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Strong on Service: Neely named next manager of Yazoo Valley Electric

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,05/18/21-4:46PM, 6,053 Reads
Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is much more than just “a power company.” With its dedicated employees and a strong foundation created in the 1930s, the agency continues to serve beyond measure.
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Sanford gave a lot to this community

Wed,07/11/18-11:03AM, 6,050 Reads
Wilbur “Wolf” Sanford, who died Saturday at age 85, made many positive contributions to this community during his lifetime.
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Ellen C. Dennison

Fri,03/31/17-6:08PM, 6,050 Reads
Ellen C. Dennison, 86, of Hot Springs, AR, formerly of The Mechanicburg Community in Yazoo County. For 50 years she was the manager of Resort Landing In Hot Springs and a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Yazoo County.
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Man dies from stab wounds to his back

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Tue,09/03/19-5:58PM, 6,049 Reads
A Bentonia man died from two stab wounds to the back Sunday night.
James R. Williams, 53, of 1150 Little Big Mound Road, was found slumped over the wheel and covered in blood when first responders arrived at his home.
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Tail Wagging Tutor

By CATHRYN KIGER CATHRYN KIGER
Mon,01/30/17-11:43AM, 6,044 Reads
Monday afternoons are a special time for students at the Boys and Girls Club of Yazoo City. On these days and others, Daisy, a 10-year-old Yellow Labrador Retriever, comes to help the students read books.
Daisy belongs to Clay and Pat Ellis, who volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club on a regular basis.
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USGS to Collect Data Using Helicopter in Mississippi Delta

By THE YAZOO HERALD THE YAZOO HERALD
Wed,02/14/18-11:01AM, 6,044 Reads
Starting in late February and running through early March 2018, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will use a specialized instrument towed beneath a low-flying helicopter to collect data about the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer in an area just north of Greenwood.
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From mask skeptic to believer

By TIM KALICH TIM KALICH
Fri,11/27/20-4:45PM, 6,041 Reads
My conversion as a mask wearer has been gradual.
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Police warn of burglaries around the city, several arrests made

By THE YAZOO HERALD THE YAZOO HERALD
Thu,12/22/16-2:50PM, 6,034 Reads
Yazoo City Police Chief Andre Lloyd warns residents to be extra cautious as burglaries have been on the rise during the holiday season.

Several arrests have been made, and officers are investigating other incidents.
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Allan Jackson Bigford Sr.

Thu,12/08/16-3:44PM, 6,031 Reads
Allan Jackson Bigford, Sr, 67, of The Dover community, Bentonia passed away at his residence Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

Graveside services will be Saturday, Dece. 10 at 11 a.m. at Central Homes Cemetery on Dover Road with military honors. Rev. Jon Vanlandingham will officiate.
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Body identified as missing Louisiana man

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,08/22/18-9:42AM, 6,031 Reads
A body found along Highway 16 last week has been positively identified as a Louisiana man reported missing since Aug. 3.
“His body was positively identified through fingerprints,” said Terry Gann, chief investigator with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department. “His cause of death remains under investigation pending the autopsy report.”
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