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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorThe Yazoo City Police Department has issued a public warning about unpaid fines, and arrests will be made in a couple of weeks if arrangements are not made. Assistant Chief Jessie Fry said he is personally leading a crusad...
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The Yazoo HeraldYazoo County natives will be participating in the 2011 Jones County Junior College Homecoming ceremonies.Marlee Mood has been elected a freshman maid. She will be escorted by Hayden White. Jordy White will be escorting sophomore maid Kel...
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Tamia Ty’Shea Lankston, daughter of Curtis and Lasheba Lankston, celebrated her fourth birthday on Oct. 10 with a Dora the Explorer party at her home. Joining the celebration were her big sister Makala Lankston and big brother Curtis Lankston Jr.Materna...
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Have you ever stepped back, taken a look at your life and realized that it is sheer chaos?And then smiled about it?It may sound crazy, but I catch myself doing it a lot. With an infant, a wild three year old, a laid back husband, a tongue-happy mutt and a...
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JOSEPHINE BRADSHAWJosephine Heard Bradshaw, 90, formerly of Phoenix died Oct. 9, 2011, in her home at the Aldersgate Retirement Community in Meridian. She was born January 15, 1921, in Indianola to Annie Mae Cooper Heard and William Franklin Heard III, ...
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Providence Church restored once moreBy JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherIn 1937 Providence Baptist Church was in serious need of repair when Bilbo Horne led a project to bring new life to the rural house of worship.Over 70 years later, his son Greg would ...
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The Yazoo HeraldDistrict 1 Supervisor candidate William K. “Bill” Plunkett died Wednesday morning of heart failure.Plunkett, 61, was an Independent candidate in the Nov. 8 election for District 1 Supervisor. Friends remembered Plunkett fondly. “I’...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorWhether or not the primary election for county superintendent of education remains valid is up to a judge now. A hearing was held in circuit court Wednesday involving Delorris Smith’s petition to contest the primary el...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA Flora man is charged with embezzlement under contract after failing to deliver a storm shelter as promised to a Yazoo County couple.Darryl Creel, 42, of 375 Purvis Road in Flora, was arrested this week after the Yazoo...
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Yazoo’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen took the only sensible course of action Monday by replacing Stacey Trotter as sexton of Glenwood Cemetery.Aldermen Charles “Mickey” O’Reilly and Clifton Jones strongly objected, but I can’t help but wonder if ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Courts of Pickens are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Cassie, to Taylor Brunson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Marty Brunson of Starkville. The wedding will be held in the Courts’ Hay Meadow on Saturday, October 22,...
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Special to The HeraldMrs. Leola Dillard and other volunteers are armed with the spirit of love, enthusiasm and dedication have set out to inspire and touch the lives of people in Yazoo City on the national Make A Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011....
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Special to The HeraldThe Yazoo City Junior Auxiliary will once again sponsor an Ident-A-Kid booth at the Yazoo County Fair this year.The booth will be open to the public Oct. 17-22. Free identification cards for children will be made and distributed at th...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA Yazoo City man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a man several times. Jelani Miles, 19, of 1156 Willie Brown St., was charged with murder after he turned himself into authorities this week. Capt. Tilm...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorTwo suspects are in custody after the debut of Yazoo’s Most Wanted in The Yazoo Herald Saturday. Anthony “Head” Taylor and William Banks were discovered last week after their photograph’s appeared in The Herald.---...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA juvenile was quickly arrested Saturday after stealing a bag of money from a store in the Midway community.The suspect is charged with grand larceny, and another juvenile is charged with accessory after the fact after ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorOne alderman walked out of a board meeting after Stacey Trotter was removed as sexton of Glenwood Cemetery.Ward 1 Alderman Charles “Mickey” O’Reilly left the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting after a motion was mad...
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Special to The HeraldYouth members, staff, parents, and volunteers at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta’s Yazoo City Unit turned off the TVs, Game Stations, and handheld electronics to celebrate Nickelodeon’s 2011 Worldwide Day of Play on Se...
