COFFEEVILLE – The Mt. Moriah District Missionary Baptist Association honored Mamie Shields for her loving and dedicated service to the association, which spans more than five decades. Shields was appointed District Youth Leader in 1968 under the leadership of the late Honorable Moderator J.C. Batteast. She faithfully served in this role until 2016, totaling 54…

It’s another week for Inside the Blue and White and such a busy week for the students and teachers. The seniors are quickly marking things off their lists. We took our senior portrait photos Wednesday. Last first day — CHECK. Senior portraits — CHECK. After senior portraits, some had brunch at IHOP, then some went…

TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY – A month-long manhunt for 49-year-old Sam Seymore ended Monday night when U.S. Marshals and multiple law enforcement agencies captured the fugitive at his mother’s home on Highway 35 south in Tallahatchie County. Seymore, who had been on the run since a July 10 multi-county pursuit that ended in the woods near Ascalmore…

WATER VALLEY – You know it was a good carnival when the police chief is happy. “It was the smoothest running Watermelon Carnival that I have been a part of,” Police Chief Jason Mangrum said after the weekend whirlwind. “In years past, my phone would blow up Wednesday through Saturday night.” This year? Crickets. And…

WATER VALLEY – The newly formed Water Valley Electric Commission held its first official meeting Monday night at City Hall, a two-hour session that outlined early priorities for the city-owned electric department while also addressing ongoing financial challenges. One of the more serious discussions during the meeting came when Chairman Brandon Presley explained that on…

I don’t want to put the cart before the horse, but I have a feeling we’re heading toward a difficult conversation in the not-so-distant future—one that’s going to involve electric rates. Now, I’m not saying it’s happening tomorrow, and I’m certainly not campaigning for it. But after sitting through Monday night’s meeting with the newly…

I write this column on the Monday morning after Watermelon Carnival. It is a cool 64 degrees outside! This means that the Watermelon Carnival did its job in definitively marking the high peak of the sweltering summer. We are over the hump! Or the watermelon, if you will. We are now sliding down the green…

What a weekend. Music Fest returned this year to a newly renovated The Civic, and let me tell you: she cleaned up nice. The stage gleamed and the new Art Deco sconces glowed like they were auditioning for a movie. It was the kind of night that makes you proud to be from Water Valley.…

10 Years Ago – August 6, 2015 – The North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA) completed the acquisition of the Grenada Railway line, which extends from Southaven to near Canton. Simultaneously, the authority signed a long-term lease agreement with a subsidiary of Iowa Pacific Holdings to take over operations of the line and partner…