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Suspect charged with beating man with handgun

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,07/06/20-3:10PM, 4,809 Reads
A home invader remains behind bars after allegedly beating another man over the head with a handgun.
Daquan Powell, 25, was charged with aggravated assault and breaking and entering last Monday.
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Taking Flight

Mon,02/25/19-11:47AM, 4,808 Reads

The Yazoo County Panthers remain undefeated as they sealed an 83-53 victory in the first round of playoffs Tuesday night. Lakevion Dixon defies gravity as he makes a dunk against a Choctaw County defender.
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Clarence "Red" Ross

Mon,12/24/18-9:55AM, 4,807 Reads
Clarence Louis "Red" Ross, age 81, of Grenada, Mississippi formerly of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.
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Andre Lloyd to be inducted into JSU Sports Hall of Fame

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Wed,10/02/19-8:27AM, 4,807 Reads
Alderman Andre Lloyd Sr. will add another achievement to his list of life accomplishments this week.
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Kinneth Wayne Hope Sr.

Mon,06/29/20-2:59PM, 4,806 Reads
Kinneth Wayne Hope Sr., 73 of Yazoo City passed away Saturday June 27, 2020 at The Mississippi Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson.
Employed in construction, he was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include his wife Kay Hope, son Kinneth W. Hope, Jr daughter Patience Mitchell, 3 grandchildren, and sister-in-law Dorothy Hope.
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The U.S. Highway 90 bridge that connects Pass Christian with Bay St. Louis was rebuilt after 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

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Groups say Mississippi needs more spending on infrastructure

By STEVE WILSON STEVE WILSON
Mon,11/09/20-3:44PM, 4,806 Reads 274,413 Statewide
The refrain in the first day of hearings by the state Senate Transportation Committee was the same: We need more money for pressing needs in the state.
The committee held hearings Thursday and Friday at the state Capitol seeking answers on how to best fund the state’s infrastructure requirements.
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Riley Myers was a Mississippi sports legend

By BRYAN DAVIS BRYAN DAVIS
Fri,08/31/18-9:37AM, 4,805 Reads
A little over a decade ago, I was fresh out of college and entering my journalism career at The Yazoo Herald in my hometown of Yazoo City.
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Kenterius Wright and Daquarius Wright, two brothers, have been arrested in connection with the April 23 attempted robbery and murder of Paul's Jewelry store owner Jamie Iverson.

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Captured: Tip leads to the arrest of two men in connection with Jamie Iverson murder

By RECARDO THOMAS, EMMERICH NEWSPAPERS RECARDO THOMAS, EMMERICH NEWSPAPERS
Wed,04/28/21-3:02PM, 4,805 Reads 280,621 Statewide
A tip called in to law enforcement officers has led to the arrest of two people in connection with the April 23 attempted robbery and murder of businesswoman Jamie Iverson.
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Marie Thrash

Fri,02/02/18-9:40AM, 4,799 Reads
Marie Thrash, 67, of Yazoo City passed away February 1, 2018 at Mississippi Baptist Memorial Medical Center in Jackson.

She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
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MDAH awards grants to repair City Hall

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,02/28/18-8:34AM, 4,798 Reads
The city of Yazoo City is the only municipality in the state that earned a preservation grant with flying colors to repair the historic City Hall.
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