City stumped by insurance woes, possible lapse
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By VERNON SIKES
For the Herald
When it came time for city officials to consider insurance proposals during Monday's meeting of the Yazoo City Board of Mayor and Aldermen, there was a noticeable pause.
There were no insurance representatives there to make their pitches.
City Clerk Shirley Knight advised the council of the problem due to the no-shows: as of midnight Monday, the city's properties, including buildings and vehicles, were uninsured.
“I had one (underwriter) call me and say they were still working on theirs and they weren't sure they could get here today,” Knight said. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------
Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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