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Opinion: Bat coming home to roost

By KELLEY WILLIAMS KELLEY WILLIAMS
Tue,06/08/21-3:40PM, 6,656 Reads 75,310 Statewide
The Bat Lady is a researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China. Her name is Dr. Shi Zheng-li. She goes on virus-hunting expeditions in bat caves and does “gain of function” genetic manipulations on coronaviruses to make them more infectious and more deadly to humans.
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Mary Elizabeth "Dibbus" McGowan

Tue,07/02/19-10:39AM, 6,655 Reads
Mary Elizabeth "Dibbus" Luckett McGowan, age 95, of Yazoo City, passed away Saturday evening June 29, 2019.
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My Brother's Keeper

Mon,07/01/19-8:36AM, 6,654 Reads
My Brother's Keeper officially hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday as a part of Revive Yazoo week. Dozens of local ministers, volunteers, and Revive Yazoo special guests took part in the dedication ceremony. MBK is a Christian discipleship ministry for men.
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James Hunt

Fri,09/25/20-8:32PM, 6,653 Reads
James R. Hunt, known to many as Papaw James, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at North
Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora. Mr. Hunt was a long-time citizen of the Poplar Springs Community in
Montgomery County, where he and his late wife, Elizabeth "Boots" Hunt, raised their family for forty-three years.
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Deputies arrest suspected drug dealer

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,10/31/18-7:51AM, 6,651 Reads
A suspected drug dealer was quickly arrested after he attempted to escape from a deputy.
Johnny Grant, 55, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and resisting arrest.
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Lee Etta Curry

Wed,02/22/17-9:11AM, 6,644 Reads
Lee Etta Curry, 73, died Feb. 11, 2017.

Funeral services were Saturday at the Yazoo City Community Complex. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Curry was born Dec. 13, 1943 to Bill and Beulah Coleman in Indianola. She was the oldest of 13 children.
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Exceedingly rare breakout COVID-19 cases reported in Mississippi LTCs

By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,05/27/21-4:54PM, 6,643 Reads 133,802 Statewide
Ten fully vaccinated nursing home residents in Mississippi have been infected with the South African B.1.351 variant strain of COVID-19, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Thursday.
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Donald "Donnie" Scroggins

Tue,03/19/19-8:20AM, 6,642 Reads
Donald “Donnie” Scroggins of Yazoo City passed away in the comfort of his home on March 17, 2019 at the age of 67.
Donnie is survived by his son Griffin Scroggins (Lori) of Madison; son, Ken Knight of Atlanta, Ga.; and his granddaughters, Sydney and Harper Scroggins, who were “Papa Don’s” greatest joy.
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Governor's mask mandate extended to 16 counties

Mon,10/26/20-6:52PM, 6,640 Reads 153,626 Statewide
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he is extending a mask mandate to seven additional counties to try to control the spread of the coronavirus as cases increase rapidly in some areas.
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Public helps identify suspect in gas station robbery

Tue,01/13/26-6:06PM, 6,640 Reads
A suspect has been identified and charged in the Jan. 10 robbery of the Walmart gas station in Yazoo City.
Curtis Williams, 23, of Durant was arrested Monday in Durant after Yazoo City police received tips from the public.
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