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Gloria Elayne Owens is the kind of person I just can’t tell “no.”If she’s asking for something, you know it’s for a good cause. When Owens asked me to be a part of the seventh annual Lifesavers event Saturday, I never even considered turning her...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorWhen Louie Thompson pulled up at the Yazoo County airport Friday with three blue ice chests in his truck, it looked like he’d packed for a picnic.But inside those coolers were around 2,000 tiny fish ready to be flown to ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterThree women are begging city leaders to do something about the juvenile problem in Clubview Apartments.Linda Robinson, who appeared about a month ago, made her second plea to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen about juveniles...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterSome citizens became visibly concerned at the proposed new city zoning map and ordinances when an “adult entertainment district” was mentioned at the city council meeting Monday. William Peacock, with the Central...
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Desperate to erase a zero off the scoreboard late in the ballgame, Yazoo County fumbled the football on a fourth and goal; it was the only turnover that didn’t result in any points.
Yazoo City (2-2) won their fourth consecutive Y-Game Friday, blanking ...
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Pheba - Benton Academy scored 34 first half points Friday night on their way to a 46-0 win over Hebron Christian. It was the Raiders first win on the 2010 season and snapped a five game losing streak dating back to last season.
The Raiders, who scored...
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Annie Peaster scored her second hat-trick on the season as Manchester Academy continued their dominance in 2010 with a 5-1 win over Immanuel Christian Thursday afternoon.
The victory evens the regular season series at 1-1 between the squads and puts the ...
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Benton Academy will celebrate 40 years of history this Friday with a day full of celebrations and festivities for the 2010 homecoming.
The day kicks off bright and early with the annual homecoming pep rally followed by maid presentations, costume awards ...
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Former Yazoo City running back Desmond Johnson had a career outing for Southern Mississippi, and was one of four Yazoo County natives in college football action this weekend.
Johnson recorded his first career two touchdown game and rushed for 32 yards in...
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As the regular season draws to a close, the Manchester Academy softball team is still battling for the postseason despite several injuries to their every day starters.
Manchester finished 1-1 at the Benton tournament before rain called the rest of the da...
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The possibility of a 12th consecutive postseason appearance for Benton Academy (11-11) rests in their own hands.
Tuesday’s loss to undefeated Tri-County 7-4 forced the Lady Raiders into a must win game against Humphreys Academy September 20 to secure t...
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OAK HILL- Manchester Academy was handed a crucial loss by Oak Hill Tuesday, which could hinder their postseason chances on the softball diamond. The Lady Mavericks gave up two runs in the bottom of the fifth as the Lady Raiders held on to a 5-3 win with a...
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Special to The HeraldBeja Everett, local member of the Yazoo Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and chairman of Constitution Week in Yazoo City, joined Mayor McArthur Straughter recently as he signed a document proclaiming Sept. 17-23 as “Cons...
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lloyd Blackwell of Ridgeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennie Grace Blackwell, to Albert Monroe Vandevere IV, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Monroe Vandevere III. The bride elect is the granddaughter of Betty Brussell, an...
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The Manchester Academy Junior High cheerleaders have been invited to participate in the 2010 Disney World Christmas Parade and are raising money to help fund the trip to Orlando, Fla. The girls are accepting donations to win a 1999 Chevrolet S10 ZR-2 4x4 ...
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By GARY ANDREWSEditor and PublisherDriving through town the other day I came up behind a car with a bumper sticker that read, “Until the power of love overcomes the love of power, then there will be no peace on earth.”How true this is! So many of us h...
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Superintendent Shannon Sudbury is laying the foundations of an academic dynasty here in Yazoo City, tackling the problems that students face in the classrooms.
Before that, he spent four years pushing people around on the line of scrimmage, culminating i...
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As I looked down at my desk calendar and realized that today is Patriot Day, I couldn’t help but remember a story that involved a disabled veteran, a tattered flag and an angry son-in-law. My grandfather was about the most patriotic man you could ever m...
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OWEN MOORE
Owen Moore, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 at home.Funeral services are today at Trinity Episcopal Church with Father George Woodliff officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah, La. under the direction of Stricklin-K...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterPastor Billy Barron said it is not a building that makes a church, it’s the people and love inside it. He should know. The church he has ministered for almost 30 years was completely wiped out by the April tornado. “Th...
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