Yazooans share memories of Federal Compress
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By JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor
With the flames gone and the smoke smell lingering in the air, the skeleton of the Federal Compress serves as a haunting reminder of Yazoo’s fire history.
An icon of a past era now lies in ruins after a fire engulfed the former compress on Water Street late Tuesday night. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but it is still a sad sight for many Yazooans who remember the warehouse during its heyday.
“I remember being awestruck at its size,” Lesley Taggart said. As a kid it was huge on the inside to me.”
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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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