Special to The Herald

The Yazoo City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority again seeks your support to help our local friends and families throughout Yazoo who suffer from the debilitating effects of Kidney Disease.  Each year you have reached out with your donations to support this worthy cause and we and the patients thank you with all of our hearts.
Grab your walking shoes, put your best foot forward, and help us stomp out kidney disease! Just head to the scenic Fondren Neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., to join the Michael Rubenstein Kidney Walk, sponsored by the Mississippi Kidney Foundation and presented by Fresenius Medical Care. Delta Sigma Theta is now in its seventh year  supporting this annual non-competitive walk focusing on the education and prevention of kidney disease, as well as organ donor awareness.
The walk begins at the MS Kidney office, located at 3000 Old Canton Road. It will wind through the scenic Fondren Neighborhood and conclude at Fondren Presbyterian Church, located at 3220 Old Canton Road. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Mix 98.7 will be "rockin' the tunes", with Great Harvest Bread on hand serving fresh baked bread. St. Dominic’s Care-A-Van will also be on-site offering free blood pressure screenings. For any “weary walkers”, the Fondren Express Trolley will be providing a free ride. When walkers return to Fondren Church, there will be endless ice cream provided by Schwan’s.
To add a little extra excitement, each walker or team raising $100 or more, will receive the opportunity to participate in the “Helicopter Golf Ball Drop” with a grand prize of $1,000 cash. Around 10:15 a.m., WLBT’s Skycopter 3 will appear in the sky; it will then hover in the air and release the golf balls. The owner of the ball that lands in the hole or closest to the hole will receive $1,000.
Each year your support has helped to make Yazoo City a major contributor in the state and we hope this year will be the same.
All funds raised will aid local families and patients of Fresenius Medical Care who face emergencies.  You can mail your donations to Delta Sigma Theta/Kidney Walk at PO Box 1915, Yazoo City, MS 39194 or contact, YCAC Project Manager, Zellee Delaware at 601-421-4951 or YCAC Chapter President, Diane Delaware at 601-832-8175.

Miss Toya Roberts and Darian ConstonMr. Clidell and Dr. Marcia Conston of Charlotte, N.C. announce the engagement of their son, Darian Levar Conston, to Toya Roberts, daughter of Mr. Thaddeus and Mrs. Merlinda Roberts of Abilene, Texas.
Darian is the paternal grandson of the late Mr. David and Mrs. Allene Conston of Yazoo City. His maternal grandmother is the late Mrs. Mary Lyles Sherman, also of Yazoo City.. He is the nephew of Ms. Vanassa Conston of Yazoo City.
The future bride is a graduate student and teaching professional at the University of Houston pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Psychology. She will graduate in the summer of 2013.
The future groom earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College and a Juris Doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. He is Partner and founding CEO of Conston, Hardmon & Sankey law firm in Houston, Texas.  
The couple has planned an intimate wedding ceremony for December 14, 2012 in Houston.  
Mr. David Antwan Conston of Yazoo City will serve as the Best Man, and Ms. Abeni Brooks of Abilene, Texas will serve as the Maid of Honor.  
The couple will reside in Houston, Texas.

Jasmine Jones of Yazoo City is proud to announce the birth of her daughter, Ja’Kyiah MarShae Jones, on September 6, 2012 at St. Dominic Hospital.
Ja’Kyiah weighed four pounds, four ounces and measured 17 inches.
Maternal grandparents are Glenda Jones and Glen Whitney.
Also welcoming the new arrival are cousins Jaylin Jones, Jeremy Jones and R’Bree Williams.

RandleSpecial to The Herald

Antonio Otreil Randle graduated from the 321st TRS Flight 568 of the United States Airforce Academy at Lackland Airforce Base in San Antonio, Texas on Friday September 7, 2012.
Antonio will now travel to Whichita Falls, Texas, where he will continue his training in Aerospace Ground Equipment Safety.
Antonio is the son of Oliver Sampson and Rayna Clifton and the grandson of Odessa Taylor, David and Sandra Washington and Herman Randle.