A Water Valley School Board Meeting will be held Monday, January 23, in the Water Valley Central Office. The meeting will begin a 6:30 p.m. and is a public meeting open to everyone.

Bingo will be played at VFW Post 4100’s Post Home, located at 11535 Highway 315, west of Water Valley, on Friday night, January 20. Play will begin at 7 p.m. and the door open at 6. The regular Saturday night dance will be held on January 21 in the Post Home. Providing music for dancing…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – One new candidate has surfaced in Water Valley after Hubert “Herbie” Rogers qualified to run for mayor late last week. Rogers is a longtime volunteer fire fighter, previously serving as chief at Velma Fire Department. He also serves as the county’s deputy EMA director. He works at Windsor…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The city’s bank accounts will earn .66 percent interest in 2017, up slightly from half of a percent last year after city aldermen accepted the bid from Mechanics Bank to serve as the depository during the first meeting of the new year. The bid from Mechanics was higher…

 By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Two contested races in Water Valley have already emerged a week into the two-month qualifying period for this summer’s municipal elections. Incumbent Donald Gray and Amos Harvey have qualified for the Alderman-at-Large position and incumbent Bobby Cox and Kagan Coughlin have qualified for Ward One Aldermen. Incumbent Ward…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Four  people in the county face drug-related charges from arrests made during the last week according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.  Alex McGee, age 23, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, improper equipment and failure to dim headlights during a traffic stop on Hwy. 330 near County…