County unable to find identity of body
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher
County officials are running out of places to look for the identity of the body of man that was unearthed by the flood.
Coroner Ricky Shivers said the body will be buried in the potter’s field at Glenwood Cemetery if the last remaining areas to be searched do not reveal the man’s identity.
Cobie Collins, president of the Board of Supervisors, suggested searching the cemeteries at Frierson Road and Clear Lake.
“The casket was found early in the flood, and those places would have been among the first cemeteries hit,” Collins said.
The body is a black male believed to be between 60-70 years old. He was buried in Mason attire.
Shivers said the casket, which he described as “gun metal” in color, had no serial number, so it was impossible to trace its origin. They were also unable to determine how long the man has been deceased. -------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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