Water Valley Baseball Honors Seniors On Senior Night
WATER VALLEY – Water Valley High School recognized its senior baseball players during Senior Night ceremonies, honoring years of dedication to the program and looking ahead to their future plans. Parker Turnage, a six-year member of the program, plans to attend the University of Mississippi to pursue dentistry. He said one of his most memorable…
Read MoreYoung Water Valley Track Team Showing Championship Potential
WATER VALLEY — A young but talented Water Valley High School girls track team continues to show signs of something bigger. Following a strong showing at the district meet held at Potts Camp on April 8, head coach Bernadette Sayles believes her team has the potential to compete for championships as the postseason continues. “I…
Read MoreWV Powerlifter Makes School History With Blue Mountain Scholarship
WATER VALLEY — For the first time in school history, a Water Valley High School powerlifter is taking the next step in the sport. Senior Drake Mabary has signed a letter of commitment to attend Blue Mountain College, where he will compete on the school’s powerlifting team — becoming the first powerlifter from Water Valley…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hello everyone, and welcome back to your weekly news from inside the halls of Water Valley High School! A couple of exciting things happened this week, and I’m here to tell you all about them, from baseball games to big accomplishments in sports. We have some great news to celebrate. Congratulations to Drake Mabary on…
Read MoreMDOT Plans One-Pass Cleanup On Highways
JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Transportation will award a contract later this month for storm debris removal along state highways in north Mississippi. Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District Commissioner John Caldwell said cleanup is expected to begin in late April. Caldwell said the agency first had to quantify the downed debris before putting the…
Read MoreSupervisors Set April 30 Debris Deadline
WATER VALLEY — The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors has set Thursday, April 30, as the deadline for residents to place storm debris along county road rights-of-way as cleanup efforts enter their final phase following Winter Storm Fern. The date was set during the board’s “first Monday” meeting after supervisors reviewed ongoing cleanup progress across…
Read MoreTCE Lawsuits Expand To Five
WATER VALLEY — Litigation tied to decades-old trichloroethylene contamination at the former Holley Automotive plant in Water Valley is expanding rapidly, with three new lawsuits filed April 1 and April 2. The filings bring the total number of ongoing lawsuits to five — all with similar allegations — and push the number of plaintiffs well…
Read MoreProm Crash Simulation Delivers Sobering Message
WATER VALLEY – Multiple agencies participated in a staged drunk driving crash simulation in front of Water Valley High School last Wednesday, April 1, giving students a firsthand look at the real-life consequences of impaired driving just days before prom. The event, coordinated by the Water Valley Police Department, was timed as juniors and seniors…
Read MoreOne Step From Trouble
All of my longtime readers know I can’t make it through a spring without at least one report from the woods, and I’m talking about the turkey woods. Last week I shared a picture in the Herald of a turkey jeering at me on my trail camera. I caught up with him Friday morning —…
Read MoreOpen House Scheduled For New Jail In 1966
20 Years—April 6, 2006 – The Cancer Society fundraiser, the third annual “Relay for Life” is scheduled for Friday night. Last year’s Relay raised around $80,000. Pictured with the Wall of Hope Banner were Red Hat Melons, Glenda Griffith, Linda White, Jeannie Clement, Mary Sue Stevens, Liz Reynolds, Janice Avant, Toni Hill and Jonnie Mayo.…
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