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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorU.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson joined Yazooans Thursday in celebrating the opening of AA Calibration’s new facility in the industrial park.“Good jobs are hard to come by,” Thompson said. “City and county leaders are to ...
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By VERNON SIKESFor the HeraldOn Tuesday Yazoo County Board of Supervisors adopted the fiscal 2011 budget which, overall, marked almost a one mill reduction in expenditures.County Administrator Donna Kraft said the value of a mill varies according to the b...
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Courtney Len Erickson and Robert Christopher Walker were united in marriage at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Yazoo City on Dec. 19, 2009 at seven o’clock in the evening. Father Walter Brown officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughte...
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Mr. and Mrs. Thad Welch of Osyka announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Elayne, to Duane Douglas Dycus , son of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hood of Yazoo City.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Clarice Welch and the late Mr. Harvey Lee Welch of...
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You may remember John Walker Lindh, who earned the nickname “American Taliban” after going to Afghanistan to fight with the group that gave shelter to al-Qaeda, the terrorists who executed the Sept. 11 attacks.Lindh is in the news again, this time bec...
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DEBRA GARY
Debra Jean Gary, 51, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson after a long and brave battle with brain cancer. Visitation is today from 1-2 p.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home.Funeral services will follow at the St...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorOn the afternoon of April 24 A.G. Helton was just hoping he could get his septic tank fixed before it rained. “I was outside working on it when we heard the sirens,” Helton said. Severe weather was in the forecast, but...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorAfter discovering the suspect in a drug investigation was his own son, Sheriff Thomas Vaughan has turned the case over to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.Thomas E. Vaughan Jr., 26, was arrested Friday on charges of sal...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterPolice officers arrested two would-be burglars thanks to an observant neighbor who noticed their suspicious behavior. Adonis Noble and Gregory Esters were both charged with conspiracy to commit a crime. Capt. Larry Davis s...
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By GARY ANDREWSEditor and PublisherDuring the summer months of last year my wife and I experienced something that had not happened to us before. For this event we were strictly unprepared for and it really caught us by surprise.Satan works in mysterious w...
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Derrick Richardson and Tiffany Lee are proud to announce the birth of their child, Derreiona Kelis Richardson, on Aug. 24, 2010 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Derreiona weighed six pounds, nine ounces and measured 19 and a half inches. Maternal grand...
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Special to The HeraldRobbin Wright, of Yazoo City, was recently appointed as director to the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International. Wright earned certification in 2000.“Our Board of Directors is expanding in both size and diversity,” say...
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I was on the side porch last night when a thought came to me about our dog, DeDe. It sure was nice to have an outside dog who would wander around the woods behind our house and in our yard. She never has the desire to run off down the road or leave the ne...
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Garden seeds sprout in wake of tornado, symbolizing life for family
By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterThe small shed was like a monument to the late Cecil Richards’ work.He built the shed, and his tools and other belongings remained behind even after he...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterSome residents are questioning whether any laws were broken when city equipment and city workers were used to clean up property partially owned by a Yazoo City alderman. Concerned citizens contacted The Yazoo Herald when t...
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The Yazoo Herald Digital Edition for Wednesday September 1st is now available, we apoligize for the slight delay....
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorA pair of second half interceptions help seal Yazoo City’s first win on the season last Friday, 32-6 over Humphreys County. The victory snapped a four game losing streak dating back to October of last season. “We just pr...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorCANTON – It was a tale of two halves for Benton Academy – almost as if two different teams had taken the field.The Raiders of the first half had their share of offensive miscues, but the defense refused to let Canton A...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorKosciusko- For the second straight week, the Yazoo County Panthers have given up 40 or more points; the latest was 42-6 loss to Kosciusko last Friday. “It’s like a double edged sword,” head coach Matt Williams said. “W...
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