The Yazoo Herald brought home eight awards from the Mississippi Press Association’s 2018 Advertising Division Better Newspaper Contest, including three first-place honors.
Fri, 08/07/2015 - 10:48am
With aging wells not in compliance, the Yazoo City School District will join the Fuelman Program.
Suspect stabs woman, shoots self
By JASON PATTERS AND JAMIE PATTERSON,
Thu, 08/06/2015 - 8:29am
A domestic dispute turned violent early Monday morning, leaving a female victim stabbed multiple times with the suspect shooting himself in the head.
Yazoo County unofficial election results
Wed, 08/05/2015 - 8:44am
Governor
Democrat
Robert Gray 1245
County proceeds with equipment sale
By JASON PATTERSON,
Tue, 08/04/2015 - 3:45pm
With District 1 Supervisor Caleb Rivers objecting, the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors voted to sell a front end loader and a dump truck Monday.
Auditor details restitution made in Yazoo
By THE YAZOO HERALD,
Tue, 08/04/2015 - 3:42pm
One county employee has paid a debt to the taxpayers of Yazoo County while the former Convention & Visitors Bureau director and Chamber of Commerce administrative assistant continue to make payments.
Third grade reading scores improve
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 9:38am
Thanks to summer tutoring and testing sessions, there has been a significant improvement for many of third graders within the city schools who failed the state’s reading test during the last term.
City schools beginning class earlier
By JAMIE PATTERSON,
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 9:37am
Instructional hours have been adjusted in Yazoo City schools for the upcoming school year.
During its last meeting, the Yazoo City Municipal School District board of trustees approved the new start time of 7:30 a.m.
Collins explains position on county equipment purchases
By JASON PATTERSON,
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 9:36am
The president of the Board of Supervisors said the county’s current method of acquiring equipment was developed through years of experience and designed to save the taxpayers money.
Tempers flare at supervisors meeting
By JASON PATTERSON,
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 9:34am
Monthly bill paying meetings are usually low key affairs for the Board of Supervisors, but that wasn’t the case Thursday.
Primary elections are Tuesday
By JASON PATTERSON,
Tue, 07/28/2015 - 3:30pm
Yazoo County voters head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4 for the primary elections.
Among the races with the most local significance are selecting the Democratic nominee for sheriff and District 1 Supervisor.