WATER VALLEY – Discussions about stray dogs, brush and debris pickup, overgrown property, broken equipment and Watermelon Carnival preparations dominated a June 16 meeting of the Water Valley Board of Aldermen, highlighting demands on already stretched city departments. During the meeting, the board unanimously approved the hiring of an applicant for the newly created Public…
WATER VALLEY – Organizers of Water Valley’s Bicentennial time capsule project believe they have located the capsule buried near City Hall nearly 50 years ago. J.R. Burleson and Cruz Burleson of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 82 recently used metal detectors, probes and shovels to search for the capsule. A tip from City Clerk Vivian Snider…
WATER VALLEY – A Mississippi family business that traces its roots to a small hardware store in Vardaman more than 60 years ago opened its newest location in Water Valley, bringing a new home improvement and building supply retailer to the city and marking a significant private investment along the Highway 7 bypass. Nabors Home…
WATER VALLEY – When Martin Street property owner Marco Gooch saw one of his vacant properties pictured recently in a Herald story about the city’s proposed vacant property ordinance, it struck a nerve. Gooch said his frustrations are not primarily about the ordinance itself. Instead, he says they stem from years of what he describes…
I wrote about my 51st birthday last week and how time seems to move faster the older we get. Case in point, the Looking Back photo in last week’s edition showed the renovation of the Herald building. I confidently reported that 20 years had passed since the project was completed. It didn’t take Mickey Howley…
WATER VALLEY – The Blackmur Memorial Library was formally recognized as a Water Valley historic landmark during a ceremony held June 19, following action by the Board of Aldermen earlier this month. The board approved the designation during its June 2 meeting as part of an effort to support an application for grant funding that…
ENID LAKE – Young anglers will get their shot at the big one when the annual Youth Fish Rodeo returns Saturday, May 16, at the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center. The free event hosted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) is open to children ages 15 and younger, with…
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was charged with one count of drive-by shooting following an incident on Blackmur Drive Tuesday afternoon. Water Valley Chief Jason Mangrum reported Christopher Schneider, 18, was in custody within two hours of the shooting. The chief added that additional arrests are likely. The victim was walking on Blackmur…
Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?
Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.