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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Austin, Texas-based Irish singer and songwriter Pat Byrne will perform Wednesday, May 20, at Bozart’s Gallery on Main Street in Water Valley as part of his national tour promoting his latest album, “Feeling Indigo.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Seating is limited and the event is…

YALOBUSHA COUNTY — Recovery efforts from Winter Storm Fern will continue next week as the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency  (MEMA) brings a Disaster Survivor Assistance site to Yalobusha County. Yalobusha is one of 36 counties in Mississippi approved for individual assistance through Federal Emergency Management Agency. Yalobusha EMA Director Stewart Spence reported a Disaster Survivor…

WATER VALLEY — Twenty-two students crossed the stage Saturday morning at the Everest Education and Innovation Hub, marking the 10th graduating class of Base Camp Coding Academy and another milestone for a program that continues to shape career paths across North Mississippi. Among the graduates were four students from Water Valley: Evalyn Fondren, Aiden Lehman,…

WATER VALLEY — The youth baseball and softball season officially got underway Saturday as 24 teams gathered on the field at Crawford Sports Complex for opening ceremonies. Families, coaches and players filled the complex as the annual event marked the start of another season for the Magnolia Youth League. Robert Maze, director of the Water…