Façade Redo Earns Heritage Award Staff Report   WATER VALLEY – The North Mississippi Herald’s façade renovation earned recognition during the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s two-day “Listen Up! Heritage Preservation Conference” held in Water Valley earlier this month. The project received a Heritage Award for Preservation, one of 30 awards handed out statewide every other year.…

WATER VALLEY – Although Davidson Elementary School (DES) volunteer Kainen Gilley was on Monday night’s school board meeting agenda as a recipient of appreciation for his role as a volunteer, his sentiment set the tone for outgoing DES principal Brad Parker’s last meeting.

After Preparing For A Year, Young Entrepreneur Opens Business THE OUTSIDER By Justin Geurin A new Water Vallian sits down with the people that make this town special. Geurin and his wife, Robin, and twin daughters moved to town last July. As of last week, Shuffle’s Snow is open and ready for business in Water…

Hawkins Seeks Info On Area’s African American History Staff Report WATER VALLEY –  Calvin Hawkins is working to gather information for a documentary featuring Water Valley’s African American history from 1870 to 1970 and is seeking the public’s help in recovering the lost history and memories from this era. The project started almost a year…

Tillatoba Man Levies Allegations Against County For Bill Collection Practice By  David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A Tillatoba man argued that a five year-old garbage bill assessed to his mother is not fair because his family had no record for the $1,000-plus in delinquent bills accumulated from his family’s rental houses until a recent…

Mississippi Blood Services Will Hold Blood Drive At Larson’s On June 17 WATER VALLEY — Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) will hold a community blood drive at Piggly Wiggly in Water Valley on Friday, June 17, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be in the parking lot. Donors will receive a…