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In a special called meeting Monday Jay Winstead was named chief of the Yazoo City Police Department.

State economist it could take two years to recover from recession caused by COVID-19

By STEVE WILSON
Herald Correspondent

City schools continue plans for Sept. 8 opening

As parents and students get ready for a return to school this fall, many questions and concerns still remain regarding instruction, safety measures, transportation and just how things are going to

Local courts adjust to COVID with social distancing, technology

Social distancing and even virtual platforms are the new norm when it comes to local court services.

Raider Run

Runners take off in the Raider Run 5K at Benton Academy. Chastity Magyar (third from right) was the winner of the race.

Herald changing to once-weekly publication schedule
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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 06:38 PM

In August The Yazoo Herald will begin publishing once a week.
The Herald will continue to be published on Wednesdays while the Saturday edition will be eliminated. All existing subscriptions will be doubled in length. For example, if you had 10 months remaining on your subscription it will now be good for 20 months.
YCSWCD announces call for scholarship applications
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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 06:16 PM

The Yazoo County Soil and Water Conservation District, a member of the Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts (MACD), announces its annual call for applications for five scholarships to be awarded in January 2021.
Board to revisit hiring police chief on Monday
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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 03:13 PM

After a special meeting on the subject of the police chief Thursday another meeting has been scheduled for Monday with the appointment of the next chief as the only item on the agenda.
Most of today's meeting was held behind closed doors in executive session with the board citing personnel matters.
City may appoint next police chief Thursday
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On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:32 PM

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold a special called meeting Thursday which includes an order to hire a police chief.
This week the board replaced interim chief Jay Winstead with interim chief Thaddeus Jones with Ward 3 Alderman Sir Johnathan Rucker voting against the change and Ward 4 Alderwoman Elizabeth Thomas abstaining.
It's going to get worse
By Daniel Gardner, READ MORE > 213 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 09:18 AM

It’s going to get worse. CO-19 pandemic, racial division and unrest, political correctness, media fear-mongering, and politics as usual in Washington, D.C.
Two new COVID-19 deaths reported in Yazoo
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On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:29 PM

Two COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Yazoo County Tuesday as the county’s total number of infections topped 700.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,342 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday and 42 new related deaths.
Horace Augustus Ryan
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On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:17 PM

Horace Augustus Ryan, 93, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Monday July 27, 2020 at the G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson. A retired Farmer for over 50 years and also retired from The Yazoo County Road Department, he was a member of Ogden Baptist Church.
Joyce Estella Hancock
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On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:13 PM

Our Sweet Mama, Joyce Estella Hancock, was called to her heavenly home on Sunday July 26, 2020.
Joyce was a homemaker, full-time Mama to her three children and a loving Granny/Great Granny. She was born in Florida where she met the LOVE of her life Loyd Hancock, married for 60 years.
Ag Commissioner says don’t plant mysterious seed packages from China
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On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:08 PM

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson instructs anyone receiving packages of unsolicited seeds from China, or any foreign country, in recent days to immediately contact the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s Bureau of Plant Indust
Moonshine tales
By Charles Dunagin, READ MORE > 384 Reads
On Mon, 07/27/2020 - 11:39 AM

I started hearing about Kiln moonshine whiskey by the time I was old enough to know what moonshine was.
My grandfather had worked in the sawmill industry in that part of Hancock County during the South Mississippi timber boom of the early 1900s.