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Hello, friends. I pray everyone had a good week and you found yourself in the Lord’s favor. That’s where we all want to be. The message Bro. Grant brought us this week was titled “The Steps and the Stops.” Our Bible verses of focus were Psalm  37:23-24. “The steps of a good man are ordered…

BRANDON – The Water Valley High School Blue Devil Band made history Saturday with its first appearance at the state marching championship in Brandon under the competition’s current format. The band finished seventh among Class 2A competitors, but director Wes Brown said the experience was a major accomplishment for a program that has worked for…

Hey y’all, and welcome back to another week of Inside the Blue and White! It’s been a busy one at Water Valley High School, and I’m so glad you’re here to catch up with us. Let’s start with some big news: the Water Valley High School has been rated a “B” school. That rating comes…

WATER VALLEY – Bargain hunters will have another opportunity to shop throughout Water Valley this weekend as the fifth annual Water Valley City-Wide Yard Sale returns Saturday, Oct. 24, after being postponed earlier this month because of the threat of inclement weather. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., with more than…

WATER VALLEY – Nearly two hours of discussion Monday night left Water Valley aldermen still searching for a solution to the city’s financial problems, with no agreement on utility payments and growing frustration over the lack of accurate financial figures. The meeting opened with a report from Yalobusha County Tax Assessor-Collector Michael Walton, who projected…

GRENADA – The All Superior distinction means the Blue Devil Band earned the highest possible rating in every evaluated category: overall band, drum major, percussion and color guard. For band director Wes Brown, the accomplishment represents years of building a program and developing young musicians who are now setting their sights on an even bigger…

WATER VALLEY – The Town & Country Garden Club opened its fall season with a September meeting at the Yalobusha Country Club in Water Valley. Hostesses for the 5 p.m. meeting were Patsy Humphreys and Jessie Gurner. The featured speaker was Sherra Owen, a retired Home Economics and Character Education teacher with 33 years of…

20 Years—October 26, 2006 – Water Valley native Ken Hart released his second recording, “Driftin’,” recently. His first album, “Ain’t No Trains,” was released in 2004. Ken is the oldest son of Betty and Larry Hart. Two photos, one on the front page, featured Halloween decorations at the home of Christine Harrison on Blount St.…

I got to counting the years Monday night, and the tally is now over a quarter-century. Yes, I am getting older, and my years working in a newspaper office actually stretch back to my high school days at The Panolian. But it’s been 28 years on my own. Twenty-eight years covering city, county, school and…