Special to The Herald

The Yazoo County Extension Service office will host Annie’s Project, an 18-hour course for women farmers and ranchers, beginning on Feb. 16.  
Annie’s Project is an educational program dedicated to strengthen the roles of women in the modern farm enterprise.
It is based on the experiences of Annie, a young wife who made it her goal to work with her husband to make their farm successful.
The series is designed for farm women with a passion for business and involvement and a desire to increase knowledge and skills.
Participants in the five weekly sessions will learn about estate planning, business plans, financial records, marketing, federal resources, and other topics.  
Each session will include a meal and time for networking with others with similar interests.  
Meetings will take place at the Yazoo County Extension Service office located at 212 East Broadway Street, Yazoo City, on the third floor of the County Office Building.
An enrollment fee of $25 includes registration for the Mississippi Women for Agriculture Annual Conference in Raymond on Feb. 28.  
For more details about dates, times and how to register, contact Brenda Milner by Email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 662-746-2453.

Special to The Herald

Yazoo author J. Wiltz Cutrer Jr., has cracked the code.
In the often confusing world of computers, where most of the language is a remote dialect of “advanced nerd,” Wiltz is your translator.
He transforms confusing jargon into simple-to-follow instructions, allowing the reader to make peace with their technology.
With more than two decades of experience in Information Technology, Wiltz knows the challenge of man versus machine, and now, he has harnessed that experience and poured the lessons learned into his new, informative, and entertaining book.
In Don’t Throw IT ~ Get To Know IT, Wiltz explores common questions everyday people experience with their computers. He tackles such burning questions as how to properly setup your wireless network at home and how to handle malicious software, such as viruses, without sacrificing your sanity. Other tasks covered include protecting your Internet connection to keep your browsing safe and keeping your computer clean and running in top shape.
All of these are accomplished using tools freely available to the home user. Yes…free…a welcome price today.
Unlike other technology books, Don’t Throw IT ~ Get To Know IT is an easy read for the “real” computer user. Through analogies and light humor, the reader gets to actually understand the information, instead of spending time trying to understand terminology that doesn’t make sense in the real world. This is information you can use today, presented in such a way for you to truly understand.
Initial reviews reveal statements like “in MY language”, “easy read”, and “non-techy language”.
This book truly lives up to its tag line:
“…all presented in a way even my Mother-In-Law can understand!”
About the Author
J. Wiltz Cutrer Jr., started his Information Technology career in the US Navy as a Cryptologic Technician. Currently he serves as network systems manager for the Mississippi Development Authority, applying his experience and enthusiasm to more than just the datacenter.
As Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and owner of TechKnolutions, LLC, Cutrer has more than 20 years in the information technology (IT) field. TechKnolutions, LLC, provides networking, security auditing, system repair, and technology consulting along with Continuing Professional Education (CPE) courses to professionals across the nation.

A speaker at numerous conferences on the effective implementation and utilization of technology, Cutrer also is the founder and current president of the Mississippi Technology Users Group (MSTUG), which unites IT personnel to promote efficiency in digital solutions.
Cutrer has extensive teaching experience. In addition to conducting courses at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, Mississippi, he develops and conducts technology courses for the State of Mississippi computer center. In teaching, he utilizes his enthusiasm and understanding to inspire and educate, executing diverse methods to provide a “real-world” view of the digital age.
Married to Kristen, they have two children (Wiltz III, 11, and Izabella, 9), and proudly call Flowood home.

Miss Anne Eliza JordanSpecial to The Herald

Members of the Delta Debutante Club, the oldest in Mississippi, gathered at the Greenville Golf and Country Club on December 29th for the 70th annual Debutante Presentation and Ball.
The Delta Debutante Club was founded in 1942 under the direction of Mrs. Judge Rabun Jones of Greenville, with assistance of Stuart Whitmarsh of New York City, editor of the Debutante Registry.
In subsequent years, club sponsors were: the late Mrs. Warren Jackson; the late Shelby Edwards: the late Mrs. Hazelwood Farish; the late Mrs. Lawrence Paxton; the late Mrs. Robert Joseph Whitfield; and the late Mrs. Hugh Gamble Payne; also, Mrs. William Lonnie Watson; Mrs. Eustace Harold Winn, Jr.; Mrs. Pearman Smith; Mrs. Clark Wynn; Mrs. Elie Ganier; and Mrs. John Culpepper Webb.
Mr. William Kethley Dossett served as the master of ceremonies for the presentation of the fourteen debutantes to an assembly of friends, families, patrons and members of the Delta Bachelors’ Club.
The Danny Blurton Group of Pickwick Dam, Tenn., provided music.
A twilight garden theme was carried out throughout the Country Club.
The ceiling of the ballroom was draped with Georgette fabric and white lights and garden style floral arrangements of Casablanca lilies, Blizzard roses, larkspur and hydrangea were nestled on top of tall columns that outlined the event area.
The buffet tables held tall, glass trumpet vase arrangements in shades of soft pastels, with garden roses, stock, hydrangea, larkspur, Asiatic lilies and lisianthus.
Guest tables featured antique bronze hurricane candelabras with garden sweetheart roses, hydrangea and stock floral centers.
Serving on the floor committee were: Mr. Robert Andrew McGahey; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Peter Fisher IV; Mrs. Powers Rush; Mr. Edwin William Tindall, Junior; Mr. and Mrs. Ike Trotter; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Layden Tucker, and Mr. Eustace Harold Winn IV.
Debutantes held gathered clutches of blush pink, ivory, white and flesh colored roses collared with greenery and hand-tied with white satin ribbon.
The Debutante
Miss Anne Eliza Jordan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Albert Jordan, Junior of Yazoo City, Miss.  Her grandparents are Mrs. Pruitt Stock of Hollandale and the late Mr. Stock and Mrs. Bernard Albert Jordan of Yazoo City, Miss and the late Mr. Jordan.  She attends the University of Mississippi and is a member of Chi Omega Sorority.

LawyerPaitreanna Lawyer, daughter of Paige and Vickie Lawyer, celebrated her eighth birthday on Jan. 13.
She celebrated her birthday with a party with at Chuck E. Cheese with her family and friends.
She is the granddaughter of L.C. and Annie Woodard and the late Ed and Laura Lawyer.