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Josephine Harris

Thu,03/06/25-1:18PM, 3,885 Reads
Josephine (“Jo”) Roberts Harris peacefully left this life to begin her new life in Heaven on March 1, 2025.
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Barbara Cain

Mon,03/17/25-2:58PM, 3,853 Reads
Barbara Jean Howell Cain, 87. passed away on March 15, 2025.
Barbara Jean was born to Joe Wesley and Lena Bailey Howell. She was the oldest of 10 children. Jean married her husband, Louis Cain of 56 years, on November 8, 1959. They had four children, Darlene, Danny, Pam, and Jennifer. She was a member of Scotland Baptist Church.
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Alfred Howell

Fri,03/07/25-4:01PM, 3,846 Reads
Alfred L. Howell, 83, passed on March 5, 2025, at his home in Bentonia, while surrounded by loved ones.
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Elizabeth Strickland

Fri,11/14/25-3:14PM, 3,793 Reads
Elizabeth Lynn Strickland, born October 26, 1947, in Ringold, Louisiana, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on November 13, 2025, in Yazoo City, Mississippi. She was 78 years old.
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Yazoo City native serves aboard one of the world’s largest warships

By MEGAN LEMLY MEGAN LEMLY
Mon,04/21/25-7:40AM, 3,775 Reads
Seaman Jkharia Jefferson, a native of Yazoo City, serves aboard USS John C. Stennis, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operating out of Newport News, Virginia. Aircraft carriers are among the largest warships in the world.
Jefferson graduated from Yazoo City High School in 2024.
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AG Fitch Announces Sentencing of Romanian National in Multistate Card Skimming Scam

By PRESS RELEASE - ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH PRESS RELEASE - ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH
Tue,08/19/25-12:59PM, 3,770 Reads
Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the sentencing in federal court of Romanian national Bogdan Gabriel Radu on one count of Illegal Possession, Production, or Trafficking in Device-Making Equipment for placement of skimmer devices on credit card readers.
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William Page Smith

Thu,03/27/25-1:21PM, 3,770 Reads
It is with deep sorry that we announce the passing of William "Page" Smith, 60, on March 21, 2025.
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MSU Riley Center Adds Two New Shows to 2026 Season

By MORGAN DUDLEY MORGAN DUDLEY
Thu,09/18/25-6:00PM, 3,763 Reads
The MSU Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts in Meridian is thrilled to announce two additional shows for the 2026 season: acclaimed singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov on Thursday, Jan.15, and pop icon Sheena Easton on Thursday, Feb. 19.
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Ruby Kathleen Raden

Wed,08/27/25-10:18AM, 3,759 Reads
Ruby Kathleen Bishop Raden, 89 passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.
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Victory at Last

Mon,09/22/25-8:09AM, 3,757 Reads

The Yazoo City High School Indians took the 16-6 win over the Yazoo County High School Panthers to take the Y-Team Trophy, snapping Yazoo County’s four-game winning streak in the Yazoo Bowl.

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