By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

An armed robbery suspect who was released after charges were dismissed is now back in jail after DNA tests indicate officers arrested the right man.
Issac Cowans, 18, is charged with strong armed robbery.
Chief Eric Snow said the robbery occurred last June at the Shell gas station, located on Grand Avenue.
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CollinsBy JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

The mold problem at Shady Lane Apartment Complex was revisited during the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting this week.
The Yazoo Herald published an article last week about the black mold problem at the local apartment complex that some tenants say has not been addressed since it was first discovered a year ago.
Cobie Collins, president of the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors, appeared before the city board Monday afternoon requesting research into what can be done for the residents living inside the mold-infested apartment units.
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Tax increases are in store for both city and county residents under current budget proposals.
Citizens will have an opportunity to comment on those plans during the first week of September.
Yazoo County plans to increase the ad valorem tax millage rate by 2.9 mills with an additional increase of .88 mills for the Yazoo County School District for a total of 3.78 mills.
The county currently operates on a budget with a projected revenue of $14,246,683 with 63.48 percent (9,750,940) of that revenue coming from ad valorem taxes.  For the next fiscal year, Yazoo County has proposed a budget with projected revenue of $15,016,038. Of that amount, 64.93 percent ($9,750,940) would come from ad valorem taxes.  (More details are available on page 14).
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Jamie Patterson The children at Sandra’s Kids Korner were eager to catch a ride during recess time Thursday afternoon. Pictured from left, front row, are Diominque Kincaid, Blashia Williams, Brayden Trimm and Tyra Lee; back row, Aakerria Lee, Deasia Diew and Destiny Drain.