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College graduates are having a tough time finding jobs. The economy is terrible, employers are not hiring for fear of worsening financial conditions, the federal government is over-regulating everything, and the employment outlook today is unfortunately...
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J.W. HUGHESJ. W. Hughes, 85, died, Friday morning May 25, 2012 at his home in Benton. Funeral services were Monday at Scotland Baptist Church. Burial followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.Mr. Hughes was born in...
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As a reporter, there are stories that leave a lasting impression on you. They are the ones that stick with you long after the interview is over, the story has been typed and the paper has hit the streets. I encountered one of those stories last week when ...
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JOHNNY COLEMANJohnny Arnell Coleman, 79, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at home. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home.Funeral services are Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Norris Ables off...
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Fifty years have passed since I sat in Mr. J. R.Pennington’s English class and studied William Shakespeare’s classic play, Julius Caesar. Like many of my friends, I resisted Mr. Pennington’s instruction as diligently as any 15 year old could, but th...
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Sarah Edwards Sarah Love Edwards, 73, died on May 15, 2012 at Kings Daughters' Hospital in Yazoo City. Funeral services were Sunday at Lakewood Funeral Home.She was preceded in death by her infant son, William Bates Edwards, her parents, John P. Bates and...
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Brent and Dena Russell of Bentonia are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Adriann Palmer Russell, on February 17, 2012 at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood.Palmer weighed seven pounds, two ounces, and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandpa...
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John and Yolanda Stuckey are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Maryanna Michelle Stuckey, on April 30, 2012 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Maryanna weighed five pounds, 13 ounces and measured 18 and a half inches. Maternal grandparents a...
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There are some people in life who you instantly get a good feeling about from the moment you meet them. Even if you don’t know a thing about them, they seem to feel like an old friend right away. When I first met Dewayne “Booger” Williams, he came...
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JIMMY LEE WILLIAMSONJimmy Lee Williamson, 69, died Wednesday May 16, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven.Funeral services are today at 11:30 a.m. at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow...
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Chip and Kourtney Daniel of Satartia are proud to announce the birth of their child, Timber Anahlee Daniel, on May 2, 2012 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Timber weighed five pounds, 11 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Ver...
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Sukenna Renee Roberts and Reginald Lemont Steward were united in marriage on April 7, 2012. The ceremony took place at 11 a.m. in Eureka Springs, Ark. in the beautiful Ozark Mountains at the East Mountain Overlook. Reginald Steward is the son of the late ...
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There is reason for conservatives to be optimistic about this fall’s elections. Let’s start with the Hoosier State - Indiana. Last week, Richard Lugar, the RINO Republican went down in defeat at the hands of State Treasurer Richard Mourdoc...
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LAURA COOPER
Laura L. Cooper, 90, died March 3, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.Funeral services were Saturday at Peter’s Chapel AME Church in Benton with Rev. Vinson Ballard officiating. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery under the directi...
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Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bradshaw of Yazoo City and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams of Canton announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Shelby Morgan Williams, to William Hunter Vandevere, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Vandevere. The bride-e...
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnston announce the birth of their first child on April 4, 2012 at the George County Regional Medical Center. Braelynn Nicole weighed six pounds, four ounces and measured 20 inches long. In addition to her parents, she is welcomed ...
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Proceeds go towards medical expenses for Ross, a local who is battling cancerSpecial to The HeraldA benefit walk for Tammy Ross will be held on May 19 at Parkview Church of God, beginning at 8 a.m. Ross has been battling cancer for one and half years. A F...
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Landon De’Marion Rogers, son of Angela Rogers of Yazoo City, will celebrate his third birthday on May 14.He will celebrate his birthday with a party on Mother’s Day with his family and friends. He is the grandson of Emma Rogers, Charlie McCullum and K...
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When I was a little girl, I would run up to my Maw Maw and wrap my arms around her legs. I would hold my head back and look up at her so long that the blood would start rushing to face. Maw Maw would rub my hand and smile. Shuffling her feet, she would le...
