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City will not provide utilities in county side of trailer park

By David Howell North Mississippi Herald A proposed trailer park expansion in Water Valley may have hit a snag after city officials reported at Tuesday night’s meeting that the city does not have the capacity to provide sewage for the entire project.  In response to questions from multiple attendees in a packed board room, Mayor…

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No More Exemptions Will Be Allowed For Garbage

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A long-standing, informal policy that allowed residents in the county who also have a business with a commercial garbage account to opt out of county garbage pickup will no longer be allowed. The decision was made at Monday’s Board of Supervisor meeting in Water Valley following a discussion…

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Warren Has Buildings Ready To Rent

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A lengthy restoration for a pair of Main Street buildings has reached the end of the first phase. Water Valley native and Oxford businessman Terry Warren purchased the Wagner buildings in 2015 and started work on the buildings that has been underway intermittently for almost two years. Last…

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Mr. And Miss Tri-Lake St. Jude Pageant Is March 4

  The second annual Miss and Mr. Tri-Lake St. Jude Pageant will be held March 4, in the Civic Auditorium, located at 905 North Main Street at Water Valley. Last  year the pageant raised over $3,000 and this year organizers are hoping for more.  March 3 will be practice night, starting at 6 p.m. Contestants…

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Blackwater Trio Takes The Stage Saturday

On Saturday, February 11, at 7 p.m. Foster Music and Arts’ Old School Theater will present a concert evening you won’t soon forget with one the finest bands in North Mississippi and beyond – The Blackwater Trio. The Blackwater Trio is made up of Seth Stroud (guitar, lead vocals), Walt Busby (lead guitar, vocals) and…

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Ford Center Hosts ‘Murder On The Nile’ On Valentine’s Day

OXFORD – An evening of deceit, intrigue and murder is in store for audiences Feb. 14 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts when Aquila Theatre brings its production of mystery writer Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” to the University of Mississippi. The 7:30 p.m. performance is Christie’s own staging of…

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Record 1,039 Hounds Coming To UKC Hunt

By Rita Howell  The Panolian BATESVILLE –With a record 1,039 coonhounds headed this way for the UKC Winter Classic Friday and Saturday at the Batesville Civic Center, arrangements are being made to access more hunting land and line up more guides than ever before.  “The UKC has never had this big a hunt,” said Ronnie…

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More Qualify For City Slots

WATER VALLEY – All five incumbent aldermen in Water Valley have qualified to seek reelection in this summer’s municipal election after Ward Four incumbent Larry Bell submitted his paperwork. The latest list of candidates also includes political newcomer Cinnamon Foster, who qualified to run for Ward 3 alderman. Foster is a nurse practitioner and operates…

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Not This Morris, Explains Concrete Plant Owner

WATER VALLEY  A longtime business owner in Water Valley, Ricky “Monk” Morris, dispelled rumors about his involvement in the sale of a mobile home park to four Oxford men who plan to expand. Morris told the Herald that some people in town are under the mistaken impression that he was involved in the sale of…

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