A man wades through the water on Main Street during the 1927 flood. Protective levees have kept water out of the city during the current historical flood. Courtesy of Ricks Memorial LibraryBy BRYAN DAVIS
Herald Reporter

For those who were around to witness the Great Flood of 1927, the dramatic images of refugees living in tent cities and the buildings on Main Street submerged in water remain etched in their minds.
For the ones who have heard and read those stories since that spring, talks of the Mississippi River flooding still leave people with uncertainty and wracked nerves, despite an elaborate and modernized levee system protecting Yazoo City. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------