Police chief responds to weekend violence
By THE YAZOO HERALD,
Wed, 10/23/2019 - 9:03am
Police Chief Ron Sampson released the following statement about the weekend violence in Yazoo City:
William “Billy” Worthy Jr.
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Tue, 10/22/2019 - 7:20pm
William “Billy“ Alvin Worthy Jr. died on Monday, October 21, 2019 at his home in Yazoo City. He was 29 years old. Billy was born in Jackson, MS.
Bloodshed spoils weekend celebrations: Two murders, several shootings in the city
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Tue, 10/22/2019 - 5:08pm
The weekend was filled with chaos and bloodshed in Yazoo City as three separate shootings left two men dead and others injured.
Mark S. Roby
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Tue, 10/22/2019 - 10:46am
Mark S. Roby, 58, died October 18, 2019 at his home in Yazoo City.
Funeral services were Monday at Glenwood Cemetery. Burial followed under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Yazoo City owed over a million dollars in unpaid fines
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Mon, 10/21/2019 - 8:22am
The city of Yazoo City joined forces with a state collection agency to begin the process of collecting over a million dollars owed to the city in debt fees.
Juvenile charged in attempted armed robbery
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Mon, 10/21/2019 - 8:20am
An attempted robbery led one juvenile to confessing to another armed robbery within Yazoo City. And his alleged adult accomplice landed in jail alongside him this week.
City special election will come with extra cost due to board appointment
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 9:24am
The city of Yazoo City will be hit with a surprise bill for an election because the city council appointed the county circuit clerk to a municipal board.
City appoints election commissioners
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 9:22am
City leaders selected their new election commissioners in preparation for the special election to be held next month for the board’s vacant alderman post.
Sharon Sue McAllister
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Tue, 10/15/2019 - 8:22am
Sharon Sue McAllister, 69, of the Bee Lake Community in Holmes County passed away at her home on Friday October 11, 2019.
Mrs. McCallister was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal church.
Marjorie R. Smith
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Tue, 10/15/2019 - 8:13am
Marjorie R. Smith, 95, of Yazoo City passed away at Martha Coker Green House Homes.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church.
