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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorThe Patterson home has almost taken on the feel of an etiquette school. My husband Jason and I are trying to teach our son James all the appropriate manners that one should have with adults and other children. Of course ...
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JAMES CRIDDLEJames Lee Criddle, 31, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 at S. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.Funeral services were Friday at Mortimer Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Robert Ragland officiating. Burial followed at Methena Cemetery.He was preceded in ...
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Special to The HeraldThe Benton Garden Club met on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Benton Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The meeting was called to order by the club president, Gigi Mathews. A brief business session was held to discuss the success o...
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Ryan and Renee M. Adams announce the birth of their son, Aaron Caleb Adams, on December 8, 2011 at Women's Hospital in Flowood. Caleb weighed eight pounds, five ounces and measured 20 and a half inches long. Maternal grandfather is the late Mark McMaster,...
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Special to The HeraldPaul Buxton and Laura Kalil both tied for the Biggest Loser title with a 22 pound weight loss.Buxton is now off both blood pressure and cholesterol medications.Kalil said she has more energy than ever before.Both winners are still com...
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For a second straight year a natural disaster was the top story in Yazoo County.The effects of the flood of 2011 will be felt in Yazoo County for years to come. The flood destroyed homes and crops in areas that had previously been protected from flooding....
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Mr. and Mrs. Floyd William “Jet” Griffin Jr. of Yazoo City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauryn Hayze Griffin to Mr. Charles Errington Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward “Rusty” Crawford III of Isola.The bride-elect is the g...
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There is absolutely no doubt now that the mainstream media has an agenda, and that agenda is to ensure that Barack Obama is re-elected president. If a Republican president had done half the mischief that Obama has done, you could hear the mainstream...
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JAMES BULLOCK
James Bullock, 70, died Dec. 4, 2011.Funeral services were Dec. 10 at St. Matthews Church of God In Christ with Rev. Chester Hicks officiating. Burial followed at Cypress Garden Cemetery under the direction of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.Mr...
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By JASLYN SNOWHerald ReporterWith the state and national economy still in a slump, many local store owners were happy to see a successful shopping season over the holidays. Yazoo merchants were thankful to see support from patrons during their Chris...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorCity leaders agree that a heavily traveled street through a main artery in the city has to be repaired to ensure safety among drivers. Many citizens have voiced concerns about the condition of 15th Street. It has rec...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorJoin the Junior Auxiliary of Yazoo City as they ring in the New Year by helping needy children within the community. The local organization will host a fundraising gala on New Year’s Eve at the Yazoo Country Club from 6:...
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I am not sure what was very different from last year, but it seemed like Christmas was more hectic than usual for me. I bet it had something to do with the fact that we added another little Patterson to the family with the arrival of baby Elsie this yea...
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JUDY BARRENTINE
Judy Hicks Barrentine, 55, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services were Thursday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Chancellor Funera...
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Wishing you and your family a
Very Merry Christmas,
from all of us at The Yazoo Herald....
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorAuthorities are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects who they believe burglarized a few businesses last week. Maj. Larry Davis said the two suspects were captured on video surveillance while att...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorOne Yazoo City resident agrees with Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. that pit bulls within the city need to be controlled. Brent has been very vocal about stricter ordinances on the breed since taking office. He recently revisited...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA Grinch who tried to steal Christmas is on the run in Yazoo City. Elijah Shaffer, 46, is wanted by authorities for the theft of a Christmas wreath from a home on Lamar Avenue. Maj. Larry Davis said Shaffer is wanted for l...
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She smiled the second I walked into her hospital room. Unsure of why I had just popped in, she grinned from ear to ear...for about five seconds. Then it was a blank stare. She kept looking at me with confusion. She even squinted her eyes at me as if try...
