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Mary Appleton

Wed,04/13/22-2:42PM, 7,026 Reads
Mary S. Appleton, 91, of Tinsley, passed away at her residence on Tuesday April 12, 2022. A hairdresser, she was a member of Tinsley Baptist Church.
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Final suspect in Saxton murder pleads guilty, will serve 20 years

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,10/12/19-2:20PM, 7,025 Reads
The final chapter of the Ricky Saxton murder case came to a close this week with the second and final suspect pleading guilty to the brutal crime.
Shontina Brown, wife of Saxton’s convicted murderer Johnny Mack Brown, pleaded guilty to second degree murder, armed robbery and conspiracy.
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Warren County shooting suspect arrested in Yazoo County, search continues in unrelated case

Sat,05/16/20-1:19PM, 7,020 Reads
A suspect in a Friday shooting in Warren County picked a bad time to be walking down Highway 3 with a gun in his hand.
Brian Greer, the suspected shooter in an incident Friday at a Bovina campground, was arrested by the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department just before noon Saturday.
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Margie Ann Shiers

Thu,07/07/16-2:37PM, 7,019 Reads
Margie Ann Shiers, 61, died Thursday, July 7, 2016.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Shaffer & Collins Funeral Home with Rev. Luke Edwards officiating. Graveside services will follow at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Benton Cemetery.
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Capital murder suspect apprehended by local officers

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,11/15/23-5:13PM, 7,019 Reads
A capital murder suspect has been apprehended by local police officers after a brief foot chase in Yazoo City moments ago.
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Fourth escapee captured in Jackson

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,04/17/24-3:53PM, 7,018 Reads
An escapee from the local county jail who has been on the run since last month has been apprehended in Jackson.
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Family Tradition: Saxton bringing back a favorite local business by reopening C&B Quick Shop

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Mon,04/01/19-10:55AM, 7,013 Reads
When people talk about memories of C&B Quick Shop they often say the thing that made the store special was that they treated you like family.
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Olin Earl Grimes

Wed,10/09/19-9:53AM, 7,012 Reads
Funeral services for Olin Earl Grimes, 86, of Leland were October 3, 2019 at Boone Funeral Home in Leland with Rev. James Willcut officiating.
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Two young men killed in one-car accident

By THE YAZOO HERALD THE YAZOO HERALD
Tue,09/25/18-4:56PM, 7,002 Reads
Two young men died after an accident early Friday morning on Fletcher’s Chapel Road.
Hayden Tyler Whitworth, 18, and Taylor Ryan Stevens, 17, are being mourned by many in the community after a one-car crash took both of their lives.
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Clarksdale's only hospital is located at 1970 Hospital Dr. Credit: Aallyah Wright, Mississippi Today

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Hospitals to kick off Medicaid expansion ballot drive

By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,05/05/21-5:02PM, 7,002 Reads 135,731 Statewide
A nonprofit backed by the Mississippi Hospital Association plans next week to kick off its petition drive to put Medicaid expansion before voters on the 2022 midterm ballot, hoping to override a recalcitrant Legislature and put expansion in the state constitution.
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