In small towns, we measure greatness a little differently than much of the rest of the world. Here, it’s not about how many likes you get on a post or how many zeroes are in your paycheck. In Water Valley, greatness is measured in kind words, rides given without being asked, doing something just because…

It’s a Wagner Week and we’re back with Oxford socialite Elma Coleman Meek (generally credited as the mastermind behind the yearbook moniker “Ole Miss”). She’s writing to longtime pal, George Wagner, who is off at school in Ithaca, NY (Cornell University.) She gives him a riddle to solve. No matter how much I Googled, I…

I always knew Main Street in Water Valley was special. It was where the fun was, the action, the excitement! My first real memory of it as a specific place is going to a Disney movie with my mother in the Valley Theater – just a few doors down from the office I’m now sitting…

The city’s beer ordinance was in the crosshairs a decade ago after aldermen had made revisions several months earlier, triggering a brouhaha that spilled over into the Board of Aldermen meetings for months. The saga started in December, 2014, when aldermen tweaked the beer ordinance in an attempt to accommodate a potential new, upscale restaurant…

Sheryn Goode’s visitors Sunday were her daughter, Dana and Lee Huffman and bonus daughter, Linda, and David Shelton. They put out flowers at cemetery and ant poison. David also put ant poison in my yard. We all had a good visit. Martha Box said she had a wonderful Sunday, she made it to church for…

It’s been another beautiful week at Mt Liberty. Other than the allergies, spring is great and I keep my door open all day letting the freshness in. I love this time of year. Even with the storms and pollen, it’s still great. This week is especially great – this is Holy Week. This is the…

Live music takes center stage at Oakland’s fourth Yalo-Ribbon Festival on Saturday, May 3, in downtown Oakland along with DJ Bob Murphree. The festival hours change this year with a 3 p.m. opening. Live music starts at 4 p.m. Vendors, kids zone, food trucks and games start at 3 p.m. with the popular cake walk…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Blue Devils (13 – 7) won one and lost one last weekend to end regular season play with the strongest season under three-year head coach Cole Camp. The team hosted the Delta Raiders Friday night for senior night and was leading 8 – 0 when the game was cut…

Welcome back to Inside the Blue and White! We are counting down the days to the end of the year, and seniors especially are anticipating the days leading up to May 23. Last week started slow but things certainly picked up by the weekend! WVHS & WVJH honor roll students were rewarded with cake and…