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News is short this week with it being so cold, most everyone I contacted said it was too cold to get out and ramble. I certainly agree with them. Thankful that Alex Ballard is home from the hospital after undergoing appendectomy surgery. I know her two precious little girls are happy that mama is home…

Teachers, parents, grandparents, and all others who interact with students, begin now to get your K-12 students ready to enter the 2026 Fish Art and Essay Competition sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Marine Foundation. The host site for the competition is the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Visitor Education…

WATER VALLEY — A proposal to rezone a former church on Calhoun Street for use as transitional housing for women sparked concern before passing the Water Valley Board of Aldermen on a 4–1 vote during the board’s Jan. 6 meeting. The board voted to amend the zoning of the former Everdale Church property at 410…

WATER VALLEY — More than 65 percent of Water Valley utility customers were past due on their bills as of the Jan. 6 meeting of the Water Valley Board of Aldermen, prompting Water Valley Electric Commission Chairman Brandon Presley to call for an overhaul of the city’s long-standing billing cycle. Presley reported that 1,374 of…

Well, hello, and welcome back from a long couple of weeks! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, I hope you got everything you dreamed of and more! And I hope this new year brings you joy and happiness. It was the first week back from Christmas break, and the kids at Water Valley High School…

10 Years—January 12, 2016 – A Mississippi Scholastic Chess Tournament was hosted at Davidson Elementary School on Saturday with 68 participants representing more than a half-dozen schools from north Mississippi. The chess tournament was the largest in decades with numerous Water Valley students participating. Although competition is fierce in the tournament, it is also a…

As soon as the tinsel gets packed away and the last ornament goes back in the box, the Chamber starts looking ahead. Because once Christmas is done, it doesn’t take long before our thoughts turn from Santa to watermelons. Even though we’re only just stepping into 2026, planning is already underway for the Watermelon Carnival,…

It’s a Wagner Week! In case you were wondering what the rich people in Water Valley were doing during this month 122 years ago, then here is a letter from Jesse Wagner to her little brother George. I’m glad to see that sending teacakes has stood the test of time. I have some in my…

We received a lot of good feedback about the paper redesign last week, along with a couple of responses from folks who are resistant to change. Truthfully, I understand that. I’m the same way. Newspaper people are notorious for not changing. Melody, whose job description at the North Mississippi Herald includes graphic artist, worked on…