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The Water Valley School District Board of Trustees honored the 2017/18 teachers of the year at the high school and elementary school during their April 9 meeting.  Heather Bynum was named the 2017-18 Water Valley High School Teacher of the year. Bynum was selected by her peers and administrators because she is conscientious and hard-working,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – There is good news for parents when school registration gets underway next week at both schools in the Water Valley district, the amount of paperwork has been substantially reduced. Parents will be excited to learn that the new registration form is only one page, front and back, plus…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The introductions were easy for newly hired Blue Devils girls basketball coach Bernadette Sayles last Thursday when she met with her team for the first time.  Many of the girls already knew her from coaching at Coffeeville or from the community and she had even shared time on…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Hwy. 7 bypass around 4:30.  Yalobusha Coroner Ronnie Stark reported William Carmichael, 45, died in the emergency room at North Mississippi Regional Center in Tupelo after he was…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – More than a dozen firefighters from multiple departments in the county battled a large fire for several hours last Thursday afternoon on Hwy. 315, just east of Water Valley. The fire started as a controlled burn before spreading and consuming an unoccupied house and several outbuildings including an…

Cary and Lalania Vaughn from Millington, Tenn. will speak and entertain at the Chamber of Commerce annual spring banquet on Friday, May 4, in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.  Tickets are on sale now at the Chamber office for $20 each. In addition to the speakers, the exciting lineup at the annual banquet includes…

Foster Music and Arts and the Melonvine Marketplace are proud to present the return of Paul Thorn and his band to the Old School Theater on Friday, May 4. Nearly two years ago, Paul Thorn helped kick off the Old School Theater at its sold-out grand opening. Now they return with special guests Alice Drinks…

The closing reception for Dick Waterman’s exhibition “Music Legends” is Friday, April 13, from 6-8 at Bozarts gallery. Among the 32 photographs on display are artistic images of B.B. King, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Buddy Guy,  Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, and other international music stars as well as early and rare photographs of…

One day, two great events is the theme for Yalobusha Medical Foundation’s Tee It Up 4 Man Scramble Saturday morning at the Country Club and Tunes & Tails Saturday afternoon at T.G. Baker Trucking.  The action gets underway at the Yalobusha Country Club with registration for the four-man scramble at 8 a.m., followed by a…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen breezed through a lengthy agenda during the April 2 meeting that started with newly elected Alderman-at-Large Herbert Rogers taking the oath of office. After Rogers was seated, marking the first time that city representation included all five aldermen and the mayor since…