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JACKSON – A Water Valley businessman is one of three new people elected to the Mississippi Main Street Association Board of Directors at the recent annual awards meeting in Jackson. Kagan Coughlin, executive director and trustee of Base Camp Coding Academy, will join the statewide board along with Chris Chain and Kevin Stafford, both of…

Taylor Bishop of Sallis, an alumnus of Holmes Community College, recently joined the staff at BorgWarner, Inc., as an engineering intern. Borg-Warner is a global product leader in powertrain solutions that focuses on engine optimization and transmission and all-wheel drive technology. The company has 74 locations in 19 countries, and has brought in $8 billion…

The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2016 Fourth of July holiday enforcement period on Friday, July 1 at 6 p.m. and conclude Monday, July 4 at midnight. With the anticipation of heavy traffic flow throughout the state, all available troopers will be assigned saturation patrols in an effort to maximize visibility and reduce traffic…

WATER VALLEY – Supervisors voted unanimously last Friday to move the county offices out of the Carother’s Building as part of a cost-savings proposal presented by Board President Cayce Washing-ton, but stopped short of approving his entire proposal to also move the purchasing and garbage collection offices to the Coffeeville courthouse. 

Mississippi Dizzy Dean Tournament Starts Thursday At Crawford Sports Complex By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY  – The Mississippi Dizzy Dean seven year-old state baseball tournament gets underway at the Crawford Sports Complex Thursday and continues through Saturday as players from 10 north Mississippi towns and cities will compete in the state tournament, according to…

Two new human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Hinds and Grenada counties by MSDH’s Public Health Laboratory, bringing the state’s total to three for the year. Cases of WNV infection are typically at their peak from July through September, but can occur at any time of the year.

JACKSON – Ricky Flynt, Wildlife Biologist and Alligator Program Coordinator for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will present a program about alligators at the Visitor Education Center (VEC) on Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m.  Flynt will discuss the biology and population status of alligators. Participants will also learn about the nuisance…

Façade Redo Earns Heritage Award Staff Report   WATER VALLEY – The North Mississippi Herald’s façade renovation earned recognition during the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s two-day “Listen Up! Heritage Preservation Conference” held in Water Valley earlier this month. The project received a Heritage Award for Preservation, one of 30 awards handed out statewide every other year.…

Meek Replays ‘Battle Of Ole Miss’ At YHS Meeting By Jack Gurner Herald Contributor COFFEEVILLE – A firsthand account of what is known as the “Battle of Ole Miss” was the topic of the June meeting of the Yalobusha Historical Society (YHS). Ed Meek, retired assistant vice chancellor for public relations and marketing and associate…