In honor of C.W. White Inc’s selection as the recent Business Spotlight recipient, the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is offering a $25 gas gift certificate to the person whose name is drawn at noon on Friday, April 28.  You may stop by the chamber office to register OR you may sign up on…

COLUMBUS, MS. – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle welcomes Ashley W. Harris, M.D., as chief medical officer. He is replacing retiring CMO Jack Reed, M.D. In addition to his CMO duties, Harris also works part time as a hospitalist—a physician with a hospital-based practice. Originally from Water Valley, Miss., Harris graduated magna cum laude with a…

By John Person Special To The Herald WATER VALLEY – Davidson Elementary hosted a Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association tournament on Saturday,  April 22.  Thirty-four players from nine schools (and a couple homeschools) played five rounds of chess.  Players, families and coaches nourished their strength throughout the day with burgers, hotdogs and barbecue served by Dunn’s…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors received another petition from citizens requesting the county take action to clean up private property. The property is located at 33 Pat Drive in the Water Valley Boat Landing community and is owned by Wade Stewart. The petition was signed by five people who live in the…

By Bryan W. Ward An Interview Bold type – is Bryan Plain text is Davis So are you going to miss it?  Yes I’m going to miss Water Valley. uh…I sure am… I’ve had a good time here. I moved here in 2004, in the spring. Bought this house… I’d been living out in the…

By Kagan Coughlin Special To The Herald WATER VALLEY –  Base Camp Coding Academy (BCCA) has successfully placed all 11 members of its inaugural graduating class in information technology-related jobs. The non-profit charity, which provides under-advantaged youth with fast-paced, focused vocational training in computer programming to support the technology needs of local and regional employers,…

By Jack Gurner Herald Contributor It took a couple of days, but a small dog apparently dumped at Wildcat’s Break is now safely in the hands of rescuers.  It also took the skills and equipment of some well-trained animal rescue people to help with the capture. But, at the end, it may have been a…

John Tyler Bass, a Water Valley resident and student at Oxford High School, was recently awarded the Murphy-Martin Endowment Fund, Grand Lodge of Mississippi, F. & A.M. scholarship.  He is the 2017 recipient from north Mississippi. The $1000 scholarship is given each year to a student who meets rigorous criteria and is chosen by the scholarship…