Clyde Lear was working in Chicago when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. At age 19, he was aboard a ship in the ocean.By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Clyde Lear was only 19 years old when he found himself on a naval ship, heading to Vietnam.
It was the first time he had ever left the country. Unsure of what to expect in foreign lands, the one thing he was sure of was that his country was at war.
He was headed right for it.
But along Lear’s journey toward his generation’s war, he saw remnants of past conflicts. He made stops in Hawaii, Japan and Korea.
“I saw the destruction left behind in Japan,” he said. “I saw where Pearl Harbor was bombed. Those landmarks were still there. And now I was headed to Vietnam.”
Lear, 64, was enlisted in the Navy when he was deployed to Vietnam. Serving as an aircraft mechanic, it was up to him to service and repair the planes that were heading into battle.
There was a lot of pressure on Lear and his fellow sailors as they watched the planes fly toward uncertainty. But it was what he had to do for his country.
“Even if you never enter a war zone, you are still a veteran because you don’t know if you are going to come back home or if they are going to bring you home,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going to happen over there. We didn’t know who we were fighting.”
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IsonhoodBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Rockabilly music is a melting pot of blues, country and rock and roll music.
Fans of Yazoo artist Jamie Isonhood would recognize that as a perfect definition of his music. So many may not be surprised to learn that the veteran musician has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
As one of the newest inductees, Isonhood joins musical legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins and Buck Owens along with many others who contributed to Rockabilly musical history.
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Everyone is invited to join together for the annual Community Thanksgiving Service Sunday at New King Solomon Church.
Rev. Gregory Robertson said that he and his congregation are excited about hosting the service for the first time, and they are eager to open their doors to worshippers from other churches.
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By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

In view of the fact that 1989 was the last time board policy had been updated, the Yazoo County School Board voted last Thursday to spend $14,500 to bring the district's policies up-to-date. Trustee Ralph May abstained as the remainder of the board approved the proposal.
“You can have some liability if your policies are not updated,” said Denotris Jackson of the Mississippi School Board Association (MSBA). “Say, for instance, that your policy says graduation requirements are 17 Carnegie units. Well, that's 15 years old, and if your handbook says 24 Carnegie units, then, your handbook and your policy are out of compliance.”
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