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I came up short on serious column material this week — unusual, but maybe timely as this is a good time to count our blessings. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, and our house is already staged for the big day. And I’ve also been strongly warned not to make any messes. That’s a…

  Thanksgiving has rolled around again, and before we all dive into the dressing and pecan pie, it feels like a good time to pause and talk about what we’re grateful for this year. And let me tell you, Water Valley has given us plenty to be thankful for. First, we’re thankful for our local…

It’s a Wagner Week and Elma Coleman Meek never disappoints. This young Oxford socialite is writing to our own George Wagner, as she often does. The “Lowney’s” referenced in the letter are chocolate bon-bons. The “Carrie Watson act” seems to be a reference to a Gilded Age murder in Chicago wherein Carrie Watson, the most…

20 Years—November 24, 2005 – The Mississippi School Board Association recognized Water Valley School District Board Members, Casey Washington, Ray Hawkins, Dr. Barry Weeks, Lamar Burgess, and Phyllis Goodwin, along with Superintendent Sammy Higdon, for the superior student achievement at Davidson Elementary and Water Valley High School. The schools achieved a Level 5 accreditation. The…

Happy Thanksgiving! I pray everyone is finding themselves in the Lord’s favor this holiday season. It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve felt up to writing. I got sick three weeks ago and am finally feeling normal again. I had a sinus infection, and it was terrible. It’s been going around. We’ve had a…

I hear this is the time of year when everyone is supposed to sit down and talk about what they’re thankful for. Humans light candles, get sentimental, and say things like “family and friends” while I sit there very calmly thinking, “You forgot turkey.” So, in the spirit of the season, I have prepared my…

Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours. I pray you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with lots of love and lots of food flowing on your table. Don’t forget before you eat to at least thank God for one thing that you have been blessed with through the past year. Baby, it’s cold outside.…

WATER VALLEY — Water Valley senior pitcher Allen Paysinger took the next step in his baseball career Friday morning, signing a letter of intent to play at Mississippi Delta Community College. The Nov. 21 ceremony was held in the Water Valley High School gym with teammates, classmates, coaches and family attending. His parents, Rachel and…

WATER VALLEY — A teenager was arrested Monday afternoon on Railroad Street following a traffic stop. The suspect, identified as Torey O’Neal Sims, had been wanted since Sunday evening after an online sale meet-up turned into an armed robbery. Mangrum reported the robbery occurred on Nov. 16 around 5:30 p.m. The victim, an 18-year-old male,…