Christmas music sounded up and down Main Street signaling the beginning of the holiday shopping season as over two dozen merchants participated in the Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House last Saturday. Tonya Eubanks, president of the board of the Chamber, said, “This was a great beginning for the holidays. It gave everybody the opportunity…

Sometimes I get wrapped up in work and accidentally go weeks without socializing in town outside of ordering a to-go box at the Pigsaver plate lunch line. But this past couple of weeks I’ve gotten out and participated in two of my favorite Water Valley activities: poll-working an election and attending the Rotary Club’s annual…

  Water Valley was in danger of being classified as a “restricted area” by the Army, Herald editor Edward B. Shearer wrote in his column Nov. 11, 1943. Such actions would be followed by similar action of the other services, he warned. The problem was the amount of moonshine whiskey that could be bought in…

It seems like every time you have a doctor appointment you are going to run into someone you know and haven’t seen in a while. I encountered Sue Weir and her sweet momma, Hazel Harris, Thursday. Hazel’s son, Bro. Rickey Harris, is pastor of Tillatoba Baptist church. I went to school with Hazel at Oakland.…

Veterans Delmer Weeks, William Craddock, Leonard Jenkins and Anthony Way were honored Thursday at the Water Valley Housing Authority in observance of Veteran’s Day. Staff members at the housing authority served refreshments and presented gifts, and the honorees shared memories from their time of service. Weeks served as an engineer in the U.S. Army where…

Junior Auxiliary hosted the 2023 Valley Dash Turkey Thunder Run 5K Run/Walk last weekend through downtown Water Valley.  More than 50 5K runners and 3K walkers came out to support this benefit and raise money for the children of Yalobusha County. In the men’s division, first place went to Ayden Winters, second place to Tom…

WATER VALLEY – Brayleigh Higdon, a sixth grade student at Davidson Elementary School, has taken the first step to become an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Water Valley Lions Club. She also earned a $50 prize. Second place winner in the local competition was Emalee Chapman, who won $30;…

OAKLAND –Rockefeller Center in New York City is world renowned for its Christmas Tree Lighting and its giant tree each year. The tree in the Rockefeller Center Plaza and the one on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol typically stand 60-80 feet tall. These are cut and put into place each year.  But you don’t…

Welcome back to another update from “Inside the Blue and White”! It was a calm week for the Blue Devils as we patiently waited for Thanksgiving break to approach. Though it wasn’t the rowdiest week, the students still managed to enjoy their school time with their peers. October and November are attendance awareness months, and…