Mayor Tommy Reynolds and the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcomed Main Street Treats with a ribbon cutting last Thursday. Owner Gena Dunn (left of mayor) shared the hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m.; and from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.…

WATER VALLEY – One person was arrested following an altercation Friday night during the Watermelon Carnival that left a 25 year-old Water Valley woman injured when she was cut multiple times with a box-cutter style razor. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Sh’dadia Long, 21, of Coffeeville was arrested within minutes of the stabbing…

WATER VALLEY – Biggest watermelon, biggest race, fastest race and most money ever paid in the melon auction – multiple carnival records were shattered during the 2024 Watermelon Carnival. By all accounts the carnival was among the most successful in recent years, with a rain shower south of the city cooling the night air Friday…

I know a couple of little Tillatoba girl cousins who started Pre-K3 and K-4 at North Delta in Batesville Monday morning. Joanna Pullen started 3-K and Haven Rose Dukes started 4-K. They both had big smiles. I don’t know how long that will last, but I hope all day! Brandon McClanahan visited his dad, Freddie…

Welcome back to Inside the Blue and White! It is with great honor that I introduce myself as the newest author for this column. My name is Jenna Elizabeth Trusty and I am a senior at Water Valley High School. Mya Harden is one of my very best friends, and I am absolutely over the…

I sure hope it is not time to put the Herald reporter out to pasture. I was only 100 yards or so from the stabbing Friday night at the carnival and did not know it had happened until it was all over. Thankfully the victim is home recovering and I realized that I wasn’t the…

I was walking down to Crawford Sports Complex this morning when a man strolling past Boundz BBQ Truck asked me if I “made it to the jubilee.” I was puzzled as I didn’t recall any jubilee going on, much less me going to one. I said “no” and kept walking, assuming this man had hallucinated…

As the echoes of laughter and the scent of barbecue fade into cherished memories, we want to take a moment to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended and supported this year’s Watermelon Carnival. It was a resounding success, and it’s all thanks to you, our wonderful community. From the very beginning, the carnival…

• 15 years ago, Aug. 13, 2009 – The city would be operating on a tighter budget for the upcoming fiscal year with anticipated revenues down by more than $39,000. One of the contributing factors was an $890,000 decrease in the assessed value of property within the city. Aldermen voted to amend the already amended…