WVHS Band Marched In Inaugural Parade For Cliff Finch In 1966
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Trophy winners of the 1965 Blue Devil football team were honored at a banquet in early 1966. Shown are (from left) 1st row: Steve Williams – Most Valuable Player, Mike Hedges and John Abernathy – Scholastic; (second row, from left) Tommy Hudson – sportsmanship, Larry Evans – Most Improved Player and permanent team captain, and Clinton Mooney, Best Blocker (Clinton also won the same award the previous year as a sophomore.)
10 Years—January 12, 2016 – A Mississippi Scholastic Chess Tournament was hosted at Davidson Elementary School on Saturday with 68 participants representing more than a half-dozen schools from north Mississippi. The chess tournament was the largest in decades with numerous Water Valley students participating. Although competition is fierce in the tournament, it is also a learning environment as coach Jon Person provides instruction following one match. Person is the coach for the Water Valley team and is credited with rebuilding the team.
Twenty-one bald eagles were spotted by volunteers and rangers during the annual survey at Enid Lake.
20 Years—January 12, 2006 – The Yalobusha County Nursing Home kicked off a fundraiser to help purchase new van. With the addition of the new 50 bed Spears Wing at the facility a second van is needed.
The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announces that the fish hatchery, located on Enid Dam, would open in May.
In Rep. Tommy Reynolds’ “Report to the People” column, he stated that the first week of the 2006 regular legislative session is the most active in memory. A bill had been introduced to make seatbelt violations a primary offense.
Mrs. Marguerite Haynes Thomas celebrated her 94th birthday December 29, 2005. To celebrate, she enjoyed an outing to the Cottage Tea Room in Coffeeville, hosted by Mary Sue Stevens and Linda White.
Bethel Baptist Church announced that their Lottie Moon Offering of $5,830, had been reached. The Bethel News was written by Roland Buppert.
Sand Hill News, written by Arline Henderson, reported that a large number of military personnel had returned home.
30 Years—January 11, 1996 – New Ambassadors assuming their duties were: Hamric Henry, president; Nellie Gardiner, secretary; Sam Knox, vice-president; Barron Caulfield, treasurer; and Dot Knox, vice-president.
Melinda Lamar was named to the Dean’s List and Jerry Bailey was on the President’s List for the fall semester at Itawamba Community College.
New staff members at First United Methodist Church were Andy Cunningham, an Ole Miss student, Youth Minister; and Mrs. Fawn Keen of Houlka, Minister of Music.
Hillery Tuck, daughter of Mike Hedges, and granddaughter of Mrs. Sue Jolley, was featured in the NBC series, “Hang Time.”
Hostesses for the Town and Country Garden Club’s Christmas party were Linda Eakes, Dene Allen, Arda Joy Thompson and Nettie Nell Richmond. Guests were Ed and Betty Shearer and new member, Becky Brown, and her husband, Marion.
Water Valley Elementary School students, Brittany Foxx, Tyra McCray, Megan Jones, and Charlie Edwards, were among those delivering fruit baskets to Nursing Home residents.
40 Years—January 16, 1986 – Callie Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Cox, was a winner in the Channel 5/McDonald “Color the Weather” Contest.
Perry Arrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Arrington, and Lance Newman, son of W.R. and Barbara Newman, were serving as pages for State Senator Johnny Morgan.
Kevin Herrera, Harold Turner, and Christy LaSota, Water Valley High School Band Students, were trying out for the State Lion’s Band.
Danny Ross Ingram was elected chairman of the Polled Hereford Board of Directors for 1986.
Fall semester Ole Miss Honor Students on the Dean’s List included Randy Michael Bowie, Colleen Craven, Charlotte Gray, Patricia Keith, Scott Kellum, Greg Burress, Sandra Kay Hillhouse, Brian Damon Johnson, Johnny Spears and Glen Zediker, all from Water Valley.
50 Years—January 15, 1976 – The Water Valley High School Band was one of 66 Mississippi school bands invited to march in the Inaugural Parade on Tuesday, January 20. Live coverage of the day’s events would be broadcast on the MS ETV Network. Governor-elect Cliff Finch was being sworn in.
Marshall Brown killed a nice eight-point buck while hunting east of Water Valley. David Burrowes also got a large 8-point buck, hunting south of Oxford.
Walter Moore of Oakland, a former Mississippi Senator, died at age 48.
Newly elected Yalobusha County Supervisor, L. D. Jones, attended an orientation program for supervisors across the state.
Yalobusha County Justice Court Judges, John Webster of Coffeeville; Wayne Redwine, Jimmy Berry, and Herman Jones, all of Water Valley; and Gary Tippit of Oakland, attended a training seminar at Ole Miss.
Nancy Swanson was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Harding College.
In the Paris News, written by Mrs. Ernest Kisner, it was reported that the community was sorry that Mr. Jim Bolen was back on the sick list.
60 Years—January 13, 1966 – Trophy winners of the 1965 Blue Devil football team were honored at a banquet. They were: Steve Williams, Most Valuable Player; Mike Hedges and John Abernathy, Scholastic; Tommy Hudson, Sportsmanship; Larry Evans, Most Improved Player and permanent captain; and Clinton Money, Best Blocker.
Mrs. Joe Tucker’s yard was selected as “Yard of the Month” by The Garden Club of Water Valley.
Rev. G. H. Surrette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Surrette, earned his Doctor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Norman Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Quay Jones, was to present a health demonstration on Jackson’s Channel 3 Television Station. The program was sponsored by the State Health Department and the State 4-H Club Department.
In the Yellow Jacket Column by Water Valley High School the Outstanding Senior for January was Patricia Lee Craven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Craven.
The Davidson High Tigers continued to win big, while the Tigerettes were losing. Top players for the Tigers were Joe Bailey, Jack Cook, Larry Kuykendall, and William Bland.
Rotary Club’s past president, Frank Evans, briefed new officers, Bennie Cole Taylor, vice-president; Dr. Fred Hedges, president; and Oscar Mackey, secretary; on their duties.
70 Years—January 12, 1956 – Frank Evans took office as the new Circuit Clerk of Yalobusha County.
The Coffeeville Pirates were favored to win the county tournament being played in the Water Valley High School Gym next week.
Coffeeville had a winning girl’s sextet and a strong boy’s team.
The local post office had job openings and examinations were being given. The advertised beginning basic pay was $1.82 per hour.
The Slim Rhodes Band was scheduled to appear in the Camp Ground School Auditorium. This event was sponsored by the PTA.
Janice Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Taylor, and Curtis Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Berry, announced their engagement. A spring wedding was planned.
County Agent W. Y. Parker, in his column, gave advice on soil samples and orchards.
Local Boy Scouts took part in the observance of the 46th birthday of scouting in America.
80 Years—January 10, 1946 – After serving in the Navy for 25 months, S 1- C Clifton E. Smith, son of Mrs. Callie Smith of Water Valley, has been discharged. His wife, Lalah, lives on Route One, Banner.
Station JDHS (published by students of Jeff Davis High School) staff included: Gilda Lynn Jones, editor; Mildred Harmon, assistant editor; Mildred Person, school reporter; Sammy Coleman and Opal Williams, sports reporters; Naomi Alexander and Annie Mae Terrell, typists; and Virginia Wilbourn, assistant school reporter.
City Clerk W. B. Hunter advised that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Water Valley, were advising that they had passed an ordinance stating that Ad Valorem Taxes on all new factories and new enterprises of public utilities in the City of Water Valley would be exempt for five years. State Ad Valorem Taxes were not included.
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins Turnage are the proud parents of a baby girl, whom they have named, Etheleyne.
The Mississippi Old Men’s Home was seeking help from Yalobusha County to help re-build the home which had been destroyed by fire.
