By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

No specific names were mentioned in Tuesday's Public Service Commission (PSC) board meeting, but it appears Yazoo City is still in the running for a “major retailer.”
When PSC Chairman Wardell Leach questioned PSC engineer Wayne Morrison about progress on “contact with the retailer,” Morrison said he contacted “them yesterday (Monday), and they're still working on their side of the plans.”
Morrison added that the retailer is waiting for the city to get the right-of-way for the Willie Morris Parkway. Local officials are not able to identify the business in question due to confidentiality agreements.
Just prior to Leach's question, Morrison said he continues to work on acquiring rights-of-way for the parkway.
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Yazoo County Tax Assessor Beverly Ladner reminds residents that the deadline for filing homestead exemption is April 1.
If you purchased a new home in 2012, and you were living there Jan. 1, 2013, you need to file homestead exemption for 2013.
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Trey Henry recently arrived in the community to serve as minister at the Yazoo City Church of Christ. He is pictured with his wife Morgan and their children, Margaret and James. By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

Rev. Trey Henry is following in the footsteps of his father as the new minister of the Yazoo City Church of Christ.
He and his family joined the Yazoo church over a month ago, and he is very excited about bringing his perspective to the congregation and the community.
“My primary hopes are to help keep the good news of Jesus’ loving sacrifice central to the life of the church and to share that good news,” Henry said.
Before arriving in Yazoo City, Henry worked with the Church of Christ in the Army town of Leesville, La., which is located near Fort Polk. However, the Henry family had made many travels around the world with their missionary work prior to their arrival in Louisiana.
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WilliamsBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

An inmate who escaped from the Yazoo County Jail was found hiding in the attic of a Jackson home Saturday.
Eric Williams, 24, was hiding in a vacant home at 214 Lindsey Street in Jackson.
Sheriff Jake Sheriff and Chief Deputy Joseph Head joined forces with officers from the Jackson Police Department to make the arrest. Sheriff received an anonymous tip that Williams was hiding in the house.
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