It’s been almost six months since I have written about one of my favorite topics, but the long lull between turkey season and deer season is almost over. The calendar shows that fall should be arriving, and with that comes the time to plant food plots and check deer stands – any excuse will work…

It’s a Wagner Week and, well, I hope this treatment fixed Mrs. Wagner’s cough. Oxford, Mississippi, May 6, 1892 Dear Mrs. Wagner, I have been out in the country to see a patient today so read your letter only a short time ago and then had to wait until I had given two treatments before…

The Garden Club of Water Valley kicked off our new year with a meet and greet at the home of Jeanette Whitehead on September 18. There was food and fellowship – so much fun that we forgot to take a photo. Monday, October 16, we had our first scheduled meeting of the year, again at…

WATER VALLEY – The undefeated Calhoun City Wildcats rolled into Bobby Clark Field and clinched the Region 2-2A Championship with a 40 to 14 victory over the homestanding Blue Devils on Friday, October 20. For much of the first quarter, the game remained deadlocked at zero as the teams kept trading punts. Late in the…

SENATOBIA – Northwest Mississippi Community College announced the hiring of Charlesy Kennedy of Water Valley as the college’s new athletic academic advisor, effective Monday, October 16. “I am excited to have Charlesy come and work with our student-athletes and their academics,” Northwest athletic director Jake Gordon said. “She has a very prepared work ethic and…

Saturday was a feel good day for me. It’s not too many mornings that I don’t wake up hurting somewhere. Could it be age? David drove me to Grenada where I met my daughter, Donna, and my new friend, Salli Jackson. Salli and I are in a group called DAWPA, founded by Roy McCain of…

The circuit clerk’s offices in the Water Valley and Coffeeville courthouses will be open the next two Saturdays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. until noon for absentee voting in the Nov. 7 General Election. In Mississippi, registered voters are eligible to vote absentee based on age, health or work demands, or their…

Fun, Fun, Fun! Last week was overloaded with so many activities that the Blue  Devils could barely keep up! The school spirit was at an all-time high with all of the positivity and liveliness flowing through the halls. Starting Monday off strong, a well-known Mississippi advocate and local author Dottie Chapman-Reed visited the campus to…

LONG BRANCH – A 73 year-old bridge that spans Long Branch on Hwy. 32 between Oakland and Water Valley was inspected Monday and deemed safe for travel. The inspection was prompted by video posted on social media Friday afternoon that showed severe decay on multiple pilings underneath. Northern District Commissioner John Caldwell told the Herald…