Grace Laverne Nations, 84, died Feb. 9, 2019 at her home in Yazoo City.
Ronald M. Kirk, 74, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at The Mississippi Veterans Home in Jackson.
Lois Ward, 88, of Madison and formerly of Yazoo City, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Grace E. Winstead, 81, of Yazoo City passed away at her home in the Freerun Community on Friday, February 8, 2019.
A Homemaker she was a member of Rocky Springs Baptist Church.
Altercations, arguments, shootings and violence are brewing in one Yazoo City neighborhood. And it’s leading to bloodshed as investigators crack down on the offenders, some all within the same family.
A Yazoo City man is behind bars after he allegedly attacked and kidnapped his girlfriend, later trying to escape from officers after faking a medical emergency.
Ricks Memorial Library in Yazoo City is working hard to provide important resources to the community despite budget cuts over the last few years.
Yazoo City, where the Delta meets the hills, was known for having the state’s first Negro owned and operated hospital. The institution in Yazoo City was the brain-child of the leader of the Afro-American Sons and Daughters, Tom J. Huddleston Sr.
Money continues to be a problem for the Parks and Recreation Commission with some park officials looking to the city’s cut in contributions as the source of the strain.
Following the death of former director Betty Reed, another director of the Gateway Community Development Corporation has been selected with Housing Authority Director Alpresteon Billings assuming the post.
But some are wondering if there is a conflict of interest.
