Deputies had been searching for a burglary suspect for a while, but their luck changed when he landed behind bars in another county jail.
Michael Bassett, 35, was charged with two counts of house burglary.
A routine rezoning request brought many emotions to the table during the recent city council meeting.
Laurie Stigler Holland, 87, died peacefully Friday, January 18, 2018, at her home. Funeral services are at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland on Thursday, January 24, 2018, at 2 p.m., preceded by visitation at 12 p.m. Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Cemetery.
A Jackson man has been paid over $100,000 in public funds for a Yazoo City Housing Authority job with no documentation that shows exactly what he has done for nearly two years.
One city alderman said the Yazoo City Municipal School District Board needs to begin caring for the students and stop pushing “personal agendas.”
Three years into an energy improvement project, the Yazoo County School District announced that it reached a half a million dollars in savings last week.
Deputies arrested a suspect in the armed robbery case at a Benton store last week, and investigators continue to look for more suspects.
Jordan Perry, 23, was charged with armed robbery and remained in jail as of press time.
The Yazoo County School District will provide four-year-old pre-Kindergarten in the 2019-2020 school year.
The Yazoo County School District welcomed three new sports to its athletic program for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
The district school board approved the addition of middle school baseball, middle school softball and soccer during last week’s meeting.
For the last sixty years, ornately framed engagement pictures of local brides and newlyweds have been featured on the registry table inside the front window at the Arnett Jewelry Store on Main Street. At 84 years old, owner Ann Arnett said she will be closing her shop in a f
