STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Athletics will enshrine eight new members into the MSU Sports M-Club Hall of Fame on Sept. 25 when the Bulldogs play host to LSU at Davis Wade Stadium. Water Valley resident Bob Tyler is included in the six-member class of 2020 that also features All-American defensive lineman Billy Jackson, baseball standout…

WATER VALLEY – The 2017 and 2020 robberies of the Exxon station on Frostland Drive have striking similarities. The robberies occurred in June. The man convicted in the robberies, Kendrick Scott, made a hasty getaway both times. The trail of evidence allowed authorities to identify Scott as the perpetrator within hours. And both times, Scott…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials adopted a new ordinance regulating the licensing, registration, owning, keeping and harboring of all dogs in Water Valley during their monthly meeting on April 6. The eight-page ordinance includes requirements from earlier ordinances that prohibit  dogs from running at-large and requires annual registration. The new ordinance…

By David Howell Editor SYLVA RENA – More than five months have passed since thousands of strawberry plants went in the ground at Jones Family Farms. Five months of nurturing the plants that has paid off with delicious strawberries ready for customers marking the start of the season for owners Rob and Jordan Jones. “This…

WATER VALLEY – Water Valley Electric Department Superintendent Andy Hall reported almost a third of the city customers were without power during the peak of the outage. While most of the repairs were completed in hours, electricity was not restored for an estimated 30 homes west of the bypass until 4:20 Sunday afternoon. “We had…

JACKSON – All required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public-school students this school year, including the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment and high school assessments for Algebra I, English II, Biology and U.S. History. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has provided districts with pandemic-related flexibilities to make it easier to administer the…

The annual pageant to benefit St. Jude is scheduled April 10 and 11 at the VFW Post 4100, and organizers are accepting entry applications. The pageant is open to males and females of all ages and attire is your choice. Door entry is $5 per person and concessions will be available. The entry fee is…