COFFEEVILLE – County officials reviewed the response to a 911 call following an incident Friday when a District 5 county road department employee was injured after falling from a backhoe bucket that ...

The safe room must be located on land owned and occupied by the applicant. Renters, landlords, and non-residential properties are not eligible. Residents with questions can contact the MEMA Call ...

Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock is encouraging anyone interested in a career with the Water Valley Fire Department to submit an application for a new hiring ...

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 ...

Hal Vaughn’s first place melon (left) in the Largest Melon Contest tipped the scales at 219.6 pounds, the largest melon in the history of the Watermelon Carnival. Kenny Harmon’s 196.1 pound melon ...

Just for curiosity, I listened to a podcast released a couple months ago by Inside Evil Interrogations, a 50-minute jail interview with self-professed serial murder John Hughes. Described by ...

COFFEVILLE –A 43 year-old Coffeeville man was fatally shot inside a residence at 841 Tennessee Street on Dec. 23. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported the victim, Melvin Bobo, was pronounced ...

WATER VALLEY – A jury deliberated for less than an hour before delivering a guilty verdict in a two-day trial for a Water Valley man charged with severely beating an elderly man in 2020. Marcus ...

Dear Editor, I don’t spend much time in the middle of town, just passing through from the Local Express gas station (come for the fuel, stay for the view) to Larsons where a diesel truck brings me my ...

WATER VALLEY – The curtains will soon go up again. Only this time, it’s not just the start of another show, it’s the return of a place that means a lot to this town. After years of being closed and ...

Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch said the camper was hidden deep in the woods on private land bordering the Holly Springs National Forest near Tillatoba. It had been pulled several hundred ...

By Jack Gurner Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – When folks gather in Water Valley to observe the anniversary of the wreck at Vaughan, one of the topics of discussion will be why didn’t Casey jump.