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The House Call

The House Call

Luke Bradford only had a couple of quick errands to run this last Saturday before catching the start of the football game at eleven. He left the house at ten, thinking everything would take an hour, tops. By then, he would be on the couch, well stocked with chips and a cold brewski. His alma […]

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The Neighbors

The Neighbors

Randy and Marvelle Simpkins are looking forward to a quiet Halloween next week. They are pretty sure they couldn’t stand another one like last year. You see, last year they got the daylights scared out of them when Tilly Armstrong, their next door neighbor, started playing the violin around midnight. It wouldn’t have been that […]

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The Choir Director

The Choir Director

“And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.” -Oliver Goldsmith, “The Deserted Village” The worship service was almost a disaster this past Sunday at Watervalley First Presbyterian. It was all because of the panties. The whole business started several weeks ago when a production company that was doing a documentary on churches in rural […]

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Mother Goose

Mother Goose

There was a pelican sitting on the back porch rail when Chick McKissick walked out at six o’clock yesterday morning, on his way to the shop. A pelican. Chick owns an auto repair garage just off the square in Watervalley and likes to get an early start since the garage isn’t air conditioned, and even […]

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The 4th Of July Celebration

The 4th Of July Celebration

All the shenanigans around the July 4th Celebration down at the lake last night actually started a week ago. On Thursday of last week the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) passed an emergency ordinance banning the use of fireworks, out-door grilling, and any other form of outside fun untill further notice, even though the […]

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Spring Break Update

Spring Break Update

(Wendy Wilson is the Watervalley Elementary school contributor to the Village Voice, the newspaper of Watervalley. The following is a copy of the original article written by Wendy before the 6th Grade Language and Reading teacher, Ms. Grubbs, edited it due to some less than kind commentary. Hope you enjoy it.) Spring Break Update By: Wendy Wilson, […]

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