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Happy New Year! 2026 beckons.
Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.
At 67, my New Year’s celebrations are getting a little less rowdy and late. When I was young, I wouldn’t even dream about not staying up until midnight to watch the new year roll in. Now it’s a bit less exciting.
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The Yazoo City High School Cheerleaders participated in the MHSAA State Cheerleading competition over the weekend. Pictured above from left were, coach Vivian Austin, Talazia Kelly, Makenzie Edwards, Daosha Woods, Anyla Claybon, Joy Brown, Brooklyn Price, Jaylan Sims, Lameisha Edwards, Trenya Davis, Aliya Wise, Zariya McGee, Debreanna Diew, coach Meko Hill, and coach Lynette Garrett. “I’m very proud of the girls and the effort that they have given all season,” said coach Garrett. “This was Yazoo City’s first time competing in several years so it was a learning experience for the girls.
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When it comes to an unplanned $2.8 million dollar contract, we certainly hope our county leaders do their homework.
The resolution towards an agreement with Upchurch Services LLC was recently brought in before the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors. The project is geared towards updating Yazoo County’s infrastructure into an energy savings model within at least 13 county buildings and facilities.
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Benton Barn Venue proudly presented donation checks to the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office and Children’s of Mississippi (Batson Children’s Hospital) as a result of proceeds raised from the community event, Christmas at the Barn.
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The removal of an amphitheater concept from a $12.6 million dollar grant had some city leaders questioning what Yazoo City can truly expect from the RAISE Grant.
“All we are getting are some sidewalks for $12 million dollars,” said Alderwoman Elizabeth Thomas.
However, Alma Jones, the city’s grant manager, said the term “amphitheater” was never specified in the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant application.
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Any sealed bids submitted for the Triangle Cultural Center’s restoration project are slated to be opened at the Jan. 12 city council meeting.
The community crosses its fingers that the highly-anticipated project at the historic building will finally begin after what many are calling five years of continued deterioration and kicking the can down the road.
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Nineteen candidates have qualified for the upcoming Yazoo City elections, including sixteen within the Democratic party and three Independent candidates.
Within the upcoming municipal election, the posts with the most interest are the mayoral post and the Ward 1 alderman seat with six candidates each vying for the posts.
For mayor, Democratic candidates include Ward 2 Alderman Macklyn Austin, Joe Dearman, Ron Johnson and Sir Johnathan Rucker. Independent candidates include Calvin Thomas and Woodrow Walker.
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A $2.8 million dollar contract with an energy savings group has one county supervisor skeptical, in addition to the county administrator wondering if Yazoo County can afford it without possibly raising taxes.
“This might have to raise taxes or shorten somebody else’s budget,” said Supervisor Willie Wright. “I’m not down with that.”
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Yazoo City senior running back Tobias McGee announced his decision to play next season at Northeast Mississippi Community College. McGee is pictured above with his father Craig, Sr. mother Youlanda and brothers Demarcus and Craig, Jr.
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The Manchester Academy Mavericks improved to 6-5 on the season after posting a 60-17 blowout win over Indianola Academy last week.
The Lady Mavericks also picked up a 59-28 victory and improved to 6-9 for the year.
Alley Ables led the Lady Mavs with 17 points followed in double figures by Angel Rae Carpenter with 15 and Ellie Carpenter with 13.
Avery Austin chipped in with eight, Morgan Foster added four and Molly McBride rounded out the scoring with two.
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A Lady Raider Brynn Blackstock hit a major milestone last week against Porter’s Chapel when she scored her 2,000th career point while also helping lead the Lady Raiders to a 75-14 victory.
Leta Greco led the way, scoring a game-high 20 points, followed by Blackstock with 19, and Emma Middleton with 12.
Addy Cader and Sydnie Davis had eight apiece, Maci Lowery had six, and Ava Grace Meeks chipped in with two.
The Lady Raiders also defeated Discovery last week 63-10.
Greco and Lowery notched double figures with 15 and 13 points respectively.
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The H. P. Jacobs Administration Tower on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Another lawsuit has emerged in the aftermath of presidential hires at Jackson State University.
Jerome Tinker, who serves in a leadership position in JSU’s Alumni Affairs office, is suing former president Marcus Thompon and the university in federal court for being turned down for the position of office director.
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Failing districts not participating in the professional development services are advised to do so.
Investment in coaching support has been instrumental in Mississippi’s education gains, and the Mississippi Department of Education will be asking for more funding to expand the program.
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Jackson's rental registration manager Victoria Love, in discussion during a meeting of the Jackson Housing Task Force, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Victoria Love, the city of Jackson’s rental registration manager, scrunched her eyebrows together into a deep line, mimicking the confused expression she said Mayor John Horhn made the first time she introduced herself to him in 2024. He was a state senator at the time.
“I’m giving him my card, and he just pauses and looks at me and is like, ‘Rental registration? What is it that you do besides getting the rentals to register?’” Love said.
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he Yazoo City Indians got their revenge on the Yazoo County Panthers and avenged last week’s loss with a 49-37 victory to even the season series at 1-1.
The Lady Indians completed the season sweep of their rival with a 34-17 victory.
The Indians improved to 10-5 on the season, and the Lady Indians improved to 6-9.
The Panthers fell to 5-6 while the Lady Panthers dropped to 3-9.
In boys’ action, a trio of Indians paced the way in scoring led by Keiron Davis with 12 points and Travis Jones and Jacorion Taylor with 10 apiece.
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Nickeda Shelton at the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus in Booneville, Miss., on Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: Allen Siegler / Mississippi Today
Walking through a parking lot at Northeast Mississippi Community College on a November afternoon, Nickeda Shelton was eager to get to her job as one of the school’s student counselors.
She loves working at the Booneville campus, enough so that she drives around 60 miles round trip every day from her home in Tupelo. It was an exciting change after roughly two decades of work in a K-12 setting.
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Mississippi prisoners were likely left without adequate dental care for months as the state’s private prison health care contractor failed to meet staffing requirements and the Department of Corrections failed to document the problem, according to a new legislative watchdog report.
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Ole Miss set for biggest game in Mississippi history
Ole Miss will play in their first-ever invite to the College Football Playoff against Tulane on Saturday, marking arguably the biggest in-state game in Mississippi history for one of the state’s college programs.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin probably isn’t sitting at the popular table of today’s Washington Republicans because he worked for President George W. Bush two decades ago.
In 2001-02 he was the chief economist of Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, and from 2003-05 he was director of the Congressional Budget Office. He also was the chief economic policy adviser for Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, which further excludes him from influence with President Trump’s people.
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Tameshia Shelton listens to proceedings in Clay County Circuit Court on her quest for anew trial with one of her attorneys, Tucker Carrington of the Mississippi Innocence Project Credit: Jerry Mitchell/Mississippi Today
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has ordered a new murder trial for Tameshia Shelton, a 47-year-old mother of four who has long insisted on her innocence.
Judges vacated her conviction and ordered the new trial. The state attorney general’s office has not said whether it plans to appeal the ruling to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
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