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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorA familiar face is back in the Yazoo County Jail after being arrested on drug and gun charges.Dontay Sibley, 18, of 1016 Longwood Cove, was arrested last week while officers were investigating an incident in which shots we...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterOne city leader isn’t very optimistic about the progress of two ongoing city projects. Ward 1 Alderman Charles “Mickey” O’Reilly said he is tired of the waiting game involving the city’s purchase of a trash pit a...
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Keaton Hampton and Cindy Gates are proud to announce the birth of their child, Keaton Darnel Hampton Jr., on May 10, 2011 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.Keaton weighed six pounds, one ounce and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Bobbie...
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My husband Jason and I were students in a journalism history class at Delta State when we first set eyes on each other. I was minding my own business in class, gazing down at my textbook, when a Yazoo County boy with a slow drawl entered the room. My hear...
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MALCOLM GORDON
James Malcolm Gordon, 65, died Saturday, May 14, 2011.Funeral services were Monday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Caleb Clark officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery.Mr. Gordon was born Aug. 25, 1945 in Vicks...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorThe Yazoo River is expected to crest Monday morning at 39 feet, four days later and six inches lower than previously predicted.“That half a foot is going to make a big difference in some places,” said Henry Cote, direc...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterTwo men who attacked two women at a local park last month were recently found guilty of simple assault and ordered to serve 15 days for their offense. But many feel their sentencing was a slap on the wrist. The case made h...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterFrances DeBra Brown, beloved art instructor and artist, died Wednesday at the University of Alabama in Birmingham Hospital. The Indiana native arrived in Yazoo City with her husband Halton Brown several decades ago and mad...
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Special to The HeraldThe G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center, in conjunction with the Yazoo Action Coalition, will host a Health Extravaganza on Friday, May 20.The health fair will be geared towards Yazoo’s senior population, ages 55 years and up. Part...
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Jason and Lori Griffin are proud to announce the birth of their son, Walker Blain Griffin, on March 18, 2011. Walker weighed nine pounds, five ounces. Maternal grandparents are Lavon and Linda Jennings Edwards. Paternal grandparents are Richard and Beverl...
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Have the political pundits lost their collective minds? The answer, of course, is yes! We are a year and a half away from a presidential election, and if all you read were the editorial pages of most newspapers, you would think that the election will be h...
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JOHN GOOCH
John E. Gooch, 86, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.Funeral services were Saturday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Father Danny Williams officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery. Mr. Gooch ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterCounty supervisors were given several updates about what has now been labeled the Great Flood of 2011. With the rising waters making headlines throughout the state, county leaders were curious about the preparations for Ya...
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By JASON PATTERSONManaging EditorAn 82-year-old Scotland man shot his 30-something-year-old girlfriend Saturday and then shot her brother when the brother came for revenge.Wilbert Lee Pickett, of 4420 Scotland Road, was charged with two counts of aggravat...
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By BRYAN DAVISHerald ReporterAs of press time Tuesday, flooding in Yazoo County had not exceeded the expectations of forecasters, and the levee system continued to hold back the waters that threaten to displace thousands if the levees are breached.City, c...
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Yazoo City wrapped up the 2011 spring campaign Friday with a five team jamboree.
The Indians ironed out the wrinkles against Crystal Springs and Warren Central, both the varsity and junior varsity squads each had a quarter apiece.
Indians head coach Ton...
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The Yazoo County Panthers have only had a handful of practices under new head coach Bernard Euell, and after last Thursday’s spring scrimmage with Germantown, Euell feels there is a lot of excitement around the swamp these days.
“I was very pleased w...
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JACKSON – The 2011 MAIS baseball All-Star games will feature four players from Yazoo County.
Benton Academy seniors Ryan Smith and John Philip Zeigler will represent the north in the Class A game while Manchester Academy’s Timothy Newman and Robert H...
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