The first annual Casey Jones Blues Festival took place in downtown Water Valley this past Saturday. I’m glad they didn’t charge admission at the gate because I attended the festival no less than seven separate times in one day. That’s how many times I walked down to Main Street! Come to think of it, one…

April Fools’ Day fell on a publication date in 2004 and Jim Shearer had a little fun with what would later be described as an over-the-top April Fools’ story about the railroad returning to Water Valley. It was an obvious ruse but as Jack Gurner surmised, the railroad has always been a sensitive issue here.…

Christian love and sympathy to the Eddie Jarrell family of Grenada. Eddie left his earthly home and entered his heavenly home early Saturday morning. James Lee Sturdivant, a first grade student at Carroll Academy, made the nine weeks Principal’s List. The Easter Egg Hunt at the Hartley’s was a big success as usual. Grownups as…

By Joe Gurner Blackmur Library WATER VALLEY – April is going to be an exciting month at Blackmur Memorial Library with a number of different programs for people of all ages and interests. The fun will start Saturday, April 6 from 9-11 a.m. with a children’s program sponsored and conducted by the Water Valley High…

ANDDD, we’re back from our refreshing spring break with a whirlwind week at Water Valley High after returning to class. The halls are loud and flowing with laughter, and the activities are increasing like never before. Give the kids a break, and they come back full force, ready to learn! While not much engagement happened…

Seventeen-year-old Sam Bryan was the fastest runner at the inaugural Casey Jones Blues Fest 5K Run Walk with a blazing 15 minute, 38 second finish, winning the teen category and finishing several minutes ahead of all other contestants. The time was a personal record for Bryan, who reported his previous record in a 5K was…

COFFEEVILLE – A wayward pig was on the lam for almost a week before he was apprehended Thursday morning after traveling almost 20 miles in a cross-county adventure. Sam escaped from his home on Hwy. 315, just north of Water Valley. He was captured on Hwy. 7, just north of Coffeeville, in an effort that…

WATER VALLEY – Make plans to be in downtown Water Valley this weekend for the inaugural Casey Jones Blues Fest. The weekend will kickoff celebrating all things local on Friday night with the Water Valley Wine Down and a Spring Open House from 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday will start with the Casey Jones Blues Fest 5K…

COFFEEVILLE – County supervisors affirmed that the current approach of not picking up stray dogs in unincorporated areas of the county will remain unchanged.. The item was on the meeting agenda on March 13 after Board President Cayce Washington cited recent phone calls including a complaint about an abandoned litter of puppies. Washington initially suggested…