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The annual Christmas party I host in my home for my group of friends was taken to an entirely new level of merrymaking last week when the power in the entire town sputtered out about an hour into the occasion. I had already moved this party from its usual Saturday placement to a Thursday because…

10 Years – December 24, 2015 – Friday was a landmark day for Water Valley’s Main Street as Mechanic Bank’s mammoth renovation was celebrated with a ribbon cutting. Many of the bank’s employees including Bank President/CEO Cam Tyler and bank board president Bill Larson joined the Water Valley Ambassadors and Mayor Larry Hart in celebrating…

Hope everyone has had a great week. I’ve been crazy busy. We made two trips to Indiana this past week. My mom’s uncle was sick and passed away, and we went to be with family. I won’t be complaining about our winter anymore, that’s for sure. It was snowy and cold. I was upset about…

ou may be reading this just before Christmas , or you may have set your newspaper aside for catch-up reading amid all the holiday activities, but we are in the season, for sure! Each December , one of the members of my book club transforms our typical book discussions into deep and meaningful Advent programming.…

JACKSON — Mississippi hunters will be required to purchase a new Wild Turkey Stamp beginning next spring, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The Wild Turkey Stamp will be available for purchase starting January 15, and will be required for anyone 16 years of age or older who plans to hunt…

Hello and welcome back to Inside the Blue and White! After a long Thanksgiving break, I’m back with more exciting news from the halls of Water Valley High School. Basketball was busy last week, especially for one of our students, Aaden Reed. On Dec. 5 against West Tallahatchie, Aaden hit a major milestone by reaching…

School will be out in a few days for the Christmas holidays. I pray all school and college students and faculty members will have a safe and fun vacation from school for a couple of weeks. Ginger Harrison and her husband, Phil, along with their Aunt Linda Harrison, had a great lunch at Diane Nail…

First and foremost, as I type this, it’s my “little” brother’s birthday! Happy birthday to Rich Ross! He’s pretty amazing in my book. Thanks, Rich, for all you do for our family, for our community, and for whoever needs a helping hand. He serves as fire chief for our volunteer fire department and has been…

I hope everyone has had a great week. I’ve been crazy busy. We made two trips to Indiana in the past week. My mom’s uncle was sick and passed away, and we went to be with family. I won’t be complaining about our winter anymore, that’s for sure. It was snowy and cold. I was…

The Water Valley Christmas Parade was great again, and the little fluffy black dog who drove the tiny red car stole the entire show. It’s been collectively confirmed by many parade goers that the tiny fluffy driving dog was the main event. That dog should be our town mascot. And here I was thinking that…