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I got my 50th birthday present early - very early

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,01/19/19-2:37PM, 7,065 Reads
I celebrated another birthday this week with a wonderful weekend with my family. I was treated to a surprise trip to a bowling alley and a dinner at the same restaurant my mother took me to when I was a child. I was also treated to a nice, romantic dinner with my husband Jason.
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Man charged with writing multiple bad checks

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,12/04/20-8:00AM, 7,062 Reads
A Yazoo County man allegedly went on a major spending spree throughout the state using bad checks to purchase vehicles and other items. He was recently arrested after using several bad checks at a Benton store with the investigation leading to other illegal purchases across Mississippi.
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Robert Crout

Fri,02/27/15-12:47PM, 7,062 Reads
Robert Milton Crout, 83 of Yazoo City passed peacefully at his home, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.
Predeceased by his parents Ruth Amanda Ewing and Robert Clayton Crout. He was born on Jan. 26, 1932 in D’Lo, MS.
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Lady Panthers end season in playoffs vs. Magee

By TAYLOR HAWKINS TAYLOR HAWKINS
Wed,05/02/18-9:46AM, 7,055 Reads
Yazoo County’s Lady Panthers saw their season come to a conclusion on Thursday night when they fell for the second straight time to Magee 16-4 in the second round of the playoffs.
According to Yazoo County head coach Grant Andrews, the difference between the teams was offensive prowess.
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A spit-stained recorder produces a sad tune

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,07/16/18-10:21AM, 7,050 Reads
As the crickets played their sweet melody outside our living room window, my husband Jason was strumming a few tunes of his own.
Jason has always been a guitar player, but he is beginning to take the hobby a lot more seriously lately. He will spend most evenings learning new and complex things on one of the several guitars he owns.
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Man says he won't be ignored by county leaders

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Fri,06/10/16-12:07PM, 7,048 Reads
Since no one would listen to him, Charles McCool said he felt like he had to do something that would force people to pay attention.
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Dennis H. "Fig" Newton

Fri,02/02/18-9:00AM, 7,045 Reads
Dennis H. “Fig” Newton, 68, of Yazoo City passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Mr. Newton was born March 2, 1949 to Claude Lamar Newton and Helen Fancher Newton. He was an iron worker and attended the Church of God.
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Howard Saxton

Mon,07/01/19-1:07PM, 7,041 Reads
Howard A. Saxton, 79, of the Free Run community in Yazoo County, passed away Saturday June 29, 2019 at The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson. A veteran of The U.S. Navy, he had been employed in maintenance at Mississippi Chemical Corporation and a member of First United Pentecostal Church.
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Kenneth Tyson

Tue,12/12/17-12:18PM, 7,040 Reads
Kenneth D. Tyson, 87, of Yazoo City passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

He was retired as an owner/operator of Tyson Southland Service Station and also worked for Randy Saxton at Saxton Auto Parts and Service and a member of First Baptist Church.
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College kids are COVID risks

Tue,07/06/21-9:30PM, 7,033 Reads 89,875 Statewide
It’s not surprising that a letter is circulating asking Mississippi’s College Board to require students at all of the state’s eight public universities to be vaccinated before the fall semester begins.
What’s surprising is how few have signed the letter.
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