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Two tornadoes hit Yazoo County

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,04/17/19-8:21AM, 4,850 Reads
Two tornadoes hit the southwestern portion of Yazoo County last weekend with residents continuing clean-up efforts as they brace for more potential weather Thursday.
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Lawmakers must decide whether the initiative process should be used to try to change the Mississippi Constitution, general law, or both. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Lawmakers far from consensus on fixing Mississippi ballot initiative process

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/07/21-4:54PM, 4,849 Reads 58,951 Statewide
The devil will be in the details as legislators attempt to revive the state’s ballot initiative process that was killed by the Mississippi Supreme Court in May — and lawmakers appear far from a consensus on how, exactly, to get there.
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Linda Lee Carson

Thu,04/11/19-2:26PM, 4,847 Reads
Linda Lee Carson, 76, of Yazoo City died Wednesday. April 10. 2019 at Yazoo City Rehabilitation and Healthcare.
Funeral services will be Monday, April 15 at Stricklin-King Funeral home with visitation starting at 9:30 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service. Burial will follow in Ogden Cemetery with Rev. James Pettis officiating.
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Jeanne McConnell

Tue,05/24/22-7:24AM, 4,844 Reads
Jeanne Glisson McConnell went to be with Jesus on May 21, 2022. She passed away peacefully at her home in Yazoo City, MS. Jeanne was born to James Bondy Glisson and Lois Miles on February 14, 1932, in Yazoo City, MS, where she was also raised and spent the majority of her life. She was a graduate of Yazoo City High School.
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Bardwell joins MA as high school principal

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Fri,07/27/18-8:02PM, 4,838 Reads
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Manchester Academy will welcome a new high school principal to the fold for the 2018-2019 school year.
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Helen Nichols

Mon,01/05/26-1:19PM, 4,837 Reads
Helen Deshonn Nichols went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.
Deshonn was born on Nov. 17, 1948 in Star City, Ark. to Arley V and Helen Marie Holloway. She has been a part of the Yazoo community since 1968.
She was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother.
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Yazoo man dies in crash

Sat,12/04/21-10:47AM, 4,835 Reads
On Friday, December 3, 2021, at approximately 10:43 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 3, near McGraw Road, in Yazoo County.
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Willie Morris to be inducted into The Max Hall of Fame in Meridian

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,08/15/18-9:17AM, 4,832 Reads
Yazoo’s own Willie Morris will be inducted into The MAX Hall of Fame this month.
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Cue the Four Horsemen

By DANIEL GARDENER DANIEL GARDENER
Mon,08/03/20-7:22AM, 4,831 Reads
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HCC students compete at Disney

Tue,02/19/19-8:30AM, 4,830 Reads

A number of Holmes Community College students who graduated Benton Academy recently competed in Nationals at the Walt Disney World Resort. Pictured above are Sarah Elizabeth Hardy, Jason Ables, Nolan Whitworth, Logan Anderson, Ana Posey Jones and Ty Blackstock.

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