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Jim and Liz Golden of Vaughan announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Callie Elizabeth Golden, to Bryan Keith Davis, son of Marlon and Debbie Davis of Benton.Miss Golden is the granddaughter of Ruth and the late Lacoy Golden of...
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An Howard Schubert and Jace Andrew Hill were united in marriage August 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in West Point, Mississippi.The double ring ceremony was officiated by Rev. Richard Payne Wiman and Rev. Edward Harris Bond. The bride...
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jenkins of Birmingham are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Merritt Jenkins, of November 10, 2010 at St. Vincents Hospital in Birmingham. Anna Merritt weighed eight pounds, two ounces. Mrs. Jenkins is the former Lisa P...
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During a recent meal with friends, the subject suddenly became melancholic after one asked if we'd been by to see what the hill looks like after the Mississippi Chemical Corp. (MCC) administration building had been torn down.“I'm telling you,” said on...
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RUTH DAVISRuth Bassett Davis, 77, died Jan. 31, 2012. Funeral services were Feb. 10 at St. Francis Catholic Church with Father Lincoln Dall officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Century Funeral Home.Mrs. Davis was born O...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherWhen Jake Sheriff was a college student he had a bad experience with law enforcement. He and a fellow student were stopped by police officers who thought they might have had something to do with a burglary.“They har...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorCity leaders voted 3-2 Monday to suspend all payments to the county for their interlocal agreements until county officials hear their concerns. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen were split in their views during their open me...
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“I didn’t realize he was the treasurer of the black bank until Joseph Thomas found some receipt books with his signature on it,” William said. “It was a piece of history that had slipped by me.”Aside from his role at the bank, Virgil Nelson wa...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorAfter learning the cost of creating its own E-911 dispatch center, the city didn’t pursue the idea in this week’s meeting. The Board of Mayor and Alderman requested that Jackson Communications return to its open meet...
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Husband’s loss helped put things in perspective
Dear Editor,There was so much that should have been added to my husband Richard Bennett Jr's obituary so everyone would know what type of person he had become prior to his death. He was not only the lov...
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Lois Elizabeth Owens Ollis and Jesse Ross Dickson were united in marriage at St. Mary Catholic Church on Nov. 12, 2011. Rev. Msgr. G. Warren Wall officiated.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell Ollis III and the granddaughter of Mr. Ja...
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Special to The HeraldMembers of the Delta Debutante Club, the oldest in Mississippi, gathered at the Greenville Golf and Country Club on December 29th for the 69th annual Debutante Presentation and Ball.The Delta Debutante Club was founded in 1942 under t...
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Special to The HeraldConnie Speight Walker, of Bentonia, graduated with honors on Dec. 16, 2011 from Mississippi College. Walker, who is currently employed as a teacher with the Yazoo County School District, received a Master's of Education degree in Sc...
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I was preparing supper last night when our son James stuck his head in the kitchen to see what I was doing. Crumbling bell peppers and an onion soup mix over a large piece of beef, I began to roll the piece into one big log for the oven. “What is that...
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HUBERT BOUTWELLHubert Boutwell, 92, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.Funeral services were Friday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hugh Smith and Rev. Emerson Tedder officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery.Mr. Boutwell was born Ju...
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RUTH BASSETTFuneral services for “Aunt Ruth” Bassett will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church.Family hour will be Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at Century Funeral Home.A complete obituary will be published following the funeral.HUBERT COLE Sr....
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherA 20-year-old Yazoo City man with a lenghty criminal history is facing two counts of burglary and is a suspect in another case.Dontay Sibley, of 925 Grady Ave., was arrested Tuesday after an eyewitness identified him as...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorA man robbed a local government building over the weekend after hiding in the restroom while employees closed for the evening. Jeremy Wilson is charged with burglary and larceny of a government building. Wilson confessed t...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorMrs. Leola Dillard can be seen from time to time on her front porch at her home on Grand Avenue. She seems like any other Southern lady, with her hair set perfect and her face shining with charm. Fanning herself, she will ...
