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Special to The HeraldFrom the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Yazoo Chapter, packages from home were mailed on Oct. 9 in time for Christmas in the far corners of Afghanistan. In return, MCC F. Julian Carroll, a chief petty of...
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Special to The HeraldManchester Academy elementary honor roll and high honor roll. First GradeHigh honor roll: Bess Baker, Bates Cader, Lizzy Carpenter, Landon Lowery, Karmen Polk, Luke Ragland, Madeline Wade, Emily WilliamsHonor roll: Zac Burton, Reilly ...
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Special to The HeraldWatercolor artist Donny Moore, who has recently returned to his native Yazoo City after 25 years in Texas, has been invited to exhibit his paintings in the McCravey Art Gallery at Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson beginning Dec. 9...
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I used to think my family was crazy when it came to the weather.If you were at my grandparent’s house on Neely Road when a tornado warning was reported for Yazoo County, you were going to be headed for the storm shelter next door whether you liked it or...
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LINDA BURTON
Linda Gail Burton, 65, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 at home. Funeral services were Monday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. John Vanlandingham and Rev. Gowan Ellis officiating. Burial followed at Central Holmes Cemetery under the direction...
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NOT AGAIN!
No injuries reported as Yazoo rides out another tornado
By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorWith the terror of the April 24 tornado still fresh in their minds, Yazoo residents rode out another tornado Monday night. Yazoo County Emergency Managem...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterA Yazoo City police officer remains in critical condition after being shot several times at a local nightclub early Sunday morning. Ludeil Holmes was charged with aggravated assault Monday evening. Investigators continue t...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterKaren Porter, 37, of Yazoo City, was killed in an automobile accident Monday. Porter was driving on a bridge in Carthage when her vehicle collided head on with another. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a hospit...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorGary Andrews started writing devotionals out of necessity, but it quickly developed into a labor of love.Andrews, editor and publisher of The Yazoo Herald, started writing devotionals for the newspaper after longtime colum...
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The day after Thanksgiving always marked the start of two traditions in my childhood home. We always had to go to all the Black Friday sales at the crack of dawn. But toward the evening, when we were back safe and sound at home, the first box of Christmas...
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ANDREW JEFFERSON
Andrew “Cadillac” Jefferson, 81, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 at Oak Grove Memorial Hospital.Funeral services were Saturday at Harris Funeral Home in Lake Providence, La. with Rev. Kenneth E. Furdge officiating. Burial followed at...
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Sheriff Thomas Vaughan volunteered this week to ring the bell for the Salvation Army after learning the charity organization has a shortage of volunteers. Vaughan is challenging all local elected officials to volunteer for the Salvation Army. “People se...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterAll it took was a television program, and Ashley Newton knew what she had to do for the girls in Yazoo City. After watching the fifth annual Black Girls Rock on the BET television channel, she was inspired to help girls of...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorFormer Yazoo County Sheriff and veteran Highway Patrol officer T.G. “Tom” Sadler died Monday at age 88.Sadler retired from the Mississippi Highway Patrol after 30 years of service before serving as sheriff for a decade...
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Rebecca Lynne Boatner and Stephen Landon Hood were united in holy matrimony on June 5, 2010, at five o’clock in the afternoon at Ellison United Methodist Church in Vaughan. Rev. Grady S. Bailey, Jr. officiated the double ring ceremony. ...
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Special to The HeraldRehearsals are currently underway for a Christmas Cantata scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10 at the Triangle Cultural Center. The program, sponsored by the Oakes African American Cultural Center, will feature performers from are...
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On this Thanksgiving I won’t have any trouble having a clear perspective on the many things I have to be thankful for. In many ways 2010 has been a year that I’d like to forget. After the April 24 tornado, there are plenty of things that a lot of Yazo...
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RICHARD PIERCE
Richard C. Pierce, 56, of Benton died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 at Tulane Medical Center.Funeral services were Monday at Shiloh Cemetery with Rev. David Bryant officiating. Burial followed under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.M...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorPaul Dongieux knew that trouble was coming.In November of 1940, 13 months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Yazoo County native signed up for the U.S. Army. Dongieux had experienced hard economic times and rode out th...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterFormer Manchester Academy instructor Richard Darden pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism in Yazoo County Circuit Court Tuesday morning. Darden admitted that he was guilty of three counts of peeping through a spy hol...
