Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Fourteen weeks from this past Tuesday we will elect a president to  lead us the next four years and a congressman to serve the next two years. With U.S. senators serving six year terms, Mississippi also has a senate term expiring this year. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to serve when the late…

Dear Editor, I have two questions for our Board of Aldermen.  First question:  Is there an ordinance stating city workers will empty the garbage cans on Main Street only “in anticipation” of them stinking?  As is clearly evident during my walks, the cans are NOT being emptied on a regular basis.   The second question: …

Rarely do we see a political point of view that is succinct, exactly on point with no shrouded message designed to obfuscate the intention of the authors.  We are now at that point in America. The Democrat party has given voice to their new wave and made totally clear where they are intending to take…

Dear Editor, You’re down to your last onion and the stores are closed.  Got to finish the potato salad and you really need that onion.   It smells a little off but you’re hoping it’s just the first layer or two that’s soft and rotten  (it’s a Vidalia – delicious but goes bad quickly).  You…

The Water Valley Arts Council would like to thank everyone in Water Valley for their participation and sponsorship of the 10th Annual Art Crawl. Thank you to all the artists and musicians for sharing their wonderful talents with the community and all of those who visited.  Thank you to our sponsors for which the event…

Dear Editor, During my morning walk, two cars traveling north on Main Street blew past me while I was in the middle of the MARKED crosswalk in front of Turnage Drugs. We pedestrians in Water Valley understand that crossing any street in town – but Main Street in particular – is a dangerous business. This…

Dear Editor, During the April 3rd Board of Aldermen meeting, the agenda consisted of 21 items.  Even with that number of items, one of our alderman decided to spend time arguing about who should sit where around the table.  If I understood correctly, this person (who recently accused several of his peers of wasting time…

Dear Editor, In the December 5, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting, the decision was made to hold bi-monthly board meetings. After following that process for only two months (February and March), three city officials have decided that our community’s many issues and their constituents’ concerns don’t warrant two nights of their time.  In the March…

Dear Editor: With the alderman-at-large run-off this week, Water Valley should be through with elections for a little while. However, since this is an even-numbered year, there will be congressional elections all across the country on November 6. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; all 435 will be elected to serve in 2019 and 2020.…

To The Editor:    My dad (Hubert Clark) passed away in 1990, my niece ( Dee Dee Hollister) in 2002, and my mother (Oneil Clark Johnston) in 2016. They were buried in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens on Old Highway 7 South from Water Valley. I have kept flowers on these graves year around, for every season…