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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Police officer Sam Carter is pictured with Jeannette Williams, who turned in a purse she found with nearly $3,000 inside. By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

When a good Samaritan returned a purse she found filled with about $3,000 inside,  police officers were unsure of how to handle it.
“We have never had a purse returned with the money left in it, especially this amount of money,” said officer Sam Carter, with a smile. “We didn’t really even know what to do.”
Jeannette Williams found the purse left inside a shopping cart at Save-A-Lot earlier this week.
The purse’s owner left the grocery store suddenly to attend to a family emergency, unaware that she left her purse in the cart.
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Many drivers say a little prayer before they cross the old wooden bridge on Old Highway 49 in Yazoo County.
The aging bridge is outdated and showing its age, but it will soon be replaced by a modern structure.
Yazoo County officials were even more pleased to learn that it’s going to cost much less than projected to replace the bridge.
Carthage-based N.L. Carson Construction submitted the lowest bid for the project at $829,738. County Engineer Larry Dixon said the bid was $192,000 or 19 percent lower than the estimated cost.
“These companies are hungry, and they need the work,” Dixon said.
The Board of Supervisors awarded the contract this week.
Cobie Collins, board president, said he now wants to focus on trying to speed up the process of securing funding for much needed repairs to Carter Road.

By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

The investigation continues with the two horses that were discovered dead in field last month in the Renshaw community.
Neighbors and others within the rural community said the horses began to appear as if they were not being fed or watered. Many began to leave food for the horses in an effort to save their lives.
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