By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

A murder investigation continues after a body was discovered in the Bentonia area Monday afternoon.
Ranel Moore, 49, of Wilson Road in Bentonia, was pronounced dead after his body was discovered at the intersection of Big Mound Road and Martin Road.
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Livie Byrd crosses the finish line to win the race at A Walk Through Yazoo Saturday. The event raised funds for the fight against breast cancer. More photos appear on page 7A and pages 10-11B.

By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

The message could not have been any clearer: either get your act together, or we’ll take over your school district.
Dr. Laura Jones, of the Mississippi State Department of Education (MSDE), appeared Thursday during the Yazoo City School Board meeting to emphasize the severity of the school district’s ratings.
“Unfortunately, I’m here again tonight because we are in the second year of the New Start School Law with the high school,” Jones began.
Passed in 2010, the New Start School Law requires that if a school stays in the failing category for three years in a row, that individual school can be taken over by the state.
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Claire Moore tries to hide her excitement as she shares a secret with her friend Aimee Katherine Alexander on a hay ride during a field trip for Benton Academy kindergarten students Wednesday.