Saxton harvests granddaddy of all watermelons
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RICKY SAXTON, center, shows off his 95-pound watermelon with his grandchildren, Ty and Lake Milner. Photo by Jamie PattersonBy JAMIE PATTERSON
Herald Reporter
The watermelon sat in the garden for quite some time before Ricky Saxton decided it was time to pick it off the vine.
The only problem was the vine was so thick, he almost couldn’t cut it.
And then he tried to pick the thing up.
“I couldn’t hardly pick it up,” he laughed.
Ricky Saxton has been riding around his wrecker truck with the watermelon for the past week, showing off his prize pick to random people. He has every right to.
The giant watermelon weighed in at 95 pounds, and it is as almost as big as a small child. -------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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