Burney Gives Me A New Nickname
Daryl Burney has given me a new nickname – Flash. The origin was a quick shift in the courtroom last week after a scuffle broke out. You may have read the story in our previous edition, the judge revoked a 12-year suspended sentence for Keith Cook after giving him multiple opportunities to get back on…
Read MoreThanks Extended To Our Veterans
Dear Veteran, We want you to know that this Veteran’s Day you are in our thoughts and in our prayers. We know that as a country and as a family we enjoy many blessings because of you – our veterans. Our peace, safety and freedoms have come through your service and sacrifice for our country.…
Read MoreA Tale Of Two Falls – One Active, Another Not
It’s a Wagner Week and here we have two different letters to Eugene. One from his dad who is having a very active and brag-worthy Fall and one from a college buddy who is…not. Count on a man to write a letter casually mentioning a huge Thanksgiving family meal and not describe each dish in…
Read MoreBlue Devils Recorded First Perfect Season In 1963
The Water Valley Blue Devils won the Chickasaw Crown with a 19-6 win over Coldwater on Nov. 8, 1963. Herald sports writer E. J. Mays wrote: “A football ambition – fostered through 13 unfruitful years – gained full fruition Friday night as the Blue Devil grid proteges of Coach Bobby Clark and Don Johnson downed…
Read MoreRockette Sues City, Officials
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley resident is seeking four million dollars in damages in a federal lawsuit filed against the City of Water Valley. Terry Rockette alleges violations of his Fourth, 13th and 14th Amendment rights in the suit filed in U.S. District Court on October 23. Allegations in the lawsuit range from threats…
Read MoreStrike Three: Defendant Erupts In Courtroom
WATER VALLEY – A five-time convicted offender had to be restrained and carried out of the courtroom Monday afternoon after a judge revoked his 12-year suspended sentence. The outburst came during a revocation hearing as Circuit Judge Smith Murphey ruled that Keith Cook would serve the remainder of the suspended sentence on a 2015 charge…
Read MoreTuesday Is Election Day
WATER VALLEY – Voters will return to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, for the General Election, the final chapter in one of the lightest election cycles in the county in decades. Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney reported 208 absentee ballots had been cast in the county by noon Tuesday, a likely indicator of light turnout…
Read MoreWildman Willie Is Worthy Of Photo Shoot
I made an exception to my long-standing policy of politely declining photo shoots that are not newspaper related. Wildman Willie is a local legend in the coon dog world and he is approaching his 12th birthday. In dog years, we all know that is old. In coon dog years, that is ancient. I figured he…
Read MoreHill Country Living
On a whim, I made turkey chili for the week and the timing worked out perfectly as it’s now freezing. The weather, not the chili. I had not looked ahead at the weekly weather forecast with its days of rain and below-freezing temps, so I guess I sensed slight changes in barometric pressure and intuitively…
Read MoreIt Almost Time: Ready. Set. Shop!
Ready. Set. Shop! Holiday Open House is almost here and over twenty businesses are participating this year. So grab a cup of your caffeine of choice, a Christmas cookie or three and see what the Valley has to offer. This event happens on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Shoppers register at…
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