On Saturday, Philadelphia Eagles football star Fletcher Cox returned to the field at Yazoo City High where he learned the game to host a free instructional camp for local youth. Cox brought along fellow Eagles Vinny Curry, Cedric Thornton and LeSean McCoy. On Thursday, Cox was the guest speaker at a highly successful fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club.

L.C. Ulmer performs at the 41st annual Bentonia Blues Festival Saturday. Among the performers were Bentonia’s own Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. More photos on page 16.

WhiteBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Yazooans seeking to put themselves in position to take advantage of future employment opportunities are invited to take advantage of some free courses.
Larry White, owner of AA Calibration, will host courses teaching basic electronics and calibration applications at his business located at 111 Roosevelt Hudson Drive.
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By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

Retired teacher Johnny Staples said Thursday that the Yazoo City Municipal School District will be “begging retired teachers to come back to help get this school system back to where it needs to be.”
In his comments during the monthly school board meeting, Staples said prospective employees will not be willing to teach in the Yazoo City schools “because of some of the things that happened right here in this boardroom.”
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