Pays Yalobusha Victims
State’s Compensation Fund Pays Yalobusha Victims JACKSON – Attorney General Jim Hood announced last week that innocent victims of violent crimes in Mississippi received more than $3.7 million in essential financial assistance in fiscal 2016 to help pay for medical treatment and other expenses. Yalobusha County victims received $23,956.80 from the fund, according to the…
Read MoreOld Railroad Bridge Burns, Authorities Suspect Arson
Old Railroad Bridge Burns, Authorities Suspect Arson The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the possible arson of a landmark railroad bridge that was part of the Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad (MSV). The bridge was built in the 1950s and is located on Corps owned property in the Grenada Lake bottom. Sheriff Lance Humphreys…
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