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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorScars remain from a battle for his life that Korik Sheets doesn’t even remember. For him the fight is over, but those scars help the young cancer survivor empathize with others facing the struggle. On Saturday he decided...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorA six-week old girl is fighting for her life while her parents have been charged with felony child abuse.In what Sheriff Thomas Vaughan describes as one of the most disturbing cases he has ever worked, William Strickland, ...
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By ELISSA FULTONThe Yazoo HeraldMatt Peaster and Corley McGraw were two of several high school students from Yazoo City who recently spent their spring break in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.Peaster and McGraw gave their testimony to the Yazoo...
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LOUISVILLE- Manchester Academy’s varsity boys team took home the district championship last Saturday with 106.5 overall points as they prepare for the North State finals this week. The Lady Mavericks had a solid outing with a third place finish, ear...
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LOUISVILLE - Manchester Academy’s junior varsity track teams swept the 2011 district meet last Tuesday at Winston Academy.
The Lady Mavericks and Mavericks finished in first place of the four team standings with 69 and 90 points respectively....
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By WILL EDGARFor The Herald The Yazoo BASSMasters held a tournament recently at Eagle Lake in Warren County. Conditions were tough, with winds kicking up to 25 mph.
The high winds produced 3-foot waves on the large body of water and made boat control ver...
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Winona Christian scraped up a few bloopers in the top of the eighth inning led to four runs and eventually the victory as the visiting Stars topped Benton Academy Monday night, 7-3 in the first round of the MAIS Class A playoffs.
“We just didn’t get ...
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Rob Cohea’s double in the bottom of the seventh inning proved to be the fatal blow for Winston Academy, sending the Mavericks into the playoffs Thursday night as Manchester bounced back from a seven run deficit to get the 9-8 win in game two of the doub...
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CLEVELAND – Yazoo County had a combined four hits Friday at the plate as the Panthers were swept in district action, 16-0 and 10-0 in a double-header by Cleveland before falling to Canton 10-1 at home Saturday.
The Panthers gave up five runs in the fir...
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Yazoo City stopped a three game losing skid Monday night with a convincing 20-5 win over JZ George at home. The Indians pounded out 13 runs in the first inning before scattering seven more over the next three innings. Complete statistics were not readily ...
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Ja’Kyra Arieonne Cathey will celebrate her second birthday today, April 16, 2011, at Chuck-e-Cheese with a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party. Ja’Kyra is the daughter of Shaneka and Geoffrey Cathey. She is the granddaughter of Edna and Willie Harris and gre...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorIt’s only early April and with spring practice just weeks away, and Bernard Euell already has kids wanting to play football for Yazoo County. The Panthers new head football coach was officially approved by the school board l...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorSometimes moms know best. And for Yazoo City junior power lifter John Ingram, he’s glad he listened to his momma. Ingram reached the North State finals for the first time this year in power lifting after qualifying with a th...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorThe Yazoo City Indians solidified a playoff spot Tuesday despite falling to Canton on the road, 7-5. Although Neshoba Central lost to Ridgeland, the Indians will clinch the number three seed regardless of the outcome of next T...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorBenton Academy has already sealed a playoff spot, and Tuesday night’s 16-2 win over Clinton Christian gave them a little more confidence heading into their first round matchup with Winona Christian on Monday. Two homeruns in...
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By DAN HAWTHORNESports EditorManchester Academy secured the regular season district title Wednesday afternoon after topping Oak Hill 7-2. The Mavericks and Lady Mavericks will have a few number one seeds set to play in the district tournament including nu...
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I am a born and raised Mississippian, but there is just one thing I can’t seem to get over. Mississippi critters are both a blessing but mostly a curse for me. The animals and reptiles found on my native soil still hold me at a level of fascination and ...
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EVELYN LORETTA POTTEREvelyn Loretta Potter, 60, of Taylorsville, died at her residence April 9, 2011.Graveside services were 2 p.m. April 14 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Hutto officiating.Stricklin-King Funeral Home was in charge of funeral a...
