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I’m sure there are few among us who have not questioned their career choice at some point in life. It may be a dead-end job or long hours. Or you may be curious about different opportunities. Changing careers can be hard, but I would like to share a unique opportunity in Water Valley – Base…

Phil and Ginger Harrison really enjoyed hearing their son, Josh, playing and singing an old Ralph Stanley hymn, Gloryland, in church Sunday. He did a great job. Their other son, Jake, didn’t get to come home this weekend. They missed him and I know he missed the wonderful Sunday lunch they had at Diane Hills…

WATER VALLEY – On Saturday, July 15, a tea party was thrown for Nell Golson to celebrate her 88th birthday. The party was held at the Yalobusha Country Club and the hostesses went above and beyond to make sure the theme of an old time tea party was felt throughout the event. The guests arrived…

By Linda Ross-Aldy Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Rotary Club hosted a record number of members and guests last week when Lynn Hosemann, wife of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, was guest speaker. Lynn Hosemann earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Journalism from St. Mary’s at Notre Dame in Notre Dame,…

WATER VALLEY – An unexploded pipe bomb, drug arrests and a runaway truck that splashed into the Skuna River are among incidents the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department have investigated this month. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch said the pipe bomb was reported on July 5 by a concerned citizen who spotted it on County Road 211 between…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Fire Department launched a smoke detector program Monday with a goal to equip all residences inside the city limits with smoke detectors. Fire Chief Mark McGavock reported the smoke alarms are available on a first-come, first served basis and there are no income stipulations or other criteria for eligibility.…

WATER VALLEY – The 53rd Watermelon Carnival program is on sale now. This year’s edition “Water Valley Then and Now,” and features an interview with Grant Thompson on his work to preserve family histories and the history of Water Valley through photographs and audio tapes. Information on the various civic organizations in the city, along…

It’s all hands on deck in the city as the final push to make the city spic and span for the big carnival weekend is underway. That was Mayor Donald Gray’s words – spic and span – and we all know how good the city looks each summer for the biggest event in the county.…

It’s a Wagner Week and here is one of my favorite letters from the collection. Whenever I get a hankering to get some backyard chickens I just read this letter and it sets me straight pretty fast. By the end of the letter I always conclude that I’m just not at a point in my…

Phillip Tillman has scheduled a book signing for his latest publication, “I Wanna Go Home.” The signing is scheduled at the Tillatoba Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday, July 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. The book is a biographical account of the lives of Carolyn and Phillip Tillman and heavily weighted with his 22…