By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Tamica Banks understands the importance of second chances.
When one surgery uncovered the early arrival of cancer cells, she knew she had been given another chance by God to fulfill her purpose.
“I have been given a second chance at life,” she said, with a smile. “We all don’t get that second chance, but God has something left for me to do.”
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

A local businessman was killed in an automobile accident in Benton last weekend.
Posey Waldrup, 68, of Vaughan was pronounced dead around 6:30 p.m.  Saturday at the University Medical Center in Jackson.
Waldrup was the owner of Canton Sheet Metal and Roofing and Greenthumbs Nursery on Fifteenth Street in Yazoo City.
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

The annual Easter Community Service will be held this weekend with Rev. Gregory Robertson delivering the special message of working together in unity for Christ.
The service, sponsored by the Yazoo City Ministerial Association, will be held at the Word of Faith Christian Center on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Rev. Edward Taylor, host pastor, encourages the community to attend this year’s service, which is part of the Pray Yazoo 2013 effort.
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By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

During an audit of the Yazoo City Municipal School District last October, Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) officials uncovered numerous violations of accreditation policies and standards.
As a result of the district being noncompliant with one accreditation policy and 24 of 30 process standards, the Commission on School Accreditation will take action April 4 on a recommendation to downgrade the district's accreditation status from accredited to probation for the 2012-2013 school year.
Due to the volume of material to be covered, The Yazoo Herald will present the findings in each violation in as much detail as possible in upcoming issues. The wording in each policy or standard violation is taken from the audit report.
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