Special To The Herald MEMPHIS – Shelia and Jimmy “The Ghostrider” Willard are organizing a night of wrestling at The Dome at the Agricenter International July 24 to raise money for The MED Foundation. While one in four people you know may need The MED one day, the Willards have needed it on two separate…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Four exceptionally talented youngsters will appear at the Water Valley Music Festival, sponsored by the Town and Country Garden Club. The Music Festival will be held in the Civic Auditorium August 5. A pre-program by the Sharecroppers will start at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 7:30.  …

Masked Robbers Assault Manager Apparent Target Was Night Deposit Bag By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Police are investigating an attempted strong-arm robbery that occurred last Thursday morning at the Sonic Drive-In on South Main Street. Ron King, a manager at the fast food restaurant, was leaving the business around 12:10 a.m. when he was…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors passed a resolution adopting the final version of flood ordinance, a move that will allow the county to enroll in the National Flood Insurance Program. The unanimous vote came during a recessed meeting held Tuesday, July 20, in Coffeeville. The resolution culminates months of work preparing a flood ordinance…

Dr. Deborah Moran, new Superintendent of the Water Valley School District, issued a statement to the community at last Monday’s School Board meeting. The statement is included in full below. More about Dr. Moran will be featured in the July 29 issue of the Herald. ————————————- Office of the Superintendent Hello, I am Dr. Deborah…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The School Board adopted a $10,504,929.92 budget for FY 2011 Monday night during a six-minute long meeting held before the regular session. District Business Manager Randy Goodwin told board members that if nothing happens there will be a fund balance of $640,875.38 at the end of the fiscal year.…

WASHINGTON – The City of Water Valley has received an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant of $40,000 for sewer and water improvements, announced Congressman Travis Childers. These funds will be used to purchase equipment to monitor the City of Water Valleys’ sewer and water systems.   “This significant funding represents an important investment in the…

By Jack GurnerReporter JACKSON, TENN. – If there were ever two towns linked by a common thread of history, they are Water Valley and Jackson, Tenn. For more than a century, as many as eight trains a day ran the 119 miles between the two important points on the Illinois Central Railroad. When the Mississippi…

Musicians and storytellers are as much a part of Mississippi as fried catfish and sweet iced tea. On Thursday, July 15, at 7 p.m. two of the state’s favorite sons, will present An Evening of Songs and Stories with Charles Pittman and Robert Khayat at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery at Enid Lake. Perhaps best…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – For as long as she can remember Rebecca McGavock has been involved with art. “In school I always drew and at home I would watch my Mom paint and draw with her,” said McGavock, whose work is currently on display at Renasant Bank. Nine pieces of her art hang…