Mike Espy received strong support from his hometown voters as he carried Yazoo County with 52.48 percent of the vote.
Espy, who will face Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in a runoff on Nov. 27, received 3,804 votes to Hyde-Smith’s 2,792.
A family dispute led to a knife fight at a Benton home last weekend.
Miyoung Harris, 41, was charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly attempted to stab a man during an altercation.
The District 3 Volunteer Fire Station will soon be named in honor of one of the first people to sign up to serve.
A woman who was allegedly cashing counterfeit checks all over the state landed in the Yazoo County jail this week.
Rhonda King, 52, was charged with fraud after investigators linked her to cashing forged checks at a local grocery store.
Dr. Patrick Wright was left scratching his head and had tears in his eyes when Ja’Dan Rucker arrived at his appointment.
The Yazoo County School District maintained its rating with the recent 2017-2018 state report, showing an increase in proficiency in all subject areas.
Funeral services for William “Billy” Wesley Hood will be 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2018 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville. Rev. Robert Davis and Rev. Danny Eddy will officiate. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Farmerville, LA.
Michael Glenn Patton, 62, passed away on October 29, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi after a long battle with cancer. He was born to Joe Dan and Elmease Billingslea Patton on October 24, 1956 in Lexington, Mississippi.
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Lee Jack Rogers, Jr, 79, of Yazoo City passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at St. Dominic... READ MORE
