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Callie Marie Lovett was born July 23, 2011 at Baptist Women’s Hospital in Memphis. She weighed seven pounds, six ounces and measured 19 ¾ inches long. Her parents are Chris and Daton Lovett, originally from Yazoo City, now residing in Wynne, Ark. Her...
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Ra Kea Crockett of Yazoo City is proud to announce the birth of her child, Jaya Aa Kenzie Crockett, on July 27, 2011 at St. Dominic Hospital.Jaya weighed seven pounds, ten ounces and measured 20 and a half inches long. Maternal grandparents are Robert Cro...
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The young man’s hands were sweating as he turned the knob of the radio to the right, adjusting the volume. “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by n...
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GRACE KILBRIDEGrace Matilda Kilbride, 84, died Aug. 18, 2011.Funeral services were Sept. 2 at Scott Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John H. Scott officiating. Mrs. Kilbride was born on Jan. 8, 1927 in Tennessee to Jim and Lola Crawley. Known by man...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorIt’s an older photograph, with a slight yellow tint to it. Snug in a small frame, Carolyn Hicks runs her fingers over the glass protecting the picture of her children. Just like any mother, she smiles as she shares a few...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherOn the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 the sky was clear and blue as far as Eddie Hitt could see from over 50,000 feet in the air.Hitt, a Fed Ex pilot from Yazoo City, was flying to Hartford, Conn. from Memphis, Tenn. when th...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorDewayne Williams thought he was finished with the military when he arrived home after his second tour overseas.But after watching the tragedy of September 11 on the television, he was immediately drawn back in. “After wa...
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Denise and Robert Campbell of Canton and Bowen and Elizabeth Eason of Madison announce the engagement of their daughter, Abbie Lauren Eason to Paul Caleb Koonce, son of Debra and Paul Koonce of Hattiesburg. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Po...
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Charlie Desiree Pettway of Vicksburg and William Chase Hilderbrand of Bentonia were united in marriage on April 23, 2011 at Welcome Valley Village in Benton, Tenn. Dr. David Tulloch officiated.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pettway of...
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Small town election shenanigans have mostly been overlooked by state and federal officials, but things may change as the problem grows to a level that it could affect some of those officials.I recently wrote about how Mississippi Secretary of State Delber...
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OLLIE MCGEE JR. Ollie Lucious “Jack” McGee Jr. died August 26, 2011.Funeral services were held last Saturday at Mt. Vernon/St. Peter M.B. Church with Rev. Steve Dennis officiating. Burial followed at Cypress Gardens Cemetery under the direction ...
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By VERNON SIKESHerald CorrespondentWith their church's rebuilding duties behind them, the three ladies stood outside Peter's Chapel A.M.E. Church pondering a solution to the latest construction problem: how to prevent ladies' spike heels from getting caug...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor and PublisherA Yazoo County man has been charged with aggravated assault after shooting another man with a shotgun Sunday.Randell Wade Whitworth, 38, was arrested after an altercation allegedly led to him shooting another man.“T...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA rash of burglaries and acts of vandalism spread through Yazoo over the Labor Day holiday. Chief Eric Snow said his department is currently investigating a series of crimes that occurred over the rainy weekend. Several ve...
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It was the dead heat of the summer, and you could have cooked an egg on top of a car hood. With the air conditioner in need of repair, all the windows and doors of the small country church were wide open. An occassional breeze was the only relief from the...
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BETTYE JOHNSON
Kathryn “Bettye” Vaughan Johnson, 65, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 at home. Funeral services are today at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Lincoln Dall officiating. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery under the di...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorFrank Webb often tries to sneak a piece of candy or two to children while they wander around Webb’s Pharmacy. He gets away with it a few times, but every now and then a Momma won’t allow it. “I always tell them, ...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherFormer Chancery Clerk Noreene Girard has repaid money owed to the taxpayers of Yazoo County since 2007 plus interest and investigation fees. State Auditor Stacey Pickering has recovered $71,115.41 following a thorou...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherThe manager of Shady Lane Apartments said she welcomes any inspections at her complex because she is confident that they will reveal that recent complaints have been greatly exaggerated.Robin Smith said she believes...
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