My sweet neighbor, Lila Myrick, was bragging on her husband, Garry, who was selected as Gym Member of the Month for September at the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center in Charleston at Tallahatchie General Hospital. He was presented with a certificate on Friday. He hasn’t missed a day since joining. Congratulations to you, Garry! I…

Sharon Bell Hamilton of Plainview, Arkansas, spent several days recently in Oakland doing genealogy research and spending time with family. She is a great researcher and has done family history for several families in the area. Margaret Scott White, who runs the Oakland Area Agency on Aging program, reports that they have had three new…

COFFEEVILLE – The public is cordially invited to attend the Mike Ayers Memorial Bench Dedication at the Coffeeville Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m., with a reception to follow. The Friends of the Coffeeville Library recently purchased a bench in memory of Mike, who served as Friends president from 2013 to 2017.…

WATER VALLEY – A football-sized device that resembled a bomb prompted road closures around the Water Valley Police Department on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2. The Tupelo Police Department bomb squad examined and dismantled the device and found no live explosives, Police Chief Jason Mangrum said. Mangrum emphasized that the person who brought the device to…

WATER VALLEY – Economic Development Director Kagan Coughlin reported Monday that work has started on the new access road and industrial site at the W.C. Gardiner Industrial Park. Coughlin updated supervisors during the board’s “first Monday” meeting at the Water Valley courthouse on Oct. 6, noting the project has been in the works for more…

Allen Rogers stopped me crossing the street a few days ago to let me know that his last big melon, Caroline, is no more. Caroline had a bad spot and will not make it to the October Tennessee weigh-in. Allen was disappointed but determined to come back bigger and stronger next year. Caroline, a Carolina…

After a full week and a half of being out of town, I am finally back home and able to report from the front lines of Water Valley. I’d like to thank the Victorian era Wagner family for pulling the slack for me in terms of column content while I was gone. These people had…

It’s me, Sweetie, the long-suffering canine companion to a human who apparently has no shame. This year she decided we needed something more than the usual Halloween decorations. We needed something special. And what did she choose? The five-foot inflatable German Shepherd with bat wings that is currently living in our front yard. You heard…