Penny Cook Trammell Grant, 67, of Jackson past away Tuesday February 12, 2019 at her residence.
James W. Smith, 85, of Benton passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
James E. “Jimmy” Coleman Jr. 67, of Yazoo City passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Yazoo.
Mr. Coleman was born June 18, 1951 in Yazoo County to James E. Coleman Sr. and Minnie Grace Hudson. He was a farmer and a Baptist.
A new city school superintendent was hired last week, but it was done very quietly with no community input.
Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. said the local city school district is operating in secret, and he can’t support the school board’s recent superintendent hire of a candidate who has “a lot of baggage.”
Investigators continue to make progress in last month’s armed robbery case of the Dollar General store in Benton.
A Yazoo City man remains behind bars after allegedly choking his girlfriend during an altercation.
Dacotah Cupples, 27, was charged with aggravated assault and malicious mischief.
Lloyd C. Passons, 88, of Bentonia passed away at his residence Monday, February 11, 2019. A Cattleman he was a member of Melrose Baptist Church. He was also a U S Army Veteran serving in World War II.
Dale Edward Crews, 85, of Yazoo City died of natural causes at his home on the afternoon of February 10, 2019.
Grace Laverne Nations, 84, died Feb. 9, 2019 at her home in Yazoo City.
