WVHS Band Celebrates Historic Year At Banquet
WATER VALLEY — Successes from one of the most accomplished years in recent history for the Water Valley High School band program were celebrated May 5 during the annual band banquet at Fountain Square, where students, parents and supporters gathered to recognize awards and continued growth within the program. The evening opened with recognition of…
Read MoreMajor Zoning Updates Considered In The City
WATER VALLEY — Water Valley officials are preparing to take a major step toward reshaping how the city handles future growth and development, including a possible overhaul of zoning regulations that have remained largely unchanged for two decades. During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Water Valley Board of Aldermen, the board authorized the Water Valley…
Read MoreObituaries 05/14/2026
Monroe Keith Beardain, Jr. ENID – Monroe Keith Beardain Jr., 59, of Enid, passed away May 7, 2026, surrounded by family and loved ones. Keith was known for his devotion to his family and the strong relationships he maintained throughout his life. Family members said he especially cherished time spent with his children and granddaughter.…
Read MoreAt Long Last, Shirts Made In The Valley By Vallians Were Offered Locally In 1946
20 Years—May 11, 2006 – The Water Valley High School Blue Devils baseball team advanced to state play with a 13-1, game two, win in North Half Play against the Amory Panthers. J. G. Brower and Perry Mae Camp, who attended school in the Pine Valley School in the 1930s, were organizing work to revive…
Read MoreA Vision For Youth Shooting Sports
This week’s column will start off with corrections. As many longtime readers recall, Mrs. Betty Shearer wrote a longstanding column weekly in the Herald before most of us ever heard of a blog — or before some of us were even born. One of the original purposes of her column was correcting mistakes from the…
Read MoreFish Fries And Garden Tomatoes In 1904
It’s a Wagner Week! Of all D.R. Wagner’s six children, Kalista seems to be the most fun-loving and playful. She is enthusiastic, loves life and jokes whenever she gets a chance. She married a fairly renowned psychology professor named Frazer Hood who had a long academic career at Davidson College in North Carolina. Kalista’s disturbing…
Read MoreThe Island That Couldn’t Stay Isolated
Since I have spent more time on Diego Garcia than any other place other than home, it was a little upsetting to me when Iran fired a couple of intermediate-range ballistic missiles at this beautiful little atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean. To understand how an isolated, little-known island has become a player…
Read MoreA Frozen Roll Snafu The Family Won’t Forget
I hope that everyone enjoyed Mother’s Day by celebrating having a mom, being a mom, loving someone like a mom, or being like a mom to someone. Moms are not always biological. Mom is more. Mom is a loving, caring, supportive relationship and I’ve known many a women without biological children who managed to nurture…
Read MoreTillatoba Bass Tournament Draws Big Crowd
I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Mother’s Day. The weather was perfect. Your writer and David Deck’s visitors during the week and over the weekend were Susan Bell of Caledonia, A.W. Taylor and Gale Taylor, Trudy Simmons, Brad, Frankie and Bradley Holliday, Donna Garripoli, Jason Beavers and our grandson, Junior Dukes. Y’all come…
Read MoreFEMA, SBA Assistance Available At Velma FD
VELMA – Residents affected by January’s devastating Winter Storm Fern have an opportunity this week to meet face-to-face with federal and state disaster assistance officials as a Disaster Recovery Center is operating at the Velma Volunteer Fire Department at 12270 Highway 7 (south of Water Valley). The center continues operations Wednesday, May 13, through Saturday,…
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