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The Yazoo HeraldRetired Yazoo City businessman Paul Lamar Sibley died this week at the age 86. Mr. Sibley was in the office machine business and retired as owner of Sibley Office Equipment in Yazoo City in 1992.He died on Feb. 21 at St. Dominic’s Hosp...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONHerald ReporterA Yazoo City man was arrested this week for allegedly breaking into a local church. Ervin Winston was charged with burglary of a commercial building.Maj. Larry Davis said Winston is the suspect in the burglary of First Uni...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorAn alderman said he felt left out of city business when a letter was sent to the Public Service Commission without his knowledge. Ward 3 Alderman Clifton Jones said a revised letter to the PSC in reference to the school ...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorDispatch and radio communication discussions continue with city leaders as they welcome another firm’s proposal this week. Charles Grant, with Communication Specialists, appeared before the Board of Mayor and Alderman th...
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A service of worship celebrating the covenant marriage of Kathryn Lee Morrison and Brett Chapman Boykin was held at six o’clock in the evening on August 13, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church in Yazoo City. The ceremony was officiated by Reverend David ...
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Brayden De’von Trimm celebrated his third birthday on Feb. 13. He will celebrate his birthday with a sleep over party with his friends on Feb. 24. His brother William Tre’von Trimm will celebrate his eleventh birthday on Feb. 25 with a sleep over part...
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How frustrated do you feel each day after watching the evening news? If you are like me, you may even have a touch of depression to make the news even more frustratingTo help pay my college tuition, I worked during the summers on a road construction cre...
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LINDA AULTMANLinda Braxton Aultman, 68, of Bentonia, died Feb. 19,2012 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Glenwood Funeral Home Chapel in Vicksburg with Rev. Skipper Maxwell officiating. Burial followed a...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherThe Mayor and Board of Aldermen’s vote to end payments to interlocal agreements with the county could affect a lot more than E-911 services and the rubbish pit.Last week, with Mayor McArthur Straughter and Ward 4 Alde...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorSuperintendent Becky Fisher said she is ready to implement a new vision to revitalize the Yazoo County School District. Entering her second month as leader of the district, Fisher has made several announcements within the ...
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The Yazoo HeraldThe 28th annual Yazoo County Wildlife Banquet is set for March 3 at 4:30 p.m. at McCoy Elementary.Proceeds from the live auction will benefit Catch A Dream Foundation and Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children.This year’s program will fea...
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Mr. and Mrs. William Gene Stonestreet Jr. of Yazoo City announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brittany Michelle Stonestreet, to Joseph Chase Spell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Duray Spell of Goodman.Miss Stonestreet is the gra...
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Special to The HeraldThe Four Seasons Garden Club held its February meeting at the home of Mary Kay and Chat Phillips. After the Collect and Pledege of Allegiance, President Jeanne Santmyer reminded members of the 83rd Garden Club of Mississippi State con...
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Kendrick “Tigger” Simmons, son of Deniece Parker and Kendrick Simmons, celebrated his fifth birthday on Jan. 25.He celebrated his birthday with a Go Diego Go party at Pizza Inn with his family and friends. He is the grandson of Dennis and Lillian Mitc...
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Valentine’s Day has come and gone in the Patterson household this year. I admit I felt a little extra love around the house this time. My husband Jason surprised me with two lamps that I had been eyeing at a local store over the last few weeks. Our daug...
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LINDA GLOVERLinda Faye Glover, 65, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at Baptist Hospital.Funeral services were Friday at Natchez Trace Funeral Home. Burial followed at Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery.Mrs. Glover was a native of Benton and had moved...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorThe small church looks out onto the town, high above the mist on top of a hill. The plots of land around it are consumed by the earth as Yazoo clay shifts below the surface. Many homes have been devoured by the ground over...
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By JAMIE PATTERSONManaging EditorAnnexation plans are still up in the air as city leaders debate on their next step in the lengthy process. For the past several years, the Board of Mayor and Alderman have conducted surveys and studies concerning annexatio...
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By JASON PATTERSONEditor & PublisherIn the neighborhood where he played to songs that made him famous, a Mississippi Blues Trail marker was dedicated in honor of Tommy McClennan Thursday.“He frequently played his music right in this area,” said Yazoo ...
