The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department took a large amount of drugs off the street Friday. Pictured from left are Joseph Head, Demarcus Taylor, Courtney Granderson, Sheriff Jake Sheriff, Sean Echols and Britt Johnson.By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

The smell of marijuana was in the air, and the passenger had cocaine powder on her clothes.
It was immediately evident to officers that they would be making a drug arrest, but they were surprised to discover how many drugs were on board.
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Was it a bullet or just a rock?
The investigation continues as to why a window of a police patrol car was busted Wednesday.
Chief Eric Snow said an officer was traveling down Dr. Martin Luther King Drive when the back rear window of his patrol car was suddenly busted.
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By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

Bentonia-Gibbs School Principal Martha Hanna told the Yazoo County School Board this week that reading growth levels at her school have improved dramatically since the beginning of the school year.
The school's first-graders were at Level 3 when the school year began.
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By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

Following their expressions of concern in Tuesday's meeting, Yazoo City Public Service Commission (PSC) officials resolved to beef up their delinquent account collection techniques. One commissioner said she wasn't so much concerned with the past due amounts as with the number of days customers are allowed to stay in arrears.
“I'm not concerned about how high the bill is,” Commissioner Edna Rogers said. “I'm concerned about why they are 120 days (delinquent) and over. If you can't pay (your PSC bill after) one month or two months, how are you going to get the money at the end of four months or longer?”
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