The Watermelon Carnival Music Festival opened the weekend activities Thursday night with a variety of entertainment. Just a few of the highlights included presentation of the Luella Fair Community Enrichment Award to Mrs. Tom (Martha) Edwards and the performance by festival newcomer Effie Burt. Emcee Dr. Glen Kitchens was given high marks for his first…

Even though it’s Carnival weekend. Even if it’s raining. Come downtown Saturday morning from 8-11 for     * fresh produce of all kinds– including watermelons and canteloupes!    * the season’s last tomatoes    * fresh green beans    * fresh eggs    * fried pies, baked goods, New Orleans-style pralines, and more    * Adirondack-style yard furniture    * arts-and-crafts   …

The Complete Guide to the Watermelon Carnival is included in this week’s edition of the North Mississippi Herald. The 32-page section contains a schedule of events provided by the Chamber of Commerce, articles about Carnival events, and history of the Carnival along with information from our best area businesspeople. Pick up a copy today. On…

WATER VALLEY – Hilda Breland has a way to beat the Carnival time heat. She hangs a fan in the top of her tent. But, it doesn’t hurt that she is located in one of the few shady areas of City Park. Having a booth space by a tree is one of the perks of…

The Tri-Lakes Fairground Association’s Summer Festival will be Aug. 6 – 8 at the Water Valley Fairgrounds located on Hwy. 315 across from the V.F.W. Post. Mississippi Delta Shows will return to supply all the thrills, chills and laughter on the Midway Carnival Rides, according to J.C. Womble, Tri-Lakes Fairground Association Public-ity Chairman. Some of…

Nationally acclaimed vocalist and composer Effie Burt will headline Thursday’s Watermelon Music Festival sponsored by Town and Country Garden Club.     Burt was born and raised in Oxford and  has graced stages from Beale Street to Montego Bay. She has been a featured vocalist with the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and has performed at the…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment continues to rise in Yalobusha County topping last month’s 22-year high and holding steady as the seventh highest in the state. The June rate of 16.6 percent is not quite double that of a year ago when unemployment for June 2008 was 9.4 percent, according to the latest…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Once again the weather may be the big story for the 40th Watermelon Carnival. Last year it was the excessive heat. This year it may be rain. At press time Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service was predicting an even chance of precipitation for most of the weekend. The…

Members of the Town and Country Garden Club showed their appreciation for city workers by feeding them lunch on the Railroad Park Pavilion Wednesday at noon. Margaret Daum, President of the TCGC, said that the workers deserved recognition. “We just appreciate all the extra work they have put in this week to make the town…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley gal has turned a prize-winning dessert recipe into a commercially offered cake mix marketed in five states – accomplishing the feat in just over a year.     Shirley Riley entered her favorite recipe, sweet potato cake with lemon cream cheese frosting in the Mississippi Magazine recipe…