Becky Hendrix Jones, 58, of Yazoo City passed away at her residence Saturday June 8, 2019.
She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church.
Dr. Jimmy Glynn Walker, 84, of Yazoo City passed away at his residence Saturday, June 8, 2019.
Erma Juanita Lehman Smith, age 90, passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2019 surrounded by her family.
Yazoo City has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Environmental Protection Agency for brownfield site revitalization to redevelop vacant and unused properties, transforming communities and improve the local economy.
Sedric Hudson, director of the parks and recreation, resigned from his post this week after leading the department for close to two years.
Hudson submitted a letter of resignation effective June 7 to the Parks and Recreation Commission earlier this week.
The suspect behind firing shots at a local park during recent Little League games continues to allude officers.
Myquon N. Carter is wanted on charges of drive-by shooting, stalking, domestic violence and discharging a weapon within city limits.
After citizens noticed a suspicious man in a Yazoo City neighborhood, he was shortly arrested for drug possession.
Charles Leal, 42, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.
John Bishop Copeland Jr., 93, of Yazoo City died at The Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Wednesday June 5, 2019. An Agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company he was a member of First United Methodist Church.
The man suspected of firing shots at the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex Thursday remains on the run, and there is a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
Two Dollar General employees were held at gunpoint and robbed of over $2,000 last week in Bentonia.
Investigators believe the suspects are connected to a rash of robberies and burglaries that have occurred throughout Yazoo County over the last few months.
