By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

The discussion of mobile homes continued with the Board of Mayor and Aldermen this week as another owner was granted an exception.
The board granted Clarence Hunter an exception to place a mobile home on his Jefferson Street property. He was unable to attend the last board meeting, but due to health issues his wife was present Monday on his behalf.
“With these hardship cases, the person requesting must come before the board,” said Alderman Aubry Brent Jr.
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Half of YCHS senior class not likely to graduate

By VERNON SIKES
Herald Correspondent

Around 50 percent of the senior class at Yazoo City High School are not likely to graduate this year.
According to Cynthia Johnson Walker, who spoke to the school board Thursday, in spite of the likelihood of failure, the 80-plus seniors who are in academic trouble, have not been taking advantage of the scheduled Saturday tutoring sessions that have been conducted at Yazoo City High School.
There are 164 students in the 2013 senior class.
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Jacob Scott (holding cans) recently led his classmates in a canned food drive for the Manna House. Pictured from left are (front) Emily Williams, Madeline Wade, Brennan Brooks, Stone Crabtree, Scott, Lizzy Carpenter, Julia Bunch, Lexi Boatner, (back) Wil Saxton, Greyson Winstead, Tyler Wammack, Landon Andrews, Tyler Owens, Zac Burton, Luke Ragland, Gracie Lambert, Bess Baker and Lawrell Guthrie. Not Pictured is Landon Lowery.By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Anyone wondering how they can do something good for their community need look no further than the example set by third grader Jacob Scott.
The Manchester Academy student recently organized a canned food drive for the Manna House, a ministry that feeds the hungry in Yazoo City.
“It just came to me,” he said. “I was sitting in my room and thinking that I wanted to do something to help others.”
Marilyn Myers, Scott’s teacher, said it didn’t surprise her to see him thinking of others.
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North and southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 49 were blocked Tuesday morning as emergency responders worked the scene of a fatal crash.By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

A Flora man was killed in an automobile accident early Tuesday morning near Mile Hill on U.S. Highway 49.
Ronnie Sadler Renicker, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene inside the back of the ambulance.
Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers said Renicker died from closed chest injuries.
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