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Woman arrested with THC-laced candy

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,03/13/21-8:10AM, 6,866 Reads
An Arkansas woman was arrested in Yazoo County after she allegedly brought a large amount of drug-laced candy to sell in the area.
Angela Bang, 27, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
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Former superintendent, state championship coach dies

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,06/28/16-8:18PM, 6,863 Reads
School leader, community servant, loving family man, caring friend, dedicated coach...

There are so many titles Mr. John “Buddy” Smith carried in his life.

But a good man was his signature.

The beloved school administrator and coach died last Thursday at 69 years old.
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Three burglaries, one suspect

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,03/25/15-8:31AM, 6,858 Reads
The same suspect could possibly be behind three recent business burglaries within the city.
The Yazoo City Police Department is currently following some strong leads through their investigations of a recent rash of burglaries that began earlier this week.
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Rash of burglaries hit Benton area

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,04/24/19-11:00AM, 6,856 Reads
A rash of burglaries has been reported in the Benton area, and investigators are on the lookout for a group of juveniles who were caught on surveillance footage.
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The Legislature will appropriate more than $2.2 billion in general funds for K-12 education for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1.

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More than $51 million separates legislative chambers on K-12 education appropriation bill

By STEVE WILSON STEVE WILSON
Tue,03/16/21-4:28PM, 6,855 Reads 145,293 Statewide
The last chore of the Mississippi Legislature before it leaves Jackson at session’s end is putting together a budget.
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Not all changes are positive

Fri,02/27/15-10:21AM, 6,854 Reads
There were times in U.S. history, as recently as World War II, when Bradley Manning would have been shot for disclosing classified military secrets. Now the Army has approved gender-reassignment hormone therapy for the Army private who currently goes by the name of Chelsea Manning.
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

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Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi

By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/08/21-5:30PM, 6,852 Reads 98,941 Statewide
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations.
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The lights are still on in Mr. Mott's office

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Tue,06/18/19-2:26PM, 6,851 Reads
It was one of those Monday mornings where I didn’t dare ask myself if there was anything else that could go wrong.
There had been a storm over the weekend and the server that connects our computers at the newspaper was down. Fixing the problem was complicated by the fact that some of the lights in the building weren’t working either.
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Cousins arrested following failed attempt to escape by swimming after throwing contraband over jail fence

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Thu,06/24/21-4:36PM, 6,848 Reads
Following a high-speed chase and an attempt to escape by swimming in a lake, two cousins are behind bars after throwing tobacco products and a small amount of marijuana into the confined yard of the county jail.
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Mississippi unemployment rate better than national average

Fri,12/18/20-6:28PM, 6,846 Reads 210,645 Statewide
Mississippi's unemployment rate was 6.4 percent in November, 2020 -- down a full percentage point from October's 2020 rate of 7.4 percent.
This was slightly better than the national unemployment rate of 6.7 percent. Mississippi's rate a year ago, November 2019, was 5.6 percent. Mississippi's has 24,900 fewer jobs than a year ago.
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