By Rita Howell  The Panolian BATESVILLE –With a record 1,039 coonhounds headed this way for the UKC Winter Classic Friday and Saturday at the Batesville Civic Center, arrangements are being made to access more hunting land and line up more guides than ever before.  “The UKC has never had this big a hunt,” said Ronnie…

OXFORD – An evening of deceit, intrigue and murder is in store for audiences Feb. 14 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts when Aquila Theatre brings its production of mystery writer Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” to the University of Mississippi. The 7:30 p.m. performance is Christie’s own staging of…

On Saturday, February 11, at 7 p.m. Foster Music and Arts’ Old School Theater will present a concert evening you won’t soon forget with one the finest bands in North Mississippi and beyond – The Blackwater Trio. The Blackwater Trio is made up of Seth Stroud (guitar, lead vocals), Walt Busby (lead guitar, vocals) and…

By Amanda Malloy Bozarts Intern WATER VALLEY – Many of us don’t consider our house a home unless there is a furry, feathered, or scaly friend to keep us company. If you consider your fur baby to be part of your family, or even if you just love watching cat videos, you will not want…

  The second annual Miss and Mr. Tri-Lake St. Jude Pageant will be held March 4, in the Civic Auditorium, located at 905 North Main Street at Water Valley. Last  year the pageant raised over $3,000 and this year organizers are hoping for more.  March 3 will be practice night, starting at 6 p.m. Contestants…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A lengthy restoration for a pair of Main Street buildings has reached the end of the first phase. Water Valley native and Oxford businessman Terry Warren purchased the Wagner buildings in 2015 and started work on the buildings that has been underway intermittently for almost two years. Last…

By David Howell North Mississippi Herald A proposed trailer park expansion in Water Valley may have hit a snag after city officials reported at Tuesday night’s meeting that the city does not have the capacity to provide sewage for the entire project.  In response to questions from multiple attendees in a packed board room, Mayor…

WATER VALLEY – Unusual January weather and multiple downed aerators at the City of Water Valley’s wastewater treatment plant was the culprit in the strong odor many residents noticed during January. Mayor Larry Hart explained that the problem originated at the lagoon used to treat the wastewater from Water Valley Poultry, which only had one…

WATER VALLEY  A longtime business owner in Water Valley, Ricky “Monk” Morris, dispelled rumors about his involvement in the sale of a mobile home park to four Oxford men who plan to expand. Morris told the Herald that some people in town are under the mistaken impression that he was involved in the sale of…