By Jessie Gurner Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – Get ready, Water Valley – the Chamber of Commerce has been as busy as Santa’s elves, and the Christmas parade this Friday, December 13, at 6 p.m. is shaping up to be the holiday highlight of the year! With over 100 entries confirmed, the night promises dazzling…

Just for curiosity, I listened to a podcast released a couple months ago by Inside Evil Interrogations, a 50-minute jail interview with self-professed serial murder John Hughes. Described by prosecutors as a modern day “Bonnie and Clyde,” Hughes and his girlfriend, Dana Tutor, went on a multi-state crime spree in 2008. Hughes killed a 53-year-old…

The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce was beyond thrilled to announce that Coach Bryant Mix will serve as this year’s Christmas Parade Marshal! This honor couldn’t be more fitting for someone who has dedicated so much of his time, energy, and heart to uplifting others in our community and beyond. Judging by the outpouring…

I feel like a failed local columnist because I had to work and missed our town’s annual Christmas in the Valley festivities. So, apologies that I cannot share first-hand accounts of the horse drawn carriage rides, the warm hot chocolates, the tall and thin but friendly-looking Snowman who looks like he’s missing his dentures and,…

Fifteen years have passed since Columbus “Jimmy” Buford was brutally beaten and killed inside his home on Calhoun Street in Water Valley on Dec. 15, 2009. MBI agents and the sheriff’s department assisted the Water Valley Police Department with the case, but few strong leads surfaced in the weeks and months that followed. Buford had…

This was intended for last weeks news: Shelia Jackson ate Thanksgiving dinner with her niece, Robbie Griffin, at Teasdale. Then Thursday night they had their families out at Mickey’s and Christy’s new house. Sheila said it was so nice and it has a porch all around it. Mickey and Christy constructed the house, it took…

Football coaches from all seven classifications and all eight regions met in Hattiesburg for the Annual All-State Meeting. In Class 2A, senior defensive lineman Donalvin Wilson made the team for the second consecutive season. The Northwest Mississippi Community College commit made the Second Team this season. Junior Zae Bradford was voted to the Honorable Mention…

I hope it’s been a great week for everyone, things are going good in our little community. Everyone is starting to feel better from the crud that’s been going around. Friday night I went to Christmas in the Valley with my youngest, Emily, and we had fun as always. We took some great pictures. Emily’s…

We are starting to slow down for the semester at WVHS, but teachers, staff, and students alike are dedicated to ending 2024 on a good note! Softball is gearing up for their busy season after the holidays and break. I talked to senior team member and captain Belle Belcher about the upcoming season. “I feel…