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My family and I will be going on our summer vacation soon, and a trip to the beach sounds like just the ticket. I love, love, love taking vacations because it allows me to forget about work, bills, worries and any other stressful moments that come wit...
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GLYN PITTMAN
Glyn Doyle Pittman, 70, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at home.Funeral services were Thursday at Parkview Church of God with Rev. Ken Lynch officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.Mr....
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Yazoo 7-year-olds bring home DYB state title for the first time since 1967
By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherFor the first time since 1967, the Dixie Youth State Championship trophy is back in Yazoo City.Yazoo cruised to an 11-1 victory over Kosciu...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorCity leaders will be trying something different with their executive session. Casting votes during executive session was discussed at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting Monday afternoon. The board normally takes votes...
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By JASON PATTERSONPublisher & Editor Satartia and Holly Bluff could lose their post offices as the U.S. Postal Service considers major cutbacks.Challenged by competition from e-mail and from private companies like Federal Express and United Parcel Ser...
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Christina Easterlin and Roy Bradshaw are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Baylie Marie Rodgers, on July 19, 2011. Baylie weighed six pounds, seven ounces and measured 19 ½ inches long. Maternal grandparents are Lisa Easterlin an...
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Brett and Ashley Cerda, of Yazoo City, are proud to announce the birth of their son, William Jaden Cerda, on July 13, 2011 at Woman’s Hospital in Flowood. Jaden weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Bil...
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Our city leaders are smart enough to know that our public schools desperately need the support of everyone in our community.Well, at least two of them are.Ward 1 Alderman Charles “Mickey” O’Reilly, Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. and Mayor McArthur ...
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WILMA YOUNG
Wilma Vertrese Young, 72, died Monday, July 11, 2011 at King’s Daughters Hospital.Funeral services were July 13 at Glenwood Cemetery. Burial followed under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.Ms. Young was born July 5, 1939 in Vick...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorYazoo firefighters may often wonder why they constantly practice high-rise rescue drills considering Yazoo is not known for its skyscrapers. But those drills were put to good use at the Industrial Park Monday morning when ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorMary Margaret Johnson is a healthy girl who hit a bump in the road. The bump was cancer, and the road is a long one. But through love and faith, the 17-year-old is continuing on her journey toward recovery. “We’re goin...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA Yazoo City inmate who escaped from a police officer last week was apprehended in Jackson over the weekend. Brandon Jernigan, 26, escaped from an officer during a trip to King’s Daughters Hospital last Wednesday night. ...
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Special to The HeraldTickets remain available for the Oakes African-American Cultural Center Support Banquet.The annual fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at the L.T. Miller Community Center on Lamar Ave. The guest speaker...
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It has always been said it’s a small world.But I never realized just how distant people are from one another until I began a friendship with a pen pal. My pen pal, Jenny, lives in California. For the past three years, we have corresponded with each ...
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THOMAS FRANKLIN
Funeral services for Thomas Jerry Franklin, 59, of Zavalla were June 21, 2011 at Victory in Jesus Church in Town Bluff under the direction of Farmer Funeral Home. Mr. Franklin died June 18, 2011 at Lufkin Memorial Hospital.A former reside...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorDr. William Thompson experienced the medical world at an early age, and he decided to never leave it. With serious illnesses throughout his early childhood, Thompson was exposed to doctors early on.“As a kid, I k...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA Yazoo City businessman was arrested this week and charged with 10 counts of receiving stolen property.Carl Fleming was arrested by the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday after being indicted by a grand ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA Yazoo City inmate escaped from a police officer after a trip to the local hospital this week.As of press time, inmate Brandon Jernigan, 26, remained at large in the city. Chief Eric Snow said there is an ongoing investig...
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clements of Holly Bluff proudly announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Florence Renea Clements, to Doye Barnes, son of the late Lester Barnes Jr. of Itta Bena and Glenda Alexander of Winnfield, La. ...
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Special to The HeraldCharlene Phillips received her associate degree in nursing healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix on July 16 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis....
