Some city council members voiced their opinions about the state takeover of the Yazoo City Municipal School District this week. And all were in agreement that it could be “a good thing.”
A rash of burglaries has been reported in the Benton area, and investigators are on the lookout for a group of juveniles who were caught on surveillance footage.
A Yazoo County man was charged with molesting a child this week, and investigators said the abuse could have been occurring for at least a year.
Robert Deering, 32, was charged with sexual battery and gratification of lust last Thursday.
Delores S. Williams, 90, of Benton died Saturday April 20, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.
A homemaker she was a member of Benton United Methodist Church.
James O. Moore, known as “J.O.” or “Buddy” to his friends, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at his home in Yazoo City.
Buddy was born August 16, 1926 to Robert Henry Moore and Roberta Westcott Moore in Germania, (Yazoo County) MS.
Wardell Leach said he is tired of begging, and it won’t happen again.
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Alice Irene Fredrick Street, of Flora, Mississippi, passed away at the age of 95.
City school leaders said they were shocked to learn that the state would be taking over the Yazoo City Municipal School District.
With six bridges closed in Yazoo County, officials are expecting to begin work on two of them within the next week as they continue to wait for state funds to start work on the others.
Alvie L. Jenkins, 93, of Ackerman formerly of Yazoo City, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at Choctaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A retired educator with The Yazoo City School District’ he was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Yazoo City.
Delores S. Williams, 90, of Benton died Saturday April 20, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in... READ MORE
