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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterIf the gun had fired, it might have been a murder investigation.Three juvenile suspects remain behind bars after they allegedly tried to rob someone at gunpoint. James Williams, Jordon Johnson and Isiah Woodard are all cha...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorBubba Saxton thought he’d experienced the worst possible career setback when his family business burned 13 years ago.At least the fire left the frame of his building standing. The April 24 tornado wasn’t so kind.Saxton...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterIf dogs could talk, four-year-old Daga would have quite a story to tell. The family pet survived the deadly April tornado inside a house that was destroyed. He even guarded the damaged home when the storm passed.Daga was b...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterBeginning in July, city employees will notice a change in their paychecks. Employees’ retirement benefits will increase 1.75 percent, effective July 1.Benefit contributions will increase from 7.25 percent to 9 percent, c...
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY NEAL, DECEASED DORIS SHEPARD AND KATHY STEVENSON, PETITIONERS CAUSE NO. 09-0328NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given upon this day. Letters of Co-Ad...
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When I was a kid sometimes I would stretch the truth a little if I thought it might get me out of trouble.Whenever my grandfather caught me doing this he’d always say, “I think you’re telling a story.”That was kind of a gentle way of saying, “Yo...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorCompetitive shooting is the fastest growing 4-H sport in the nation.Yazoo County’s James Cotton and James Peyton Golden are just as quickly rising to the top.The two Yazoo County 4-H members have qualified to participate...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorThe Yazoo County softball program continued their 2010 summer league last Thursday, splitting a two game series with Kosciusko.Three players finished with at least two hits in the 8-3 victory in game one. Catrina Hall earned t...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorFormer Manchester Academy standouts Blake Bowman and Taylor Parks can add another accomplishment to their high school resumes after being named to the 2010 All-MAIS Baseball Team as voted by league coaches....
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorBenton Academy turned a new page in the athletic department with the recent hiring of Mike Swindle as the new girls basketball coach, cross country coach and science teacher. Swindle, 51, who was hired from Clinton Christian, ...
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Miss Ashlee Marie Cole became the bride of John Stephen Lutz Jr. in a ceremony on March 27 in the Paris-Yates Chapel on the campus of the University of Mississippi.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cole of Batesville. She is the granddaughter...
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At the May 20, 2010 Yazoo Chapter NSDAR meeting, Sarastelle Sigrest surprised Priscilla Harper with a very special Past Regent's pin as outgoing Regent. Sarastelle presented her own Past Regent's pin to Priscilla to have as Past Regent. Prisci...
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Daniel Gardner and Brittany Williams of Yazoo City are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Tommy Lynn Gardner, on May 20, 2010....
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterThe Yazoo City Municipal School District welcomed its new superintendent this week. Shannon Sudbury enthusiastically mingled with the crowd during the open school board meeting Monday night.Approaching the audience for the...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorTalk about a tough first day on the job.Haley Douglas was just a few hours into her new job as a receptionist at Just My Style when the building was hammered by the April 24 tornado. She was one of 18 people, including nin...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterHenry Herschel Brickell traveled the world as a writer, literary critic, scholar and editor. But in his heart, he remained a Yazooan. And it’s in Yazoo, where he will be remembered among writers, family and friends....
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterAfter two large snakes were killed on a kudzu-infested piece of property, one alderman said it’s time to get the ball rolling with cleaning it up. Danny Neely, city code enforcement officer, asked the city council Monday...
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JEAN BANCHETTIJean Bunner Banchetti, 74, of Leland, died Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Greenwood-Leflore Medical Center in Greenwood.Funeral services are today at 2 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church in Leland. Burial will follow at Leland-Stoneville Cemetery i...
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By GARY ANDREWSEditor and Publisher
The old saying, “Although the tongue weighs very little, few people are able to hold it,” is something that all of us need to keep in mind.So many times I have heard people say something derogatory about someone or...