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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIBETTYE JONES-BOOZER ...
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JAMIE DOWNSJamie Shawn Downs, 39, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at home.Funeral services are Saturday at Pine Grove Cemetery in Simpson County. Stricklin-King Funeral Home is handling arrangements.Mr. Downs was born Oct. 1, 1970. He was the son of James Will...
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With the beginning of school just around the corner, I have noticed many children gathering up the mountain of school supplies needed for each of their new classes. I was one of those kids who actually enjoyed shopping for school supplies. My summers were...
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Adam and Emily Brooks are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lily Josephine Brooks, on July 14, 2010 at Baptist Medical Center.
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Paul and Misty Warmack are proud to announce the birth of their son, Nolan Slade Warmack, on July 1, 2010 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson.
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Special to The HeraldAll Mississippi State University alumni and friends are invited to join the Yazoo County Chapter of the MSU Alumni Association for its annual Family Send-Off and Pool Party Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at The Rock Fitness Center in Yazoo C...
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Special to The HeraldChris Martin, a former Yazoo City resident now living in Hollywood, Calif., was recently awarded an Emmy for his special effects work on the television series Heroes. Chris is the son of Jim and Carolyn Martin of Prairie Village, Kan....
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterOne inmate inside the county jail will not be receiving his package of drugs thanks to a concerned citizen. The police department received a tip of a suspicious male near the wall of the Yazoo County Jail on Tuesday.
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorNew Superintendent Shannon Sudbury says times are changing for the Yazoo City School District, and he’s not wasting any time making improvements.“The days of Yazoo City being the doormat of education in this area are o...
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Abbott exchanged vows in a double-ring ceremony on June 12, 2010 at Church of Christ in Yazoo City. The bride, Donna Joyce Jennings, is the daughter of Joyce and Paul Dozier of Little Yazoo.The bridegroom, Robert Lee Abbott, is the...
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Mr. and Mrs. John Meeks of Yazoo City are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Erin Charisse Townsend, to Curtis Johnson, son of the late Doretha Johnson, also of Yazoo City.The bride elect is the granddaughte...
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EDWARD BIRCHETT
Edward Skinker Birchett, 84, died July 7, 2010.Funeral services were July 10 at the Brentwood Funeral Home in Tennessee. Burial followed in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Birchett was born Sept. 15, 1925 in Yazoo City. He was a 1945 graduate of Ya...
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Some things never change. There are many cases where we can take comfort in that fact, but there are also instances where it’s just plain unfortunate. For example I’m currently experiencing the same problem the editor of this newspaper was complaining...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorYazoo City firefighters entered a blazing apartment and saved a man’s life Friday night.After responding to a fire call at Shady Lane Apartments at around 10:30 p.m., firefighters found a crowd of people screaming that s...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterIf your son steals a flat screen television, setting it up in the living room may be a bad idea. Trina Ellis was charged with possession of stolen property after officers discovered a stolen television in her apartment. Ca...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterIt was his flashy smile that landed one burglary suspect behind bars this week. Jerry Washington was charged with grand larceny after he allegedly stole computers from the Ricks Memorial Library about two years ago. Invest...
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Special to The HeraldOn July 7-11, our nation’s capital welcomed more than 4,000 members of one of its foremost service organizations with the arrival of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the 119th Continental Congress to celebrate their hard...
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Special to The HeraldLocals Valencia Williams and Gabrielle Ratliffe participated in the Summer Bridge Program at the University of Mississippi. Twenty recent high school graduates from around the state planning to enter the University of Mississippi this...
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Perhaps if I didn’t mention it, not many people would even notice.If you’re reading this issue of The Herald and it seems like it might have been rushed, that’s because it was. In fact I hammered out some of the stories in today’s paper in the mid...
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ETTA SIMMONS
Etta Beatrice Beavers Simmons, 65, died at Provena St. Joseph's Hospital in Joliet, Illinois on Monday, July 19, 2010.A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1030 Mai...