WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and First Lady Liz Reynolds hosted a ribbon cutting ...

Monday night’s meeting was the first true deep dive into the Water Valley Electric Department that I’ve seen in my 20-year career at the North Mississippi Herald. And folks, the room was packed. Now, ...

WATER VALLEY – A routine traffic stop led to a DUI arrest and a potential firearm charge for a local man last Thursday. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported an officer clocked a vehicle ...

WATER VALLEY – The soundtrack of this year’s Watermelon Carnival will be playing loud and proud in City Park on Saturday, with live music stretching from morning well into the afternoon. Whether ...

TILLATOBA – A Tillatoba couple was arrested on drug charges Friday, July 18, following a multi-agency investigation. Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported that Vernon Brower, 72, and ...

LAFAYETTE – Jeanette Dean Callahan left this world peacefully at home on July 18, 2025. She was 82. Born on May 29, 1943, in Water Valley, Dean was a cherished member of her community, known for her ...

Harlan Dean Boyles SARDIS – Harlan Dean Boyles passed away on May 15, 2025, at the age of 78. Harlan was born on April 13, 1947, in Batesville and he spent his early years running track at North ...

WATER VALLEY – A 57-year-old man was fatally attacked by two dogs Friday afternoon at Second Chance Animal Alliance, an animal shelter located on Highway 315 just outside of Water Valley. Yalobusha ...

COFFEEVILLE – There was a solemn round of “yes, ma’ams” following a passionate plea from Mary Dudley during the Board of Supervisors meeting Monday morning. Dudley requested that county supervisors ...

WATER VALLEY – A 42 year-old Water Valley man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the bypass last Thursday afternoon, May 8. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported Antonie Hilliard was ...

WATER VALLEY – A multi-billion dollar company is the primary defendant in the first of what is expected to be multiple lawsuits (see related story, Page 1) filed over a decades-old toxic chemical ...

OXFORD – A federal lawsuit filed in September by Timothy Leatherby against Yalobusha County and other defendants was dismissed with prejudice last week by U.S. District Judge Michael Mills for lack of ...