I have been thinking frequently about the history of communities. What makes them tick? Is what worked in the past actually working? If not, are we moving towards solutions that make us more cohesive today? And then, on top of that, is what we are creating today a bandaid, or are we actually moving in…

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation awarded scholarships during their annual signings on May 30. Georgia Ellard of Water Valley received the Robbie Harrison Butts Endowed Scholarship and Sarah Smith of Scobey received the LSC Communications, Inc. Endowed Scholarship. The Northwest Foundation has awarded 606 scholarships in the amount of $569,050 for the 2023-2024 academic…

Christian love and sympathy to the Curtis Turner family of Grenada. Mr. Curtis Powell Turner, 86, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Curtis always had a sweet smile on his face when I saw him. It has been a while but, I do remember that about him. A sincere smile is…

Allen Winters, a professional artist, engraver, and traditional Choctaw flute maker, will present a program at the MDWFP’s Visitor Education Center on Saturday, June 24 at 2:00 p.m. The fourth great-grandson of Choctaw Chief Mushulatubi, Winters will discuss the Choctaw culture and demonstrate his flutes. Winters has worked for the tribe in the Choctaw Cultural Preservation…

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA – “You are not just a jersey number, you are an individual,” that is the belief of Jefferson Sports Enterprise (JSE) Inc. The California-based company was launched by founder and CEO, Marc Jefferson, a Mississippi native. Raised in Water Valley, Jefferson wanted to ensure young athletes in his home state could…

WATER VALLEY – Citing two failed attempts to get the city’s vintage GMC 1937 fire truck rolling in prior Christmas parades, a request by Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock to sell the relic was unanimously approved by alderpersons. “I have done my best, I can’t keep dumping money into this thing for one time…

OAKLAND – An Oakland man who dozed off while parked at the gas pumps at the Oakland Shell Station was arrested on multiple felony drug charges after deputies patrolling the area stopped to check on him. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported Zaire Jones, 28, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with…