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People: Asset and liability

By CHARLES DUNAGIN CHARLES DUNAGIN
Wed,01/09/19-9:35AM, 4,397 Reads
“The people of Mississippi are our state’s greatest asset,” wrote Glenn McCullough Jr., executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, in a recent newspaper column in which he was reflecting on what he called “the bountiful blessings of the past year in Mississippi.”
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Ralph Morgan Edwards

Sun,07/11/21-9:27PM, 4,395 Reads
Ralph Morgan Edwards was born on June 9, 1935 in Carthage, MS. He grew up in Carthage and Biloxi. He graduated High School in Carthage then enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in Korea.
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Mary Mina Sharp

Fri,03/05/21-1:54PM, 4,394 Reads
Mary Mina Sharp of Baton Rouge, LA passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at her home after a 3-year battle with ovarian cancer.
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City votes 3-2 to extend 9 p.m. curfew

Mon,06/08/20-4:28PM, 4,393 Reads
The Yazoo City Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted 3-2 to continue the city’s 9 p.m. curfew Monday.
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Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Presents Mustard Seed Easter Eggs to First Lady Reeves

By HANNAH EAST HANNAH EAST
Thu,04/07/22-4:26PM, 4,391 Reads
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Memories of Black Fridays past

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,11/27/15-12:12PM, 4,390 Reads
I wasn’t able to break my bank account this week with my usual Black Friday rituals.

Normally, I am the first at the stores at 4 a.m., armed with a baby stroller for extra package-carrying space...without the baby.
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Roy Stricklin

Mon,04/15/19-8:26AM, 4,390 Reads
Roy Jennings Stricklin passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on April 13, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born in Yazoo City on January 28, 1938, to Avis Louise (Jennings) Stricklin and Herman Clifford Stricklin.
Mr. Stricklin was a life-long Yazooan, where he farmed and was an avid outdoorsman.
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Over 50 students suspended at YCHS for dress code violations

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,02/27/19-9:57AM, 4,387 Reads
About 50 students were recently suspended from Yazoo City High School after dress code violations that some school leaders said was “intentional.”
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Frances L. McDaniel

Wed,12/16/15-8:54AM, 4,385 Reads
Frances L. McDaniel, 86 yrs old, of Baytown Texas passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015.

Funeral services were Monday at Stricklin-King Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Clark officiating.

Mrs. McDaniel was a Homemaker for many years.
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Resident proposes plan to repair leaking gym roof

By CATHRYN KIGER AND JAMIE PATTERSON CATHRYN KIGER AND JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,07/14/17-3:46PM, 4,383 Reads
One Yazoo City man said he feels he wasn’t taken seriously when he asked city leaders to assist in the repairs of a former school building that he believes is vital to the community.
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