By Jessie Gurner Town And Country Garden Club WATER VALLEY – If you’ve strolled through downtown Water Valley lately, you might have noticed something missing—those lovely trees that used to sit in the planters. But don’t worry, they haven’t gone far! The Water Valley Town and Country Garden Club has given them a new home…

WATER VALLEY – Four people have been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation launched last month after tools valued at an estimated $100,000 were stolen from a shop on Stephens Street. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Ryan Hollinger, 24, of Water Valley was arrested on Feb. 8, the day the theft was…

ENID – A Tallahatchie County man sentenced to serve three years for stealing a Viking gas grill was arrested for new charges in Yalobusha County just weeks before Circuit Judge Jimmy McClure handed down the sentence. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported Larry Wayne McGee was sentenced on Feb. 25 in Tallahatchie County for stealing the grill…

Absentee voting is underway in the Democratic Primary for Ward 2 Alderman in Water Valley. The Democratic Primary is April 1 and incumbent Freddie Folson and Demetrius Ingram are on the ballot in the only contested race in the primary. The deadline to cast an in-person ballot is noon on Saturday, March 29. City Hall…

WATER VALLEY – An elusive pack of wild dogs in the city have become a menace, killing at least two pets. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported police officers and the city’s animal control officer have been actively trying the catch the dogs for over a month. The chief reported the dogs typically vanish…

Dr. Linda Burgess Parker, formerly of Water Valley, was celebrated alongside her fellow founding members of the Mu Chi Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated during a special event on March 8. The alumni chapter commemorated 40 years of dedicated service to the founding members of Mu Chi Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta…

Two Water Valley High School juniors recently attended the 2025 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards conference (RYLA) held at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1. Madison Bryant and Drake Marbary were selected for this honor based upon their academic and leadership qualities and were…

Mrs. Betty would have gotten a kick out of the 6 p.m. train whistle Monday afternoon. Many longtime readers will recall, she despised Daylight Savings Time and routinely shared her opinion each year when we had to spring forward. One year Betty wrote that she started a day early, setting her clocks forward Saturday morning…

Happy Spring Break, Water Valley! All the teenagers are gone (or wishing they were gone) and all the teachers are bragging about not having to go to work. A week of not having to deal with our town’s children is certainly brag-worthy so we’ll let them have it. My Spring Break plans involved taking my…

A recent article in a maritime publication relating how the value of cargo lost off the deck of a ship was partially covered by the ancient principle of General Average made me recall a class I took decades ago at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. To refresh my memory on the subject, I found my…