By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Although no one objected during Monday’s public hearing on the issue, the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors decided to take no action on an overgrown property that has drawn complaints on U.S. Highway 49.
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

After numerous complaints and a few damaged vehicles, there seems to be some progress with repairing many of the railroad crossings in Yazoo City.
Canadian National Railway officials were in town last week inspecting many of the rail intersections and doing a few repairs.
During Monday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, code enforcement officer Russ Carter said he met with the railroad officials personally to bring some of the city’s concerns to the table.
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EcholsBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Larry Echols, former police chief and pastor of Yazoo City’s Church of Christ, died Friday at the age of 65.
Echols retired as chief after 25 years with the Yazoo City Police Department. After retiring from law enforcement Echols traded his gun for a Bible by becoming the pastor of the Church of Christ in Yazoo City. Echols was filling in for Rev. John Dial, and he said he felt called to accept the position after Dial retired.
“You never know what God is doing behind the scenes,” Echols said in a 2010 interview with The Yazoo Herald. “This is something that I had thought about, and in the end it turned out to be an answered prayer.”
Echols told The Herald in 2010 that he had always viewed police work as an opportunity to help others, but the ministry offered the greatest chance to touch people’s lives.
“In law enforcement you get the opportunity to help a lot of people, but a lot of times you have to be the bad guy,” Echols said.
Pat Brock, a member of the Church of Christ, said Echols held the church together for the last two years.
“He was a great friend, and he was a great person,” Brock said. “He truly cared about helping others.”
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The children at Wee Care Daycare were eager to show off their patriotic spirit for the Fourth of July with their posters, poems and flags. Pictured, seated, from left, are John Edward Book Jr., Kamayla Fountain and Landon Lucas; standing, from left, are James Jackson Patterson, Ishmeal Fry, Broc Willingham and Jeremiah Roberts.