Braswell Hatcher Award

The Braswell Hatcher Award, named for its first recipient was established by the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce in 1998. This coveted award is given to honor an area citizen for their untiring and exemplary service to the community.

Braswell Hatcher Award 2010

Previous Award Winners:

1998 - Braswell Hatcher

1999 - James B. Tyler

2000 - Brownie Crawford

2001 - John Herod

2002 - Bruce Gurner

2003 - Raymond Aven

2004 - Dr. Joe Walker

2005 - Rodney& Dale Childress

2006 - Dr. Paul Odom

2007 - M.B "Snooky" & Mary Lou Williams

2008 - John K. Gurner, Sr.

2009 - Binnie Turnage

Chamber President Bennett Hill Presented the Braswell Hatcher Award to Melvin and Cecil Ford at the annual Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet on April 15, 2010. The Fords are retired educators and were instrumental in establishing the Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Program and spent days looking after and managing the Chamber office when no one else was available. Hill said, "There is no way to count the number of lives that have been touched and the good deeds they have done and continue  to do today. I am sure that everyone present here tonight has a wonderful story they could stand up and tell about the both of them."