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Ajinomoto Named 2017 Industry Of The Year
WEST POINT – Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. was named the North Mississippi Industrial Development Association’s (NMIDA) 2017 Industry of the Year. Ajinomoto Windsor received this distinguished award at the NMIDA annual meeting held last month in West Point. The Ajinomoto Windsor facility located in Oakland, Mississippi produces high quality, ready-to- eat, Asian and ethnic foods and…
Read MoreBurgess Steps Down As School Board Trustee
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Two school board trustees for the Water Valley School District were appointed at Monday night’s school board meeting following the resignation of Lamar Burgess in Position Two and a vacancy in Position One. “It has been an honor and pleasure to serve the Water Valley School District since…
Read MoreGuard Offers Armory To City
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials heard an offer from the Mississippi Army National Guard to relinquish the lease on the city-owned armory located on Wise Street as part of plans to reduce the number of armories in the state from 73 to 55. Speaking at the city board meeting on Tuesday,…
Read MoreWeekly Dose Of Betty ‘Leaves Us Satisfied’
By Erica Walden Even before relocating to Water Valley, we were hooked on Betty’s Week. We would read her column aloud in its entirety and would delight in her effortless humor, weekly happenings and lizard antics. Upon arrival, we discovered everyone we met felt the same. The Herald and Betty are unique gems. Mickey…
Read MoreCity’s Polling Places Will Be Open From 7 To 7 On Election Day
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY– The city’s four precincts will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, for the special election for mayor. Candidates Donald Gray, Mickey Howley, Terry Rockette and Herbert Rogers will be on the ballot in the non-partisan election. If no candidates gets a majority of…
Read MoreGrand Jury Indicts Byford
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A Coffeeville man has been indicted in a 2016 crash that severely injured Coffeeville Police officer Milton Hervey. Clinton Dwayne Byford was indicted by a grand jury in the First Judicial District during the October term for DUI Injury and possession of methamphetamine. The indictment was served last week…
Read MoreAttorney General’s Office Renews IRS Scam Warning
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has received new reports from Mississippi taxpayers of being contacted by impersonators claiming to work for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or federal Treasury Department and told they owed money to the IRS. Attorney General Jim Hood is reminding Mississippians to remain cautious of these and other tax- related phone…
Read MoreSpecial Election For Mayor Is Tuesday
WATER VALLEY – Voters will go the polls Tuesday in Water Valley to elect a new mayor in a special election after long-time mayor Larry Hart stepped down last month. Candidates Donald Gray, Mickey Howley, Terry Rockette and Herbert Rogers are running for the position in the non-partisan election on December 19. A runoff election,…
Read MoreCity Will Move To Two Monthly Meetings In Feb.
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Starting in February aldermen in Water Valley will meet twice a month after aldermen adopted an ordinance authorizing the second meeting. Discussion first surfaced during the Nov. 7 meeting after Ward One Alderman Kagan Coughlin proposed adding a second monthly meeting, citing the length of the meetings when…
Read MoreLegendary Guitarist Bill Kirchen Is Coming To Water Valley
Legendary Commander Cody guitarist Bill Kirchen will bring his rockin’ Austin trio to Water Valley’s Old School Theater for a special Honky-Tonk Holiday concert on Sunday, December 17, at 7 p.m. Currently residing in Austin, Texas, Kirchen, who most will remember for his many years as the twangin’ guitar player for country rock legends Commander…
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