School board sets guidelines for superintendent search
By VERNON SIKES,
Fri, 11/27/2015 - 11:33am
Yazoo City school board members met Friday morning and hammered out exactly what they want in a new superintendent.
Broken unit sparks heated debate
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Fri, 11/27/2015 - 11:32am
It may have been chilly in the building, but the city council got heated in the discussion to repair the heating and cooling system within the police department.
Varner says city needs to consider splitting duties of street department
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Fri, 11/27/2015 - 11:31am
One city alderman said it’s time to divide the street department into two separate branches because it’s simply too much to get the job done.
Raked leaves must be bagged in the city
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Fri, 11/27/2015 - 11:30am
With the fall season comes loose leaves, but the city street department would like to remind the public of the ordinance surrounding their disposal.
Woman killed in Sunday morning accident
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 8:53am
A woman was killed in an automobile crash Sunday morning on Highway 3.
Vinodra Sandifer, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene after her vehicle was struck by a log truck.
Alderman says math scores are unacceptable
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 8:52am
Not pleased with the most recent state test results, one city alderman said it’s time for the city schools to either improve or get rid of what he says are incompetent teachers.
City to pursue grant to restore historic hospital
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 8:50am
The idea of restoring a local decaying historical site was tossed around with the possibility of Yazoo City acquiring a Brownfield grant.
But the price tag may still be too hefty.
City schools enter state contract for superintendent search
By VERNON SIKES,
Thu, 11/19/2015 - 8:48am
Yazoo City school officials kicked off the school district's search for a new superintendent Thursday with a presentation from Dr. Mike Waldrop, executive director of the Mississippi School Board Association (MSBA). Members of the school board will meet at 10 a.m.
Attendance remains a problem in city schools
By VERNON SIKES,
Thu, 11/19/2015 - 8:46am
In the Nov. 12 Yazoo City school board meeting, Interim Superintendent Lucille Lovette said that one of the district's major concerns is seeing that the students come to school on a regular basis.
Second student dies from accident
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Thu, 11/19/2015 - 8:37am
Two days after the tragic car accident involving two Benton Academy students, the driver Mallory Williams died in a Jackson hospital.
