Friday the 13th could be your lucky day
By THE YAZOO HERALD,
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 10:48am
This Friday the 13th could be your lucky day if you are interested in keeping up with your local news.
Planning and Zoning board member among property owners whose property declared menace to public health
By JASON PATTERSON,
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:40pm
The roof on the home at 721 E. Seventh Street is sagging inward toward an inevitable collapse, and the gently rotting boards supporting the front porch are no longer up to the task.
Fleeing suspect ends up with drug charges
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:32pm
After allegedly fleeing a road block and leaving drugs inside his forsaken vehicle, a Yazoo man turned himself into authorities this week.
Convicted sex offender fails to register
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:31pm
A convicted sex offender was arrested this week for failure to comply with the state requirements.
T’Raye Irving, 38, was charged with failure to comply with the local authorities.
Man sentenced to three years
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:29pm
A 19-year-old man will serve three years in jail for attempted aggravated assault.
Kerril Ross recently pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated assault in Yazoo County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to ten years in a state prison with seven years suspended.
Store employee shoots alleged attacker
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 5:31pm
After an altercation inside a local automotive parts store, an employee chased his alleged attackers while firing shots at their fleeing vehicle.
Police seeking shooting suspect
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 5:29pm
Officers are searching for a suspect involved in a Yazoo City shooting over the weekend that left one man shot and attacked in an alley.
Ralph Shelby is wanted by the Yazoo City Police Department on aggravated assault charges.
Yazoo native survives mass shooting
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 5:28pm
One of the survivors of Pensacola’s Naval Air Station mass shooting last week is a Yazoo County native.
Charles Hogue, a NAS Pensacola police officer, was one of the eight people shot and injured. He is expected to recover.
Thomas wins Ward 4 special election
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 5:01pm
Elizabeth Thomas secured the victory during Monday’s special election for the vacant city council post.
Thomas will complete the term of the late Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Billie Sue Purvis
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Tue, 12/10/2019 - 10:58am
Billie Sue Purvis, 63, died Dec. 8, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services are Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with visitation from 9:30-11 a.m. followed by the funeral service.
