Turnage Drug Store Named Outstanding Legacy Business
JACKSON – A four-generation family business in Water Valley was named the Outstanding Legacy Business/Small Community at the Mississippi Main Street Association’s 2024 Annual Awards Luncheon on June 20 in Jackson. Turnage Drug Store was nominated by the Water Valley Main Street Association (WVMSA). The award was presented to members of the Turnage family and…
Read More‘I’m So Water Valley’ Event Will Return In September
WATER VALLEY – A celebration honoring longtime friendships and memories will return in September. The “I’m So Water Valley” event is scheduled Sept. 21 on Main Street after a five-year pause due to the Covid. Keesha Moore launched the “I’m So Water Valley” event in 2014 after dozens of people commented on a Facebook post…
Read MoreObituaries 06/27/2024
Brenda Nell Allen BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Brenda McKay Allen, 74, of Birmingham, Ala. passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Brenda was born in Water Valley in 1949 to…
Read MoreTCE Is Not A Threat To Water Supply
The media frenzy that followed the filing of the federal lawsuit by former Holley Carburetor employees has almost subsided. The first lawsuit was filed and others will follow as the number of plaintiffs has grown to over 900 and counting. The plaintiffs are former employees who were exposed to a solvent, trichloroethylene or TCE, that…
Read MoreHill Country Living
I hope I’m not making a wrong assumption but I feel like it’s safe to say we all survived The Great Planned Water Valley Power Outage of 2024. I respect a decent amount of hysteria surrounding such things because heat stroke, oxygen tanks and melting groceries are real. My friend crew did alright without power…
Read MoreCarnival Is A Testament To Community Spirit
Summer is here and in Water Valley that means the Watermelon Carnival is just around the corner. Held annually during the first weekend in August, this event is a vibrant celebration of everything watermelon. The Chamber of Chamber plays a pivotal role in organizing the carnival, bringing together residents and businesses to create an event…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
In his “Shearings” column for Independence Day, Herald Editor Edward B. Shearer commented on the average age of the world’s great civilizations, which is 200 years. He wrote that 19 of the 21 civilizations have deceased, not from outside enemies, but rather from internal decay. The normal pattern for the rise and fall of these…
Read MoreMt. Liberty News
I hope everyone is having a good week. It has been hot so far for sure. We got the pool up and are spending a lot of time in it. It’s only June and I’m concerned it’s going to be a really hot summer. It’s been a pretty tough week. Last Thursday we lost my…
Read MoreTillatoba News
Please mark on your calendars for vacation Bible school at the Tillatoba Baptist Church scheduled July 7-10. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. each night. There will be preregistration on Sunday, June 30, from 4 to 5 p.m. And now we are going to brag on sweet Meg Daves a bit! Meg…
Read MoreHowland Tapped As New Blue Devil Softball Coach
Michael Howland has been tapped as the new head coach for the Water Valley High School (WVHS) softball team. A graduate of Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, Coach Howland has a Bachelor’s degree from Troy University and Masters of Criminal Justice from The University of Mississippi. Howland served a 25-year military career in Army/Joint…
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