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Water Valley hosted yet another neighborhood Halloween trick-or-treat worthy of a nostalgic 1980s childhood movie. Our town does a few things really well – crawfish, having a half-mile track, publishing a hometown newspaper, the Christmas parade, loving watermelons – to name only a few. The annual Halloween festivities that happen on the west side of…

Christmas shopping is more fun when you keep running into people you know, and we expect there will be plenty of visiting going on in Water Valley on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Chamber’s Holiday Open House will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., with local businesses getting ready to welcome you. There will…

I have to admit I was late to the action, the World Series action with local favorite Cooper Pratt. But when I got there, I stayed with it (except for the 12-inning game) and enjoyed seeing Coop in action. And what a World Series he had! The 22-year-old Milwaukee Brewers rookie hit a whopping .421…

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 Coffey brought us this week was titled “The Upgraded Soul.” Our Bible verses were Titus 3:3-7, with our focus on verse 5. “Not by works of righteousness…

Angela and Pat Dukes went to Alabama for the weekend to spend their first Halloween with their granddaughter, Lily Fletcher. They took her trick-or-treating in Allison’s subdivision with Allison, Cameron and his parents. Pat enjoyed it the most, I think. He was in his gorilla costume. Martha Box said she was wishing and hoping for…

I have some catching up to do this week, with a few lingering stories I wanted to get to. First, a little update on Dr. Lee Richardson, the emergency room doctor who was critically injured in the plane crash at the Water Valley airport on Sept. 19. I have been following social media, where his…

We hated to cancel our Memorial Day Tribute Walk honoring those who died in service, but we will incorporate a tribute into our July 4th Celebration. In the meantime, the Oakland Area Lions Club has a virtual tribute on their Facebook page. Let’s hope the weather cooperates a bit better for July! As a part…

Once again, Thanksgiving proved itself to be the greatest of all holidays. Honestly, though, did we expect anything less? Thanksgiving is well into its second century of holiday dominance. Who would have thought that of all the adorned and elaborate holidays with their theatrical storylines — some having to do with the founding of a…

I should have posted this last week about the Tillman family reunion. We had a great, happy crowd, lots of good food, and lots of hugs. We had folks from six months old to 90 years old. How did it feel being the oldest one there, Ann Hudson? I am already looking forward to next…

I’ve really enjoyed sitting outside—or inside with the doors open—this week. The temperatures have been amazing, and I hope you all are enjoying them too. We had a great day Sunday celebrating Tate Person’s 3rd birthday. A special guest, Spider-Man, even stopped by, and the kiddos were awe struck seeing him. It was a wonderful…