WATER VALLEY – Water Valley’s electric system is stepping into the modern era this week as the Electric Commission rolls out new customer service tools and begins a major vegetation clearing project along city power lines. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the commission will officially launch an automated outage alert system and a new online customer…

WATER VALLEY – She may not have the polish of Josephine, last year’s record-setting beauty, but Elvira proved she had enough weight to hang with the best. The 219.5-pound watermelon grown by Allen and Martha Rogers finished fourth last Saturday, Sept. 20, in the Great Pumpkin Pursuit & Watermelon Weigh-Off at Roberts Family Farm in…

WATER VALLEY — More than a week after losing their home in a devastating fire, Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum and his family say the outpouring of support from Water Valley and beyond has been nothing short of overwhelming. The fire broke out in the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 13, at the…

WATER VALLEY – For the first time, Water Valley’s annual homecoming traditions and the popular “I’m So Water Valley” event will be combined into a three-day weekend celebrating roots, reunions, and community pride. The action begins Thursday, Sept. 25, with the homecoming parade at 5:30 p.m. that will start at Crawford Sports Complex and roll…

By Mya Harden Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – “When you are doing something you love, and you see the growth and how you’re making a daily impact on someone’s life, 50 years just pass by,” says Linda Belcher Cox, reflecting on her remarkable career. After five decades at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley, Linda…

By Chris Goodwin Director Water Valley Main Street Association The inaugural Water Valley Literary Festival will kick off in Bozarts Gallery at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, with a panel featuring Amy Carlisle Deluca and Tonja Murphy. Deluca, a Water Valley native who writes under the pen name Amy Patrick, has published more than…

It was Jessie Gurner who perfectly captured the pink rollers and gave Elvira her personality with a post on the Chamber’s Facebook page. As Jessie shared details about Elvira’s trip north, she turned the giant watermelon into a lady getting dolled up for a big weekend complete with the pink hair rollers. Rogers had tucked…

It’s a Wagner Week! This week, we have a letter from the Wagner matriarch, Maria, to her firstborn son, John Henry Wagner, who is off at the private Bingham School in Orange County, North Carolina. This letter isn’t dated by year, and that is very annoying because Maria is recalling a pretty severe Yellow Fever…

Mike Robinson is presenting “The History of Ford’s Well” on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Batesville Library. This is sponsored by the Panola County Historical and Genealogical Society (PAN-GENS). Mike is a gifted historian and storyteller, so it should be a great program. I am excited this week to attend the Mississippi…