By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

A tragedy that took the life of one Yazoo County man and left his daughter with serious injuries is coming around full circle as a story of hope and courage.
David Harris, 52, of Benton, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Saturday morning. His daughter, Josie Harris, was a passenger on the motorcycle and was airlifted to the University Medical Center in Jackson with extensive injuries.
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By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

JACKSON – With two members abstaining, the Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation voted Thursday to downgrade the Yazoo City Municipal School District's accreditation from accredited to probation. The action was based on the findings of an unannounced, three-day on-site visit last October.
Following the vote, Dr. Arthur Cartlidge, the school district's superintendent, commented briefly.
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

City workers are going to have to clean up a crumbling historic building on Main Street before it starts causing problems for other buildings.
The front of the building at 401 South Main Street is about all that remains intact of the structure. The roof has caved in, and Building Inspector Russ Carter said it is blocking the water that flows behind the buildings.
“It has created a dam and is blocking the water,” Carter told the Mayor and Board of Aldermen Monday. “The last time I looked, it was about eight feet high.”
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Yazoo County has awarded contracts to clean up the properties of the Southern Bag and Talport buildings in an effort to make them more attractive to potential developers.
Tim Mood, interim director of the Yazoo Economic Development District, told Yazoo County Board of Supervisors this week that the properties will be cleaned and regularly maintained from now on.
Both sites are locations formerly occupied by industries but now are vacant and owned by the county.
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