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Cheering for a hometown hero

Thu,06/24/21-6:43PM, 5,819 Reads
Family, friends and supporters of Jesse Henderson gathered at Yazoo County High School Thursday to show support for the track star as he prepares to participate in the qualifying trials for the Olympics in Oregon Friday.
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Ryan Nolan

Tue,12/30/25-7:37AM, 5,818 Reads
Philip Ryan Nolan, 46, of Hernando, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Southaven, surrounded by the love of his family and comforted by his faith.
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Status of $40 million public housing project uncertain

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,08/29/18-9:05AM, 5,815 Reads
Representatives behind a multi-million dollar housing project are concerned about the stability of the Housing Authority board following the possibility that some members may be removed by the city council.
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Sally Engleman

Mon,06/08/15-8:15AM, 5,812 Reads
Sally Engleman, 62, of Eden passed away at her residence Friday June 6, 2015.

Funeral services were Sunday at the Engleman Family Cemetery in Eden with Rev. Gage Hynum officiating.

Mrs. Engleman was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Holmes County.
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Wife of convicted murder heads to trial this month

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,10/02/19-8:35AM, 5,812 Reads
The wife of convicted murderer Johnny Mack Brown will head to trial this month in connection with the Ricky Saxton murder case.
The trial of Shontina Brown is scheduled to begin on Oct. 14 in a Holmes County court after a change of venue was granted from Yazoo County on the grounds that the case received extensive media coverage.
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Yazoo DAR chapter installs officers

Mon,06/10/19-8:48AM, 5,811 Reads
Yazoo Chapter NSDAR held its May 15, 2019 meeting in the home of Janet Looney Whittington, Regent, who presided over the meeting.
The DAR JROTC Bronze Medal Award Winner at Yazoo County High School was announced; Cadet Breanna King. Sue Patterson will present the award to her at the school this coming week.
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Robert James "Rob" Edwards

Wed,12/19/18-3:41PM, 5,811 Reads
Rob Edwards, 59, passed away at his home in Yazoo City on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
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Ann Arnett

Tue,05/05/20-9:13AM, 5,810 Reads
Marjorie Ann Weller Arnett, passed away Monday, May 4th, 2020 in Tallulah, Louisiana at the age of 86.
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Mississippi’s Moment

By RUSS LATINO RUSS LATINO
Tue,12/29/20-10:47AM, 5,809 Reads
Americans have been drowning in a sea of COVID-19, social unrest, and election turmoil. The waves have not yet calmed, but shore is in sight. A day is approaching when vaccines will be distributed, election contests cease, and we can take stock of frayed lines across the country.
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Former mayor urges city to fund public pool

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,05/16/18-8:17AM, 5,806 Reads
Mayor Diane Delaware said she is tired of the parks and recreation department always approaching the city for money and never asking Yazoo County for their fair share.
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