-
Special to The HeraldThe band was playing with zest and gusto. The trumpets were trumpeting. The drummers were drumming. Young people were smiling. The adults were too. But it was not your ordinary march. On the Saturday afternoon of October 15, about 70 ...
-
Special to The HeraldThe Benton Garden Club met Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Benton Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Hostesses were Linda Cobb and Donna Luby. The serving table was adorned with a beautiful pumpkin arrangement which contained bronze...
-
Special to The HeraldIdent-A-Kid will be held on Nov. 29 at Linwood Elementary School at 8:30 a.m. Ident-A-Kid Services of America Inc., celebrates 25 years of helping keep kids safe. What started in 1986 as a laminated Polaroid photo identification card ...
-
He looked offended when I asked him the question, but it’s just better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your kids.“Do you think you can handle dressing Baby Elsie,” I asked asked my husband, putting on my shoes. “Or do you need me to put her...
-
JAMES CLAYTONJames Louis Clayton, 73, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at home.Funeral services are today at 11 a.m. at Shaffer & Collins Funeral Home.Mr. Clayton was born June 5, 1938 in Greenwood. He was a mechanic.Survivors include his wife, Alean Clayton; s...
-
...
-
By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorShannon Sudbury will step down from his position as superintendent Monday afternoon. Sudbury announced his departure from the district at the Yazoo City Rotary Club meeting Wednesday afternoon. He said as of 5 p.m., Oct. 3...
-
By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherSheriff Thomas Vaughan credits dedicated officers for arresting three men suspected of thefts around the county and one man caught growing marijuana.Robert Jones, 29, of 2735 Dark Corner Road, Cordelora Taylor, 20, of 8...
-
By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorThe jail cells continue to fill up thanks to Yazoo’s Most Wanted. Three more suspects were taken into custody after their photographs appeared in the latest roundup of Yazoo’s Most Wanted. And one suspect is already cr...
-
By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorMerchants and volunteers dedicated to tourism and service within the Yazoo community were honored this week.The Yazoo Convention and Visitors Bureau held its CVB Honors program Tuesday evening at the Triangle Cultural Cent...
-
Sometimes we end up in places we do not want to be. I enjoy spring turkey hunting, and shortly after season had opened, I set out on a hunt. I had decided to hunt on our home place and on our neighbor’s place because I already knew where an old gobble...
-
Special to The HeraldMembers of the Junior Auxiliary of Yazoo City recently attended the area meeting of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries held in Ridgeland. Hundreds of women heard from two outstanding contributors to the fields of health ...
-
Charles Parker and Callie Jones of Vaughan are proud to announce the birth of their son, Cullen Brody Parker, on September 14, 2011 at Woman’s Hospital in Flowood. Cullen weighed seven pounds, five ounces and measured 19 and three fourths of an inch. Ma...
-
Special to The HeraldThe Yazoo County Rx Round Up will return to the community this week. The annual event will be held on Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the former Yazoo County Jail. The event will be free and open to the public. Please drop off any...
-
BARRIER MITCHELLDavid “Barrier” Mitchell, 29, of Sumrall died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 in Yazoo City.Visitation is today from noon-1:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church. Funeral services at 2 p.m. today at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. George Wo...
-
...
-
By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorCity leaders made some changes to personnel this week that should eliminate accountability problems within different departments. Many positions were shifted around, and some were placed under new leadership to deter “th...
-
By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA pair of Vaughan men are charged with possession of crack cocaine after a routine traffic stop revealed the driver was wanted by police.Sheriff Thomas Vaughan said deputy James Shiers stopped a vehicle driven by Cleoti...
-
By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA contracted employee with the city will be warned for the third time about spending money without approval.The Board of Mayor and Aldermen were shocked to discover another bill from Johnny Staples on work at the Yazoo Com...
-
By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorMet with frustration, a state enforcement officer visited Yazoo City this week to address railroad concerns. Willie Huff, director of enforcement at the state department of transportation, appeared before the Board of Mayo...
