The Yazoo Herald

A year after the incident, a Yazoo County man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his wife.
A Yazoo County grand jury indicted Michael Bates for manslaughter in the death of his wife, Kelley Bates.
According to the indictment, Michael Bates struck his wife with his vehicle and killed her by culpable negligence. Bates drove her to the emergency room that night.
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Sue White (left) hugs her daughter Georgia at the survivor’s tent sponsored by the Yazoo County Health Network during A Walk Thru the Zoo. She has inspired many with her positive attitude while battling cancer.By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

“I am going to get to the other side of this. I have got to do this well.”
That is what Sue White tells herself everyday. Those simple words offer her hope, encouragement and comfort.
When she was first diagnosed with breast cancer, she had no words. Cancer didn’t happen to people like her.
But now those words pull her though the darkness, and things are looking brighter.
“I really feel like we are in the third quarter of this,” she said. “And we are ahead.”
The Yazoo City native never thought she would be sharing a story about her journey with cancer. Cancer happened to other people, not her.
Her life was in order. She had a family. She had a solid job at Stub’s Restaurant, where she has been a waitress for 19 years. Everything was the way it was supposed to be.
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Elaine Stevens, with the Yazoo post office, holds up a sheet of breast cancer awareness stamps. By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

With only a few days left, Yazoo is standing out with the national breast cancer research stamp campaign.
The campaign began on October 1, and the local post office has been making its way up the charts with stamp purchases.
“We are in sixth place right now in the state,” said Tricia Porter, Yazoo postmaster. “We have exceeded last year’s sales by about $3,000. The public has been really great.”
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Local artist Neetsie Gary received some help from third graders at Manchester Academy with an art project at the local post office. The class constructed several breast cancer awareness posters that were displayed during the month. Gary thanked the class for their help by throwing them a Pink Party, complete with pink lemonade, cupcakes and candy. Pictured from left, with Gary, are Tyler Owens, Brennan Brooks, Emily Williams, Lizzy Carpenter, Lawrell Guthrie, Jacob Scott, Madeline Wade and Bess Baker.