WATER VALLEY – Voters in Water Valley narrowly rejected a proposed two percent tourism tax in a second special election held last Tuesday. With a 13 percent voter turnout, 164 votes were cast in favor of the tax and 116 against, failing to meet the 60 percent margin for the tax to pass. There are…

The Mississippi Museum of Art’s 2023 Mississippi Invitational exhibition got underway Saturday with some big news for Water Valley. Panola Street resident and artist Adrienne Brown-David was awarded the Mississippi Museum of Art Biennial Jane Crater Hiatt Fellowship, a grant of up to $20,000 awarded to one artist in the invitational. A total of 15…

• 15 years ago, June 26, 2008 – Police were searching for burglars who struck Dupuy, Wagner and Wood Streets taking mostly electronics from residences. The electric department was making improvements to the system including the installation of a transformer at the north substation near the old Big Yank plant. The 33,000 pound behemoth was…

Before Tuesday, I thought that if Kevin Costner ever stood in a corn field in Water Valley he’d certainly hear the famous inspirational voice in the wind whisper, “If you build it, they will come!” But after reading the results of the Tourism Tax vote last week, I guess he’d more likely hear some guy…

As our fiscal year ends and officers rotate, I would like to say I have really enjoyed writing my article every month and helping to keep our little town informed on what our club does. Over the past year our “little” club has turned into a “bigger” club and I couldn’t be happier about that.…