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It is more than just a flag

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,11/09/18-9:19AM, 4,638 Reads
The wind had a slight chill to it as Paw Paw buttoned his light wind jacket up to his neck.
He was sitting under the carport that November day, all alone. I watched from behind the kitchen screen door as he packed his pipe with his signature Prince Albert tobacco.
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Great is God’s faithfulness

By DANIEL GARDENER DANIEL GARDENER
Sat,11/28/20-7:30AM, 4,638 Reads
The prophet Jeremiah warned Judah for more than 40 years to repent or God would allow the dreaded Babylonians to attack them, take them into captivity, and destroy Jerusalem and the Temple. Jeremiah, called the “weeping prophet,” had a tough job.
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Political season never ends in Mississippi

By CHARLES DUNAGIN CHARLES DUNAGIN
Tue,11/27/18-4:47PM, 4,636 Reads
There may be a respite from Mississippi politics after the Nov. 27 runoff between Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy, but it won’t last long.
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Man charged with six counts of rape

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,09/25/19-11:47AM, 4,636 Reads
A Yazoo County man remains behind bars after allegedly raping a child over the course of at least a year.
Jimmy Allen, 34, was charged with six counts of gratification of lust and six counts of unnatural intercourse.
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Seth "Sonny" Arnold Collins Sr.

Mon,08/31/15-1:22PM, 4,636 Reads
Seth “Sonny” Arnold Collins Sr., 74, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015.

Seth was born on July 4, 1941 in Yazoo City to Seth Alton Collins and Carrie Leah Anderson Collins.

Sonny retired from Asbury Towers, along with his wife in 2014, where they both worked in the Dietary Area.
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David Cummings

Sun,02/16/25-1:39PM, 4,636 Reads
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A look at Yazoo City's tax millage rate history and how it compares to other cities

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,08/30/19-10:05AM, 4,631 Reads
Based on recent figures, the city of Yazoo City has seen in increase in sales tax collection, but the poverty level remains one of the highest in the state.
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Diane Duggan

Thu,09/24/20-4:04PM, 4,630 Reads
Diane Duggan, 69, died Sept. 18, 2020 at her home in Yazoo City.
Funeral services are Sept. 28 at Parkview Church of God with Rev. Ken Lynch and Rev. Tad Duggan officiating.
Mrs. Duggan was born March 13, 1951 to John Columbus Crosby and Sarah Bell Crosby. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
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Yazoo City man dies from heat in his home

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Fri,07/21/17-4:54PM, 4,628 Reads
A Yazoo City man apparently died from complications due to the heat after his air conditioning unit failed this week.

William E. Bryant, 56, was found dead in his home at 411 East Fifth Street on Thursday just after 2 p.m.
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Bubba McConnell

Fri,09/27/19-11:08AM, 4,627 Reads
Marc Glisson “Bubba” McConnell, 57, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Specialty Select Hospital in Jackson after a three-week illness.
Funeral services were je;d at Stricklin King Funeral Home.
Mr. McConnell was born April 27, 1962 to Billy and Jeanne McConnell in Yazoo City. He was the youngest of four boys.
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