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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA Yazoo City man said whoever sprayed herbicide on his garden has committed a hate crime.Clifton Davis, who serves as the city’s warrant officer, told the Mayor and Board of Aldermen Monday that his garden on Bric...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherInvestigators are trying to determine what led to an accident in which a Yazoo County woman lost her life Saturday. Cynthia Deal, 41, of Benton was killed after losing control of her 1998 Ford Mustang on Niven Road near...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorThe Oakes African-American Cultural Center allows visitors an opportunity to glimpse into the lives of the remarkable Oakes family. And with the upcoming ninth annual support banquet, funds will be raised to ensure its doo...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & Publisher“Sometimes when God closes one door, he opens another one,” Ruth Ferguson said Monday afternoon as she closed the register. “I’m just going to keep praying.”The door Ferguson’s hoping for is one that leads t...
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Natchez had its share of characters. Like many small communities, there was a variety of oddballs, debutantes, businessmen, deacons and so on that made the town special. But there was always a handful of people who stick out in your mind. One that remains...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterThe watermelon sat in the garden for quite some time before Ricky Saxton decided it was time to pick it off the vine. The only problem was the vine was so thick, he almost couldn’t cut it. And then he tried to pick the t...
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By VERNON SIKESFor the HeraldAfter more than one month of not having anywhere to dump city residents’ rubbish, the rubbish pit on Old Highway 3 is back open.That was the word Monday from John Simmons, owner of Yazoo Enterprises Inc., which operates the ...
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By VERNON SIKESFor the HeraldIt’s a good time to live in Yazoo City, especially when the electricity provider is on the homeowners’ side.In Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Public Service Commission Board, the commissioners unanimously voted to redu...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterEmily Vaughan-Kirchmayr with the Gateway Map Coalition visited Lion’s Club recently to warn members and parents of the dangers of underage drinking. In addition, she warned of the recent law that would now make persons l...
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I was about 14 years old when I took the Remington .22 semi-automatic rifle that my dad had purchased on its first squirrel hunt. I had been shooting the rifle all summer, and to be perfectly honest, I had developed into a pretty good shot. Bottles ...
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BILLY LESTER Billy W. Lester, 70, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.Funeral services were Sunday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Mark Yeatman and Rev. Shannon Martin officiating. Burial followed at Flora Ci...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterRev. Pamela Cameron’s journey into the ministry began at the same place her grandfather made history. Her grandfather was the first camp director at Camp Wesley Pines, a Methodist retreat and camp facility in Gallman. An...
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By VERNON SIKESFor the HeraldWhen it came time for city officials to consider insurance proposals during Monday's meeting of the Yazoo City Board of Mayor and Aldermen, there was a noticeable pause.There were no insurance representatives there to make t...
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By VERNON SIKESFor the HeraldYazoo County Circuit Clerk Susie Bradshaw reported Monday that the Aug. 2 Democratic and Republican primary election has been certified.Registered voters who declared Democrat in last week’s voting and individuals who did ...
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Lottie Dianne Weeks and Frank Richardson announce the birth of their daughter, Lyla Nevaeh Mae Richardson, on June 13, 2011. Lyla weighed six pounds, four ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long.Maternal grandparents are Scott and Elizabeth Brown and Davi...
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What are we going to do if it is cancer?That is the question I kept asking myself earlier this week when I took my mother to the doctor for a cancer screening. We were going to find answers, and we both were dreading the possibility that it could be c...
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BRENDA BODDY
Brenda Bullock-Boddy died July 26, 2011 at the University Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services were held Monday with Rev. Steve Dennis officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo City under the direction of Scott Mem...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA lot of things have changed in 50 years in Yazoo, but one thing that hasn’t is that Stub’s has always been among the city’s most popular restaurants.It was 50 years ago last week that Bentonia sisters Lucille...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorAs of press time, there will be three runoff elections in the local Democratic primaries. Those who voted on the Democrat ballot can return to the polls on Aug. 23 to vote for circuit clerk, district 1 supervisor and north...
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