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Voters will choose new tax collector on November 6

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,09/19/18-9:11AM, 4,167 Reads
Voters will head to the polls this November for a number of elections, including races for local offices and senate and judge posts.
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William "Bill" Brown

Wed,08/31/16-10:57AM, 4,165 Reads
William “Bill” Brown, 80, died Aug. 28, 2016 at HPH Hospice in New Port Richey, Fla.

Visitation is Sept. 3 from 10-11 a.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home.

Funeral services are Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating.
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A life taken and a childhood lost: The devastating effects of domestic violence

By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/05/21-11:05AM, 4,165 Reads 94,802 Statewide
This article is the first in a series about how the criminal justice system fails domestic violence victims in Mississippi.
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Police charge convicted felon with having firearm

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,08/08/17-4:49PM, 4,165 Reads
A convicted felon and habitual offender was arrested last week after officers found him with a gun inside his vehicle.

Antwon Bass, of Yazoo City, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Medical marijuana not carte blanche

Mon,01/17/22-9:36PM, 4,165 Reads 34,643 Statewide
Tate Reeves has expressed suspicions that medical marijuana is being used as a backdoor means to legalize the recreational use of the drug in Mississippi.
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Woman accused of conning local charities

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Tue,05/03/16-4:43PM, 4,164 Reads
A Yazoo County woman is charged with false pretense after soliciting donations for a fire in a home she had already moved out of.

Her husband is also charged with setting that fire.
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A new Yazoo begins with you

By REV. ROYCE LOTT REV. ROYCE LOTT
Mon,03/11/19-11:33AM, 4,164 Reads
I’d love to say that Spring has Sprung, but I’m still wondering if the ole groundhog wasn’t just having a laugh at our expense when he said an early spring was in the air. Since they pulled that fat scoundrel out of his hole and made him do a TV interview, we’ve had a lot of rain and cold, and more cold . . . I’m just sayin’.
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Thomas "Tugs" Sullivan

Fri,11/25/16-11:49AM, 4,163 Reads
Thomas E. “Tugs” Sullivan, 51, of Wolf Lake, Yazoo City passed away at a deer camp in Sharkey County Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Employed in farming he was of the Baptist Faith.
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Park shooting suspect continues to elude officers

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,06/07/19-3:35PM, 4,162 Reads
The suspect behind firing shots at a local park during recent Little League games continues to allude officers.
Myquon N. Carter is wanted on charges of drive-by shooting, stalking, domestic violence and discharging a weapon within city limits.
Chief Ron Sampson said Carter has been not arrested as of Thursday morning.
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McCoy has hit the ground running as new sheriff

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,04/16/24-12:00PM, 4,162 Reads
At 35 years old, Jeremy McCoy is the youngest sheriff to be elected in Yazoo County. And with three months into his new role, his excitement and commitment to his hometown community spans far beyond his young years.
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