Area Breaking News

Multi-Million Dollar Improvements Planned At School

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Work has already started at the Water Valley School District on a lengthy improvement list that ranges from renovations at the district’s two schools and security upgrades to the possible addition of a middle school. The multi-million dollar investment will be funded in a two-step plan that started…

School Registration Continues In July

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

Officials in the Water Valley School District are urging parents who have not registered their children for the 2018-19 school year to get it done this month. Registration at the high school and junior high continues in July from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Thursday and there are approximately 140 students remaining who…

Zediker Will Perform At Panola Street Venue

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

Blues with Matthew Zediker is scheduled Saturday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m. at 200 Panola Street. Matthew is a writer for the North Mississippi Herald and a talented musician. Zediker is a multi-instrumentalist, playing various guitars, saxophone, clarinet, cordinair, sitar and piano. He also writes and composes music and is a full-time math student at…

Rotary Club Has Exciting Items For Raffle

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

Each year Rotarians try to raffle items during the Watermelon Carnival that appeal to young and old, male & female. This year Rotary is offering the latest in TV technology and what everybody wants in a “COOL” watch. Ladies always love the pottery and who can’t use $100 of gasoline? Therefore, the Rotary Club of…

Strong Community Effort Cited In Main Street Award

By Editor | June 27, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor JACKSON – The Water Valley Main Street Association (WVMSA) was awarded the Outstanding Community Transformation Award – Small Town during the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) 29th Annual Awards Luncheon in downtown Jackson last Thursday. The recognition, one of the top awards handed out at the annual banquet, stems from more…

New Sayle Store Should Be Open By First Of Year

By Editor | June 27, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Con-struction is expected to start by early fall for Sayle Oil Company’s new 5,000 square-foot convenience store on the south end of the bypass in Water Valley. Dirt work has already started for the new location, which will replace the aging Gas Mart store directly across Frostland Drive…

Blood Drive Planned Tuesday

By Editor | June 27, 2018 |

WATER VALLEY – Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) will be holding a community blood drive in Water Valley, Tuesday, July 3, from 12 – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at Dollar General in Water Valley. Donors will receive a T-shirt and a gift card (while supplies last). All donors will be registered in…

New Team At DES Excited About School Year

By Editor | June 27, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – With the start of school just around the corner the new leadership team at Davidson Elementary School is gearing up for an exciting year. Valeree Ellis-Barnes was hired in May as principal and James Watson was hired in June as assistant principal at DES. Barnes will start her…

Episcopal Church Calls Priest, Services Move To Sunday Evening

By Editor | June 27, 2018 |

WATER VALLEY – A year after services resumed at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Water Valley, the congregation has called a priest, the Rev. Chris Robinson. Father Robinson has served as an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Mississippi for the past eight years and will begin weekly ministry in Water Valley on…

MDWFP Biologist To Present Program On Snakehead Fish

By Editor | June 27, 2018 |

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologist Nathan Aycock will present a program about snakehead fish at the Visitor Education Center (VEC) at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30. Aycock will discuss the invasive snakehead’s biology, current status, and how to distinguish it from Mississippi’s native bowfin. A question-and-answer session will follow…