By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

A welcoming smile, a friendly face or an attentive nature can make or break a town.
Yazoo’s tourism field is promoted and held together by those simple traits.
And the Yazoo County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau paid homage to those making a difference with the annual CVB Honors last week.
“Each of us play an extremely important role in making Yazoo tourism a success,” said Tonja Ray-Smith, CVB director. “We all play a part of what makes Yazoo tourism a thriving economic convenience.”
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Kaitlyn Woods is crowned Manchester Academy’s 2012 homecoming queen by 2011 homecoming queen Emily Liddon. Pictured with Woods is her father Tony Woods and MA Headmaster Bryan Dendy.

Anna Stevens and Jada Smith hang on for a wild ride at the Yazoo County Fair during the Saturday matinee.

By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

The Parks and Recreation Commission are slowly getting out of the red with its budget, but there are still some bumps in the road.
The commission runs its department with a very limited budget due to tough economic times and high legal fees.
But there has been some recent action that could slowly lift the parks and recreation department out of its hole.
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