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Bond denied as capital murder case heads to Grand Jury

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,05/16/25-10:46AM, 3,172 Reads
Former Yazoo City Police Chief Jay Winstead is now being held without bond as his capital murder case has been bound over to the Grand Jury.
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UM Celebrates Largest Capital Campaign in State History

By TINA HAHN TINA HAHN
Tue,09/16/25-10:30PM, 3,171 Reads
The University of Mississippi raised $1.75 billion in the largest fundraising campaign in state history.
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Andrews represents Team Mississippi

Sat,08/16/25-2:00PM, 3,157 Reads

Will Andrews, of Yazoo County High School, was selected to represent Team Mississippi in the Jr. Futures 2029 class games for MS prep baseball. They played in Emerson, Ga. from July 24-27. Team Mississippi finished in the top eight out of all of the other states.
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Pat Brock

Tue,12/30/25-7:32AM, 3,153 Reads
Patricia McVey Brock, age 68, passed away peacefully at her home on December 22, 2025.
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Deputies arrest suspect in rural Yazoo County burglary ring

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,09/27/25-2:00PM, 3,139 Reads
One suspect has been charged with burglary while others continue to be brought in for questions surrounding two incidents in rural Yazoo County.
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Two suspects found guilty in juvenile murder

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,03/28/25-1:25PM, 3,135 Reads
Two years ago, the community was torn apart with a wave of juvenile violence, school disruptions and gang activity; some related, some not. But the community was quite impacted with the shooting death of Jaylan Littleton, 16, who was shot multiple times while heading to a basketball game.
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Yazoo mourns the passing of local pharmacist Ted Webb

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,01/24/26-12:00PM, 3,120 Reads
The community mourns the passing of Ted Webb, a beloved pharmacist, businessman and community leader who passed away at 93 years old.
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County awarded DUI grant

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,08/15/25-1:00PM, 3,114 Reads
The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a grant to receive financial assistance through the Mississippi Alcohol Counter Measure and Impaired Driving Grant.
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Lydia Sligh

Fri,09/19/25-1:28PM, 3,091 Reads
Lydia Sligh passed away on Sept. 16, 2025 at Riverview Nursing and Rehab in Greenwood. She was 88 years old.
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Sugar-Coated Nanoparticles Could Target Deadly Breast Cancer

By CLARA TURNAGE CLARA TURNAGE
Thu,09/04/25-8:00AM, 3,086 Reads
Triple-negative breast cancer is particularly aggressive and difficult to treat; but recent research may offer a new way to target the often-deadly disease.
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