Letters to the Editor

Flood Coverage Brings Back Memories For Reader Dear Editor,   The picture in last week’s Herald of the school bus caught in a flash flood brought back a frightening memory. No, I wasn’t in the bus, but my Daddy was. I don’t remember who the driver was. At that time Daddy worked at the school bus…

Dear Editor:   As an officer of the Magnolia Youth League, with 30-plus years behind me, I would like to tout the great things I see happening this year at our local ballpark. Many of our former players who participated in this program over the years, are stepping back up to the “plate” and giving back…

IDD Awareness Month Observed In March Editor: March is national Intellec-tual/Developmental Dis-abilities Awareness Month. In Mississippi, an estimated 42,000 persons have intellectual and developmental disabilities ranging from mild (requiring minimal supports) to severe (sometimes requiring 24-hour, seven-day-a-week care). Agencies operating under authority of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health provide services to assist these individuals…

City Fears Bars That Sell Beer Dear Editor,             The reason behind the new beer ordinance is not to raise revenue for the city (they’ve cut that part), nor to prohibit single-can sales (ditto), nor to require beer served only with food (ditto), nor to regulate restrooms (“grandfathered in,” so we’re told). I suspect the…

Original Ordinance Hastily Done Dear Editor,              Signage is one of the many flawed provisions in the new beer ordinance. Mayor Hart talked about it at the last Board meeting, as the Herald reported. “The rationale, [the Mayor] believed, was to hold down on some of the things you see in some towns. ‘Banners flying…

Officials Don’t Trust Citizens Dear Editor,             Nothing against my bourbon-drinking friends, but the State of Mississippi understands that beer is less harmful, and more widely enjoyed, than hard liquor. That is why, even though hard liquor cannot be sold on Sundays in Mississippi, our cities are explicitly given the authority to allow beer sales…

Dear Editor,             I am writing to address my concerns over the continuing discontent over the most recent beer & light wine ordinance for Water Valley. I have attended both Board of Aldermen meetings, in January & February 2015, where the ordinance was addressed by members of the public, and I anxiously await the revised…

Help Needed For Dyslexic School Children Dear Editor,   Autism affects one in 52 or two percent of the population, dyslexia affects one in five or 20%. Despite the mountain of research for the child with dyslexia we are stopped at the door by Special Education Adminis-trators, without effort or knowledge to guide a parent in…

Poorly Crafted Ordinance Needs Undoing Dear Editor,  Nine businesses in Water Valley deal with beer. They represent a spectrum of wholesale, retail, manufacture, on-premise consumption, and off-premise consumption. Each is subject to numerous federal, state, and county regulations.  One would think that if our city was going to impose an additional set of regulations on…

Church Waiver Reduces Value Of Business Dear Editor,     A “church waiver,” supposedly, was the sole reason for creating Water Valley’s new beer ordinance, to accommodate someone who planned to open a restaurant here. The waiver creates a way for a beer-selling restaurant to be closer than 150 feet from a church. Well, that sounds…