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Four vie for Bentonia alderman post

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,06/04/18-9:46AM, 5,685 Reads
Four candidates have qualified for the vacant Bentonia alderman post, which will be determined in a special election this month.
Election Commissioner Gary Taylor said the alderman seat is now vacant with former alderman Adam Brooks moving outside of the Bentonia city limits.
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Garbage collection failures continue

Wed,12/04/19-8:27AM, 5,684 Reads
Dear Editor:
One of the basic services controlled by the City is garbage collection. For the past several months, garbage collection has been sporadic at best. Sometimes the garbage is collected and at other times, the cans may sit on the streets for an entire week.
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Only one school board member appears before City Council

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,10/28/15-10:24AM, 5,683 Reads
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen requested for the Yazoo City Municipal School Board to appear before them at its open meeting Monday afternoon. The city council was visibly upset to see that only school trustee Lula Starling accepted the invitation.
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Miss Horton and Morrison to wed

Fri,06/29/18-9:29AM, 5,682 Reads
Mr. and Mrs. William Horton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Neely Rayner Horton, to William Burns Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Morrison of Yazoo City, MS.
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Gladys Silvey Gist

Tue,09/08/15-2:56PM, 5,681 Reads
Funeral services for Gladys Silvey Gist, 103, of Yazoo City and formerly of Indianola were at 4:p.m., Sunday, September 6, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Indianola.
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Victor Steen

Thu,08/27/15-10:22AM, 5,679 Reads
Victor Edwin Steen, 52, of Yazoo City passed away Wednesday August 26, 2015 at his residence.

He was a Baptist and an electrician.
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Alderman explains his vote on the nightclub ordinance

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,05/29/18-4:47PM, 5,674 Reads
Following the city council’s decision to allow nightclubs to remain open for an additional hour over the weekends, one alderman said he is not “playing politics.”
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Clarence Campbell

Fri,02/27/15-12:09PM, 5,671 Reads
Clarence Campbell, 79, of Jackson, died January 8, 2015 at his home.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 17, 2015 at New Bethel A.M.E. Church in Jackson with the Rev. Timothy A. Stallworth officiating. Burial followed at Day Cemetery in Bentonia under the direction of Shaffer & Collins Funeral Home in Yazoo City.
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Allen sentenced to 30 years for each count of statutory rape

By THE YAZOO HERALD THE YAZOO HERALD
Fri,04/15/22-10:40AM, 5,671 Reads
A Yazoo City man was sentenced to 30 years for each count of statutory rape Thursday in Yazoo County Circuit Court.
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Mayor questions Housing Authority process to hire next director

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,07/03/18-10:13AM, 5,670 Reads
Following the announcement of Betty Reed’s resignation as director from the Yazoo City Housing Authority, Mayor Diane Delaware said she is “concerned” about the process to find her replacement.
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