Kagan Coughlin spoke about job prospects in Mississippi at the Silicon South technology conference held at Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson on Tuesday, April 11.  Coughlin is the co-founder (with Glen Evans) and Executive Director of the Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley.   Coughlin told the audience that Base Camp will graduate 11…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – C. W. White,  Inc. has been selected to receive the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce’s third “Business Spotlight” Award. The award was presented to the company’s president, Tommy White. The company has been a longtime supporter of both the community and the Chamber of Commerce and was started by…

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…

On Thursday, April 6,  Natural Resources Specialist, Kyle Tedford and Enid Lake volunteer Rob Harlow attended the Keep Mississippi Beautiful Awards Luncheon in Jackson. Harlow and Tedford accepted an award from “Keep Mississippi Beautiful” for second place in the Federal Government category for an outstanding job performed on February 25, at Enid Lake’s Clean Up…

By John Davis Oxford Park Commission OXFORD – A new challenge, with a new blank canvas to paint on, drove Kris Brasher to pursue the position he was recently hired for at the Oxford Park Commission. Brasher is the new Administrator of Leisure Lifestyles program as well as the Aquatics Director for the Oxford City…