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Jewell Percy "J.P." Sartain

Tue,06/25/19-10:39AM, 9,581 Reads
Jewell Percy Sartain, affectionately called J.P., entered the gates of heaven on June 21, 2019, with his family by his side at the Veteran's Administration Hospice Care Unit in Jackson at the age of 92.
He always said that he was named Jewell because he was "so precious"!
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Hampton said it’s time to hold parents accountable

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,05/21/22-1:00PM, 9,564 Reads
Police Chief Kenny Hampton said his department has started to put some teeth in their efforts to curtail some of the recent juvenile crime within Yazoo City. He said it is time to start holding their parents and other adults accountable.
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Jay Winstead resigns as police chief, Sheriff Jake Sheriff named interim chief

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Mon,03/29/21-1:37PM, 9,559 Reads
Yazoo County Sheriff Jake Sheriff has been asked to serve as interim Yazoo City police chief following the resignation of Chief Jay Winstead Monday.
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Emily Eugenia Summer

Wed,04/27/16-9:00AM, 9,554 Reads
Emily Eugenia Summer, age 92, died April 23, 2016, at Trinity Personal Care. She was born to Charles Edgar Summer and Emily O’Rorke Summer in Newton, Mississippi, June 13, 1923, along with her twin brother, Charles Edgar Summer, Jr.
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Bennie J. McCoy

Mon,09/10/18-3:28PM, 9,539 Reads
Bennie J. McCoy, 86, died Sept. 9, 2018 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Visitation will be held at Stricklin-King Funeral Home on Monday, Sept. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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Bettye J. Roark

Thu,11/08/18-4:17PM, 9,515 Reads
Bettye J. Roark, 85, of Yazoo City passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at The Martha Coker Green Homes in Yazoo City.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Stricklin-King Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Lewis Kalil officiating.
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J&J Bagging is one of Yazoo's fastest-growing businesses

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Mon,03/18/19-9:48AM, 9,511 Reads
One of Yazoo City’s youngest entrepreneurs has transformed a former empty building into a growing empire.
Joseph Mohamed saw a need in Yazoo County's agricultural business community, and in a few short years has built up an ever-expanding company that Yazoo City can be proud of.
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Deputies arrest four suspected con artists

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,09/05/18-9:36AM, 9,502 Reads
Four people were arrested this weekend in connection with conning Yazoo County residents out of $2,000. Investigators later discovered the suspects could be involved with a ring that spans over two other counties.
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Roma Vanessa Mott

Tue,07/19/16-3:24PM, 9,501 Reads
Roma Vanessa Mott, 55, of Meridian formerly of Yazoo City died Tuesday July 19, 2016 at Rush Community Hospital in Meridian. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal belief.

Survivors are her son; Patton Veazey of Benton, MS, daughter Randa Nicholson of Yazoo City, 5 grandchildren, 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
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Yazoo native Mike Espy launches campaign for US Senate seat

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Wed,04/11/18-9:36AM, 9,499 Reads
On Friday Yazoo City native Mike Espy formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Thad Cochran.
Espy said his family history helped shape him into the man he is today, and instilled the qualities he would use to serve if elected.
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