Abe M. Tahir, Jr., respected Art Consultant, Foreign Service Officer, American Soldier, Author, and Ole Miss graduate passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans. He was 87.
Madilyn Manor was crowned the 2018 Homecoming Queen during Benton Academy’s Homecoming celebrations Friday night.
Voters will head to the polls this November for a number of elections, including races for local offices and senate and judge posts.
A suspect remains in jail after investigators connected him to theft of a trailer and in possession of a stolen truck.
Benjamin Slaton, 41, was charged with grand larceny and possession of a stolen item.
Supervisor Willie Wright said he has received complaints from some Jonestown residents that there are too many speed bumps in the area. He said he welcomes any opinions, but the speed bumps aren’t going anywhere.
Mrs. Peggy Marie Lewis, 79, of Yazoo City, passed away September 16, 2018 in Winona.
Shirley Alexander, 80, of Bentonia passed away Thursday September 18, 2018 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Retired from Southern Vital Records she was a member of Ogden Baptist Church.
A Yazoo City man is dead after being shot multiple times following a heated disagreement at a local apartment complex this week.
Stanley D. Washington was pronounced dead at a Jackson hospital early Tuesday morning.
Three new commissioners on the Yazoo City Housing Authority Board were sworn in this week for its first special call meeting with the new board.
A rural Yazoo County church was burglarized this week, with deputies charging a man and his juvenile accomplice in the crime.
Jesse Flegger, 25, was charged with burglary of a church and involving a juvenile in a felony.
