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The Yazoo County Livestock Show and 4-H Livestock Show at 9:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the 4-H show barn, located on Gordon Avenue, across from Manchester Academy in Yazoo City. Admission is free.
Approximately 23 exhibitors, aged eight to eighteen, will show approximately 86 animals in the categories of lambs, goats, beef cattle, and swine. Youngsters under eight will get a chance to show 4-H animals at the Yazoo County Livestock show in the Under Eight Showmanship divisions.
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Green Oak Florist and Garden Center recently hosted its 65th Annual Open House at the Old Canton Road location in Jackson. Shoppers were provided with food, door prizes, photos with Santa, children’s activities, and local vendors. Shoppers were also given an exclusive look at holiday decor and inspiration. Attending were (from left) Connor Martinez, Sarah Rider.
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The projects are funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Five local governments in Mississippi have been awarded $44 million in roadway funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program.
The projects are funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a measure Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R) helped negotiate as a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Green Oak Florist and Garden Center recently hosted its 65th Annual Open House at the Old Canton Road location in Jackson. Shoppers were provided with food, door prizes, photos with Santa, children’s activities, and local vendors. Shoppers were also given an exclusive look at holiday decor and inspiration. Attending were (from left) Leslie Kruse, Melanie Reed.
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Linda Gayle Manning, beloved mother, Mamaw and Gigi, 76, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 26, 2025.
She was born on April 1, 1949 in Yazoo City to her parents, John Wesley and Mary Sue Henson.
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) awarded undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees to approximately 1,300 students during its fall 2025 commencement ceremonies held Dec. 11-12 on the Hattiesburg campus.
USM graduates from the local area include:
• Jaila Cimone Kohn, of Yazoo City, Bachelor of Science
• DeAndrea Alzay Ollie, of Yazoo City, Master of Library & Info Science
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) awarded undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees to approximately 1,300 students during its fall 2025 commencement ceremonies held Dec. 11-12 on the Hattiesburg campus.
USM graduates from the local area include:
• Jaila Cimone Kohn, of Yazoo City, Bachelor of Science
• DeAndrea Alzay Ollie, of Yazoo City, Master of Library & Info Science
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Cameron Potter of Bentonia made it on Northwest's Vice President's List for the Fall 2025 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
The honor comes to full-time students who completed the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.74.
Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public, two-year institution primarily serving 11 counties in Northwest Mississippi. For more information visit www.northwestms.edu
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The President's List for the Fall 2025 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Included are full-time students who completed the semester with a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0.
Local students include Samuel Bunch of Yazoo City, Zundeya Croft of Yazoo City, and Maizey Ketchum of Yazoo City.
Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public, two-year institution primarily serving 11 counties in Northwest Mississippi.
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The President's List for the Fall 2025 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Included are full-time students who completed the semester with a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0.
Local students include Samuel Bunch of Yazoo City, Zundeya Croft of Yazoo City, and Maizey Ketchum of Yazoo City.
Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public, two-year institution primarily serving 11 counties in Northwest Mississippi.
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The Yazoo County YouthBuild (YCYB) is a youth and community development program that provides a meaningful “second chance” for area youth to earn their high school diploma and gain valuable vocational skills and job-readiness training to increase their employability upon graduation. The recent graduates were recognized at the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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During Jackson Academy’s Football Buddies, first graders are paired with Raider football players, building friendships that inspire both on and off the field. Buddies this season were (from left) Reid Miller and Emerson Jones.
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During Jackson Academy’s Football Buddies, first graders are paired with Raider football players, building friendships that inspire both on and off the field. Buddies this season were (from left) Reid Miller and Emerson Jones.
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Photo by Jamie Patterson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Yazoo County YouthBuild (YCYB) is a youth and community development program that provides a meaningful “second chance” for area youth to earn their high school diploma and gain valuable vocational skills and job-readiness training to increase their employability upon graduation. The recent graduates were recognized at the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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During Jackson Academy’s Football Buddies, first graders are paired with Raider football players, building friendships that inspire both on and off the field. Buddies this season were (from left) Reid Miller and Emerson Jones.
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Jackson Prep students who performed in this year’s production of The Nutcracker included (from left, back) Sims Abdalla, Mary Harr Payne, Runy Hospodor; (middle) Madelyn Magee, Mary Stuart Long, Maris McLeod, Amelia Gressett, Eliza Evans, Elizabeth Long, Anna Kathryn Hinshaw; (front) Florie Lampton.
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The Yazoo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered for their December meeting and Christmas Luncheon. Pictured from left, back row, are Kathy Sigrest LaMonte, Janet Looney Whittington, Sue Patterson, Marilyn Coombes Jones; front row, Beja Regan Everett, Montine Young Bond, Priscilla Allen Harper, JoAnne Gibbs Collins and Ava Anderson Hale.
The Yazoo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its December 11, 2025 meeting at JoAnne Collins home for its Christmas luncheon.
Sue Patterson, Regent, presided over the meeting. Members voted on Janet Whittington as a Delegate for the 2026 NSDAR Continental Congress.
The following members were presented certificates for their years of service: Montine Young Bond, 50 years; Janet Looney Whittington, 40 years; and Kathy Sigrest LaMonte, 20 years.
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