WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Arts Council is coordinating the community’s first Great Pumpkin Illumination! This event gives all Water Valley citizens the opportunity to experience making a communal art installation together. The Neolithic cave painter painted by the light of his torch. He told not only his story of the hunt; he told…

JACKSON – Seasonal flu shots are now available at all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county clinics.  Seasonal flu vaccination is recommended for anyone age six months and older. “The flu shot is absolutely your best protection against the flu,” said MSDH State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier. “The vaccine takes one to two…

Bartlett, Tennessee sculptor/painter and Water Valley native, Kathy Booker Wise, is among the artists whose work has been accepted for the American Artists Professional League’s 87th Grand National Exhibition scheduled for November 8-20 in New York City. Wise, who works in two and three dimensions, is best known for her vibrant oil and pastel still…

By John Person Special To The Herald  On Saturday, Oct. 17, Principal Brad Parker hosted a Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association tournament at Davidson Elementary. The “Water Valley Scholastic Open” is the first of nine chess tournaments the MSCA will conduct throughout the state during the current school year. Fifty-three young chess players from schools across…

By David Howell Editor ENID – An Alabama man was killed in a fiery crash on I-55 Monday afternoon when his pickup exploded in flames after colliding with a semi. The accident occurred in Yalobusha County at the Enid Lake exit. Alejandro Gregorio-Ortega, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene as multiple agencies from Panola,…

By Mack Gordon Reporter WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen and Mayor Larry Hart took care of routine city business in a brief monthly meeting held Tuesday, October 6. Mayor Larry Hart began the meeting recognizing City Clerk Vivian Snider’s certificate of attendance for participation in the statewide Municipal Court Clerk Seminar…

COFFEEVILLE – Six people have been charged and additional arrests are expected in a shooting and arson case Wednesday evening as federal, state and local authorities continue to investigate an altercation that left one man seriously injured and a house torched. Humphreys reported multiple shots were fired by multiple suspects, with rounds striking a house,…

By David Howell Editor  COFFEEVILLE – Sumner Davis moderated the two hour meeting held Oct. 6 weighing the pros and cons of the unit system and beat system in Mississippi. Davis is a Governmental Training Specialist with the Center for Governmental Training & Technology in the Mississippi State University Extension Service. The meeting was held…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – The first of two meetings scheduled for discussion on the beat system and unit system was held last Tuesday, with proponents of each system of county government voicing opinions in a two-hour session held at the Coffeeville courthouse. A second meeting is scheduled October 20 in the Water…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The historical marker dedicated to the life and work of Mississippi author Hubert Creekmore (1907 – 1966) was unveiled Friday afternoon at his family home on Panola Street. The program brought together Creekmore family members, scholars, readers, archivists, students and all those who care about preserving and recovering Mississippi’s literary…