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A service of worship celebrating the marriage of Allison Corinne McMahon and Kelly Scott Fulgham was held at six o’clock in the evening on July 10, 2010 at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon. Reverend John Moore officiated the double ring cer...
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Three National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Yazoo Chapter members and guest Caroline Lewis of Madison received guests during the Fall Pilgrimage in Natchez on Oct. 7 and 9. Lewis is the niece of NSDAR Yazoo Chapter member Delaine ...
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I was in bed last night when I heard the wind howling outside my window. The leaves on the trees were slamming against the window glass. The rain was pounding on top of our house. For a minute I couldn’t go back to sleep because I wasn’t sure how ...
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PARIS LITTLETONParis Andre Rumon Littleton, 22, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.Funeral services are today at 1 p.m. Yazoo County High School. Shaffer & Collins Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Littlet...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorWhen Jamie Isonhood strolled into Memphis 45 years ago he couldn’t believe what he was seeing – or more importantly what he was hearing.Music legends like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis had established ...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorA 2007 graduate of Yazoo County High School was killed while peforming a trick on his motorcycle on a Jackson highway.Paris Littleton, 22, lost control of his motorcycle while "walking” it on U.S. Highway 80 last Thursda...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterWaiting in line for hours to get your driver’s license renewed is a thing of the past in Yazoo County.A new kiosk machine at the Yazoo County Courthouse eliminates the need for lengthy waits. Stephen B. Simpson, commissi...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorBefore the 2010 basketball season gets underway at Manchester Academy, first year head boys basketball coach Mark Alexander has already had setbacks. The success of the varsity football team reaching the playoffs, which includ...
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Special to The HeraldRay M. Clower of Liberty, Miss., was inducted into the Holmes Community College 2010 Sports Hall of Fame October 15.Clower is a native of Yazoo City, and a 1971 graduate of Yazoo City High School and a 1973 graduate of Holmes Jr. Coll...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorWith the 2010 girls basketball season just days away, Manchester Academy first year head coach Russell Cruise said the girls are making progress even though they have had very little time to practice with so much going on.A re...
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Peggy Sells of Yazoo City and William Fleetwood of Bastrop, Texas announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Lorraine Fleetwood, to Robert Blake Pruitt Jr., son of Gale Pace of Yazoo City and Robert Pruitt Sr. of Tutwiler. The bride elect is a 20...
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Back in 1994, during the debate on welfare reform, Newt Gingrich suggested that many welfare kids would be better off in orphanages.The proposal by the Republican congressman who would become House speaker the next year was met with great disdain from Dem...
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CLAIR LOOMAN Jr.
Clair Stanley Looman Jr., 80, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 at the VA Medical Center.Funeral services are Thursday at 2 p.m. at Melrose Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Long officiating. Burial followed at Melrose Baptist Cemetery under the...
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Pastor finds new perspective following battle with cancer, draws inspiration from late Yazooans
By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorAs pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev. George Woodliff is accustomed to praying for others.But it wasn’t until recentl...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterOne city alderman said pit bulls should be banned in Yazoo City.Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. began the discussion at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen open meeting Monday. He said the board should look over the city’s a...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterGranting special exceptions and variances sparked a heated debate among city leaders for the second board meeting in a row. During the last open meeting of the Board and Mayor of Aldermen, there were disagreements among bo...
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By GARY ANDREWSEditor and PublisherMy wife and I are the parents of four wonderful children. The Lord has blessed us tremendously and our children are now adults living in a world that wants to dictate to them.Reading a story not long ago about a family o...
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Mr. and Mrs. Erie H. Staggers of III of Starkville announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Lee Staggers, to Williams Michael Thompson II, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Michael Thompson of Madison, formerly of Yazoo City. The bride elect is the gr...
