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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Libraries Rock! Summer program at Blackmur Library is well underway, but it’s not too late to join in the fun. This year, participants are having fun with music as they learn about different music and instruments from around the world, what makes music work. They also are enjoying making some cool crafts, and singing…
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Home-town Pizza will start serving breakfast Monday, a decision sparked by the closing of Downtown Inn and Coffee Parlor that will orphan a loyal morning crowd. Hometown Pizza owner Greg Segroves reported the morning meal will be served from 7 to 10:30 a.m. and his new morning menu…

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.