Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor:   I would like to respond to concerned citizen Terry Cobern’s letter to the editor.   Obviously, Mr. Cobern, you have not attended a meeting lately of Water Valley citizens that are concerned with the way others perceive your town. This is not a retirement town!!! There are many young professionals moving to our town…

To the citizens of Water Valley:As manager of the rock band VICTUM, I would like to take this opportunity to  thank everyone in your fine city for such a wonderful event as the  Watermelon Festival.  The guys in the band and everyone else who traveled with us were impressed by the hospitality displayed by the…

Dear Editor,  Thank you for your excellent article on the Oxford Medical Ministries. This is a wonderful opportunity for health care for the working uninsured in our community. The cost of health insurance is truly unaffordable for many that are not covered under a health plan.  This ministry is exciting to me personally. I have been asked…

Dear Editor,     I would like to express my opinions on the churches’ recent involvement in politics.     In the last few months I have seen an ugly truth made public. Just because people put steeples, crosses and names like church on a building, it doesn’t mean it’s a place of God. My understanding of…

To Citizens of Water Valley:  Don’t depend on the Mayor and Board. You can’t believe what they say. They will tell you one thing and do another. The ordinance on RV’s is bull.   The Mayor tells you one thing and tells a story about something else. The big thing is you can’t believe what he…

Dear Editor:   I have read with much concern the many debates about the push to legalize beer here in Water Valley. I live in Lafayette County, but as pastor of a church in Water Valley, it concerns me greatly.   My wife and I years ago were traveling through a (wet) county in central Mississippi only…

Dear Editor,     I am writing this letter in response to the article entitled, “Sheriff’s Candidate Takes Hot Seat,” with candidate Wayne Burns. Over the past few weeks, not only Mr. Burns, but other candidates running against the present sheriff have been slamming the Sheriff’s Department, saying things that have brought attention to our county’s…

To The Citizens of Water Valley and Yalobusha County,     CAMPAIGNS ARE IN FULL.  Signs and slogans of every shape and color decorate our town and county. Your screen door looks like a painting when you drive up your driveway following a day of candidate visiting. It almost creates a feeling of festivities!     The…

Dear Editor:   I want to thank you for your article concerning the plight of rape victims in our county because of the possibility of parole for a convicted rapist—one who had received a life sentence for his crimes. Now is indeed the time for us as citizens to speak out to the Parole Board.   …

To the Editor:     With all due respect, I believe that Dr. Joe Walker’s arguments against the beer petition that the Herald printed last week should be examined closely.     Let’s start with the faulty premise of equating the legalized possession of beer (the petition issue) with alcohol abuse.     Alcohol abuse—like drug abuse—is a…