By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

The annual Christmas Parade will be held on Dec. 4 this year with its Miracle on Main Street theme.
The parade, sponsored by the Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce, will be held in downtown Yazoo City, beginning at 6 p.m.
Line-up begins at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church on Grand Avenue.
“Miracle on Main Street was a perfect theme for this year’s parade in more than one way,” said Jason Patterson, Chamber board president. “Most importantly, it places the emphasis on the reason that we’re celebrating - honoring the birth of Jesus Christ. We also believe that it’s a fitting tribute to the progress being made in downtown Yazoo City. God has blessed our city, and I believe that there will be many more good things to come.”
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Lamar Edmonds looks over a photograph of several Yazooans who served in the military during the Korean War. As a teenager, he also served his country during the Korean War.By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Lamar Edmonds said he was never nervous about going off to war.
At the time, he was more worried about cutting himself during his first shave aboard the shaky train, headed toward Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
“The first time I ever shaved was on that train,” he said, smiling at the memory.
The Yazoo County native was a teenager when he served his country in the Korean War. With a family history of men in the military, he was only 16 when he joined the National Guard in 1950.
Military service allowed Edmonds to see the world and visit places he had only read about or seen in pictures. Considering he was born in the backseat of a car, his travels were a highlight of his life.
“My daddy delivered me,” he said, with a laugh. “I was born in the backseat of a 1927 Chevy in a roadside park near Redwood.”
Raised in Satartia, Edmonds joined the National Guard to earn extra income. At 16 years old, he wasn’t concerned with the conflict that was going on overseas in Korea.
“I was growing tired of being in the National Guard so I wanted to join the regular Army,” Edmonds said. “It was all fun for awhile because I enjoyed being with the friends I made.”
Edmonds celebrated his 17th birthday in the Army. But it wasn’t long before he could no longer ignore the war that was raging across the ocean.
“They told us that they wanted five people to go over to Korea,” Edmonds said. “So they put ten pieces of paper in a hat. If you drew a piece of paper that said ‘no go’, you didn’t go. But if you drew one that said ‘go’, you did. It was that simple.”
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Terriyana McGee, Cordarrious McGee, Dontarrius McGee and Tyjamon Brown were ready for Halloween candy during Trick or Treat on Main Street earlier this week. The annual event, sponsored by The People Who Love Yazoo, continues to be a success every year.

Rev. Isaiah JacksonBy JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

When there is over a century of history in a church, it’s hard for members to walk away in times of adversity and struggle.
The members of Mt. Zion Scotland M.B. Church refuse to shut the doors to its beloved church.
The small rural church has recently experienced hard economic times with its declining membership and other changes with the times. But the remaining members refuse to close the book on the church that has served the Scotland community since the 1800s.
“The house of God is not built on money alone,” said Rev. Isaiah Jackson, who has served as pastor since 2000. “God gives the vision, hope gives the light and faith supplies the need.”
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