Herald Columnists

The electric outages in the city Sunday morning and again Monday morning created a lot of buzz, especially on social media. This is a probably a good time to provide a little clarity on the situation. First, the recent outages were not related to the outage in January that shut the entire city down. The…

It’s a Wagner Week and here we have a mysterious Edwardian foot ailment and two LSU defeats! Does it get any better?!   Nov 3, 1903  Dear George,  Here I am again and still have my foot complaints. No doubt you considered my sickness all a joke, but if you had been compelled to spend…

Weather was the main topic of the week. We were blessed to be in the rainy area with above freezing temps and then dried out before it dropped below 32 degrees. Roads in our area never iced and of course the trees and power lines stayed clean. We watched the news and sympathized with the…

This is the last in a series of three letters from prison.  Cassie’s humility, honesty and growth are all remarkable. The series shared an outlook that turned from despair to hope that stems from faith in God. July 4, 2021 Dear Betty, You know, they say a person could be in a physical prison, or…

Well, here I am at 8 a.m. on a Monday morning writing this week’s column on my phone from the waiting room of the dentist’s office. I’m bitter about the fact that no one warned me of the amount of time I would spend taking my kids to the dentist’s office and/or dropping them off…

I think the power outage last Tuesday gave everyone a renewed appreciation for a small town and all of the helping neighbors and friends. It was evident with the patience, understanding and support across the community as work was underway to get the lights back on. “Neighbors taking care of neighbors,” was how Water Valley…

Wow! How special it has been to experience Christmas in the Valley this season! After last year’s hiatus, holiday activity is back and better than ever! Hats off to the Chamber of Commerce for a successful Holiday Open House in November followed a few weeks later by one of, if not THE, best Christmas parades…

This is the second in a three-part series of “Letters From Prison.” I thought, “These are hardly seasonal; maybe I should share them after Christmas.” But, then, maybe they are seasonal. Aren’t we celebrating the birth of Jesus who came to redeem the broken, the hurting, and the lost? That covers us all. This is…

Column was written late Monday – totally forgot to get it done earlier in the day due to many interruptions. First came the home health nurse –  her visit ran much longer than usual. In addition to her routine exam, she also had to drain the fluid, which is still very low. Thankful for that.…

Students were extremely thankful for Thanksgiving break and are now flying into Christmas. These next three weeks will be filled with Christmas decorations, dress up days, activities and the dreaded studying for exams. Students get out for holiday break on December 21 with that day being a 60 percent day. In between the wait for…