Domestic violence cases and juvenile arrests were on the rise within Yazoo City last year, but property crimes declined.
Two aldermen recently expressed the desire to repair the, at times, severed relationship between city and county leaders.
Close to $20,000 in reward money is being offered for information surrounding the recent Delta Ace Hardware burglaries that led to the theft of multiple firearms from the local business.
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.
