Main Street School and students pictured in 1909. By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Walking down the halls of the Triangle Cultural Center, the laughter of children can almost be heard down its long corridors.
The smell of aging books lingers in the hallways.
And the sound of chalk tapping against a blackboard with a rip of paper from a notebook echoes from the individual rooms.
The cultural center may now serve as a hub of activity with a variety of community functions, ceremonies and other civic appointments.
But to many, it will always remain Main Street School.
“Good years, good times, good friends, we like to remember,” said Ethel North, as her recollection appeared in A Collection of Memories, compiled by JoAnne Prichard Morris and Sam Olden.
Main Street School first opened its doors to Yazoo students on Oct. 10, 1904. The former “Public School Number One,” located on the same lot, was destroyed by a fire in 1903.
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Almost every seat in the boardroom was filled as concerned citizens aired their frustrations with Yazoo County supervisors about the proposed budget.
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 (9,750,940) percent of that revenue coming from ad valorem taxes. For the next fiscal year, Yazoo County has proposed a budget with a projected revenue of $15,016,038. Of that amount, 64.93 percent (9,750,940) would come from ad valorem taxes.
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Judge Bennie “Kay” Warrington has seen and heard it all in his courtroom. Warrington is now in his third term as Yazoo County’s Justice Court Judge for the Southern District.By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Bennie “Kay” Warrington was driving a lawn mower when he realized his destiny.
“I was cutting grass one day, and I asked the Lord to lead me to something that was meant for me to do,” he recalls.
That’s when Warrington first considered running for justice court judge.
The timing seemed right. Yazoo County needed a judge with a special election set to fill the seat of the late A.J. Peyton, who died in office. With three years as a police officer and a year working for the county under his belt, Warrington felt he was the right guy for the job.
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

With five people in the audience, the school district was the main concern during Yazoo City’ s public hearing of its proposed budget Wednesday afternoon.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will soon set the tax levy based on the request from the Yazoo City Municipal School District.
Based on the school district’s request, there will be a 1.9 millage increase.
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