WATER VALLEY — Winter Storm Fern announced itself with what many residents described as “fireworks” as thunder and lightning pierced the air early Sunday morning during a period of heavy freezing rain that caused trees to snap under the weight of ice. The storm left widespread damage across north Mississippi, knocking down trees, power lines…

Well, we finally got to use something we haven’t touched in a long time, 32 years to be exact, the measuring stick from the 1994 ice storm. We’ve talked about it for years, and I’m sure the younger folks probably just rolled their eyes whenever the topic came up. I hate to say it, but…

I know something is wrong the moment my human starts staring at her phone like it has personally offended her. She isn’t scrolling aimlessly or looking at pictures of dogs who are clearly not me. She is frowning, tilting her head, and making those small concerned noises that mean the weather people have said words…

Exactly sixteen hours after the power went out and at the very moment I clinked my cup of ice-cold red wine against my husband’s cup of ice-cold red wine in an act of resignation to what was surely a weeks-long frigid fate, our ceiling fan started turning. We both stared upward at the lazy brown…

WATER VALLEY — The Water Valley High School Marching Band is experiencing a period of growth, but that success has created a new challenge: a shortage of uniforms for the upcoming marching season. According to band director Wesley Brown, the band has grown to the point that there are not enough uniforms for all students…

Hey, and welcome back to another week of Inside the Blue and White! I’m so glad you’re back reading this week’s news from the kids of Water Valley High School. It’s been a fun, but stressful, week for everyone. Basketball tipped off this week starting with a game at Bruce. The girls won 53–32, and…

I woke up Sunday morning to a front and backyard full of broken tree limbs. My big cedars in the front yard were planted by my brother, Louis Tillman, over 50 years ago. Faye, Mark and Kristie Hartley had a birthday party for Nathan Thursday night. Attending were Mark, Kristie, Nathan, Rowland, Mary Brett and…

As I write, we are all awaiting a tough weather event. A few of my editors have requested an early column, so I don’t know yet the impact of the storm, which will have hit when you read this. Having been employed with Entergy during the epic ice storm of 1994, I know that they…

The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency in preparation for the weekend winter storm during a meeting Thursday morning. The decision followed an extended briefing by Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock, with additional guidance from Yalobusha County EMA Director Stewart Spence. By declaring a…