By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

“It's probably going to be a couple more months (before it's completed),” said Assistant Superintendent Mickey Rivers said when asked about the construction on the county school district's new office building and classrooms. “The date that they gave me was going to be May.”
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Natalie Vandevere, a physical therapist assistant at The Fitness Center, helps Ephraim Smith keep his balance on the parallel bars. Smith was shot three times in his legs during a robbery attempt. By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

Occasionally, we hear stories where individuals have forgiven really severe wrongdoings … murders, sexual assaults, crimes against children and the like. Our reactions are usually something like, “I don't think I could forgive that,” or “That's one crime I would never forgive.”
Forgiveness is tough. It goes against human nature. The natural tendency is to get even, never forget, nurse that grudge.
Ephraim Smith of Yazoo City was shot three times in his legs last year in a robbery attempt. Forgiveness was his immediate reaction, and almost four months later, his wish continues to be that his perpetrator would come to know Jesus and his life would undergo a radical change.
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Investigators acknowledge that they may never know exactly what caused a man to take his own life Tuesday by driving into Wolf Lake.
Barney Wayne Benson, 46, of the Wolf Lake community, died Tuesday after drowning inside his vehicle. Benson handcuffed himself to the steering wheel before driving into the water off of Deerfield Road.
According to a witness, Benson didn’t seem to make any effort to escape from the vehicle as it sank into the water.
A 911 call came in at 5:20 pm., and the car was fully submerged by the time law enforcement officers arrived on the scene.
The Yazoo County Dive team responded and found the SUV at a depth of about 10 feet, and confirmed that the driver was still inside.  
They were able to hook a cable to the vehicle so that it could be removed.
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H.A. Scott, 88, has provided a lifetime of service to the Yazoo community. By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

While many of his peers were itching to get out of Yazoo City, Herbert Scott decided he would make the most of it and stick around.
“When I was coming up, most people hopped on a train and left Yazoo City right out of high school,” he said, with a smile. “They called you crazy if you wanted to stay here. But I think you should do whatever you can to improve where you are at the time. I wanted to do something to make it better here.”
At 88 years old, the Yazoo City native has never left his hometown. And it’s quite clear to see his mark on several community efforts. From education to preservation, Yazoo is lucky he didn’t jump on that train.
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