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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorCity leaders held an emergency meeting this week after a police car was repossessed by the dealership.The Board of Mayor and Aldermen were confused as to how the repossession occurred and quickly examined what they will ha...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherAll Yazooans are invited to join together for a special Community Thanksgiving Service Sunday evening.The service will be held at 6 p.m. at the Word of Faith Church at 407 Jackson Avenue. Rev. David Humphreys, pastor Ri...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorFinal steps were made this week in preparation of the Willie Morris Parkway. Although funding has been lined up for several months, necessary paperwork was executed at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen open meeting Monday af...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA neglected street in Yazoo City is on its way back to life thanks to an alderman. Ward 1 Alderman Charles “Mickey” O’Reilly has been working with the Buford Foundation to construct houses on Pierce Street, adjacent ...
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Special to The HeraldAuthor Patricia Harris Henderson will be signing her first novel, Biley County, at the Conference Center in Yazoo City on Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The author is the tenth child in a family of 12. She was born in Yazoo C...
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City Attorney Sarah O’Reilly -Evans has provided a great service to our Mayor and Board of Aldermen by presenting them with a report on ordinances regarding dangerous dogs from other cities that is easy to understand.The increasing popularity of pit bul...
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HUGH ADAMS
Hugh W. Adams, 85, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.Funeral services were Saturday at Midway United Methodist Church with Rev. Will Wilkerson and Rev. Marshall Burnett officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Stri...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorAs gunshots and mortar surrounded many soldiers during combat, sometimes the most welcoming sight was a tall man on the back of a mule. Carrying everything from C-rations to ammunition, groups of mules were used to bring m...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorOne alderman knows that banning a specific breed of dog would probably never happen in Yazoo City, but he would like to see some regulations in place. Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. sparked the discussion of pit bulls aga...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorMoments after hearing the pleas of one citizen begging them to reconsider allowing manufactured homes in certain residential zones, city leaders were ready to start approving requests. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen appro...
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Michael and Kacie Sanford of Madison are proud to announce the birth of their son, Parker Allen Sanford, on October 27, 2011 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Maternal grandparents are Allen and Lee Ann McBride of Madison. Paternal grandparents ar...
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Do you remember the movie “The Godfather?” I have seen this movie perhaps a dozen times, and every time it comes on television, I find myself glued to the tube. This movie was a fictional account of a mob family that practiced their nefarious trade in...
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MARY FEARS
Mary Lois Fears, 83, of Bentonia died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at Compere Nursing Home in Jackson.Funeral services are today at Satartia United Methodist Church with Rev. Skipper Maxwell and Rev. Ray Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. O...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherPerhaps the most remarkable thing about 17-year-old Marshall Burnett’s decision to sign up for World War II is that it didn’t seem remarkable at all to him at the time.“Every boy in my class enlisted, and the ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorDriving through the highways of the Delta, it’s hard to see any trace of the Great Flood of 2011. But venture off the side roads into the small communities, and it’s a different story. The sounds of chain saws and hamm...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorIncumbent Yazoo County Sheriff Thomas Vaughan was defeated Tuesday by Jacob Sheriff. Sheriff, who ran as a Democrat, sealed the bid with 4,344 votes to Vaughan’s 3,592. Independent candidate for sheriff, William Gilmore ...
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Special to The HeraldThe Word of Faith Christian Center, located at 407 Jackson Ave., will host the annual community-wide Thanksgiving service, sponsored by the Yazoo City Ministerial Association. The 2011 service is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 20, and wil...
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Mr. Steve Dew of LaPlace, La. and Ms. Lenora Dew of Byram announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Jordan Dew, to Archie Graham Helton Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Helton of Yazoo City. The bride-elect is the granddau...
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With my profession, I have interviewed several veterans and was offered a moment to see history through their eyes. I have sat with a sailor who broke down in tears as he shared with me his tour of the Pacific in World War II. Proud and determined, he...
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CLIFFORD MARTIN
Clifford Ray Martin, 69, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 after a short bout with cancer.Funeral services are today at 2 p.m. at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Hutto officiating. Burial will follow at Central Holmes Cemet...
