It’s a Wagner Week and the main matriarch Maria Wagner always has the scoop for both human and chicken. Water Valley March 13, 1887 My Dearest John, I feel so badly I will not go to church. I am so hoarse I can hardly talk with a great effort and my throat & chest are…

Water Valley Mayor F. B. DeShon announced in the Sept 23, 1943 Herald that by order of Governor Paul B. Johnson, Sr., the Vagrancy Law was to be strictly obeyed in Water Valley. In his order, Governor Johnson said, “As governor of the State of Mississippi, I have instructed all law enforcement agencies to enforce…

What happens at the first Chamber of Commerce board meeting after the Watermelon Carnival? Planning begins for next year’s carnival, of course. Before moving on to where the Chamber is headed for the coming year, let’s take a look at how it began and how it works. The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce was…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Blue Devils earned a 28-14 victory against the Eupora Eagles to notch their first win of the 2023 season and of the Coach Clint Faust era. The Devils faced the seventh-ranked Eagles in Class 2A football field on Bobby Clark Field Friday night and employed a physical brand of…

Phillip Williams from Shelby, Ala. has been visiting his mother, Jessie Williams, for a few weeks. Phillip is going back Friday and has an appointment with his doctor. Everything is going okay with him and hopefully this will be his last visit with the surgeon. He has also been staying with his sister, Sandra McCulla,…

An opening for an exhibit of paintings by artist Michael Maxwell is scheduled in the Gallery in the Green Room on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. Maxwell was born in Mobile, Ala. also spent childhood years in Jacksonville, Fla. and Atlanta, Ga. He has lived in Mississippi since he was 11 years…

Water Valley High is kicking off with some of the best activities of the year yet! The sports and clubs are taking off and increasing their productivity each day. It’s been an exciting week inside the walls of Water Valley High School; continue reading to discover all of the action! The senior class not only…

WATER VALLEY – A 17 year-old Water Valley resident has been charged with first degree murder following a fatal shooting in the city on Sept. 14. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Ja’Quin Telford surrendered to authorities Monday night. Officers had been searching for the suspect after an arrest warrant was issued after the…

COFFEEVILLE – There is never a routine day at a rural health clinic, one reason why Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Katherine Smith enjoys greeting her patients at Arrington Medical Clinic in Coffeeville each day. A Clarksdale native, Smith’s first job after earning a Master’s of Science in Nursing was at Dr. Paul Odom’s clinic in…