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Don E. McCoy

Fri,01/16/26-11:12AM, 2,116 Reads

The viewing of Don. E. McCoy will be held on Jan. 17 at McCoy Elementary School from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Homecoming service will be held Jan. 17 at McCoy Elementary School at 11 a.m. Burial will follow on Jan. 19 at the Natchez National Cemetery under the direction of Century Funeral Home.
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We can’t afford another repeat of history

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sun,08/24/25-4:00PM, 2,109 Reads
I can remember in 2022 when it was announced that the city of Yazoo City would be receiving $12.6 million dollars with the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grants Program.
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Eldon Screws Sr.

Mon,06/30/25-9:14AM, 2,107 Reads
Eldon Daniel Screws Sr. passed away from natural causes at The Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, Louisiana on June 26, 2025.
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Martha Atkinson

Mon,12/01/25-4:35PM, 2,101 Reads
Martha Joan Jackson Atkinson went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 28, 2025, after a prolonged hospital stay. She was born on January 8, 1936, in Holly Springs, MS to Charles and Pauline Jackson.
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Gene Powell

Fri,03/14/25-11:08AM, 2,088 Reads
Gene Harlan Powell, 90, of Florence, passed away March 11, 2025, at the Mississippi Veterans Home in Collins.
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City leaders declare state of emergency at fire station

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,08/01/25-1:16PM, 2,080 Reads
City leaders have declared a state of emergency at the main fire station on Washington Street with the building literally falling to pieces in some areas.
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Most hangings are suicide

Tue,09/23/25-8:38PM, 2,071 Reads 32,524 Statewide
It almost never fails. When a Black person dies from hanging in Mississippi, there is an immediate rush to judgment by many that the person was murdered. This conclusion first is arrived at in the absence of evidence but then clung to even when the evidence says otherwise.
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Carpenter, Lady Mavericks down Carroll, 41-20

By JOFFRE WASHINGTON JOFFRE WASHINGTON
Fri,01/16/26-8:59AM, 2,064 Reads
Manchester Academy picked up a pair of girls’ basketball wins recently with a win over Deer Creek and another win at Carroll.
The Lady Mavericks defeated Deer Creek 58-21, and picked up a 41-20 road win at Carroll.
Against Carroll, Ellie Carpenter and Alley Grace Ables led the way with 11 and 10 points respectively.
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Aneliza Shipp

Mon,07/28/25-9:35AM, 2,059 Reads
Aneliza Shipp, 77, of Bentonia passed away on July 26, 2025 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held on July 31 at 11 a.m. at the Stricklin King Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Carl Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the funeral service.
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Fire strikes house for second time

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sun,03/16/25-8:00AM, 2,058 Reads
A vacant house partially destroyed by a fire several years ago was the site of a second blaze last week.
The Yazoo City Fire Department tackled the blaze at the vacant house, located at 415 East Second Street in Yazoo City, last Tuesday with firefighters remaining on the scene until about noon the next day.
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