MoodBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Yazoo County native Tim Mood has been named interim director of the Yazoo County Economic Development District.
Henry Cote resigned as director Friday to pursue new opportunities.
“We thank Henry for his services and wish him well,” said Cobie Collins, president of the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors. “We are very excited to have Tim aboard as I am confident that he has the skills to help us bring our economic development efforts to the next level.”
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

City leaders feel they are sometimes left in the dark when it comes to operations at the Triangle Cultural Center since its board disbanded.
K.K. Hill, director of the Triangle, provides the Board of Mayor and Aldermen updates on the local facility. However, the board that the city leaders established hasn’t functioned as such in several months.
“There is a lot going on down there that we don’t know,” said Ward 2 Alderman Dr. Jack Varner. “There is a lot going on down there that we wouldn’t like if we did know.”
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

One city alderman said he is tired of the streets of Yazoo City being neglected with giant piles of leaves and other debris.
Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. discussed the matter with street supervisor Danny Miller during the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting this week.
Brent commended Miller for always being ready to answer any call, but he felt the curbside service of the street department needs improvement.
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Miranda Purvis will mark her 20th year at Ricks Memorial Library next week.By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Miranda Purvis will be celebrating 20 years at Ricks Memorial Library next week.
The Yazoo native has seen her share of changes while working at the local library for the past two decades. But the love for her hometown and giving back to the community through her job has remained steady over the years.
“We have a unique community here,” she said. “You have to love it to stay here. I was born and raised here, and I am not going anywhere.”
Purvis joined the library staff on Dec. 16, 1993.
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