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Miss Middleton to wed Sims on Oct. 3

Fri,09/11/20-9:05AM, 18,063 Reads
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Curtis Middleton, Jr. of Benton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Katherine AnnaNicole Middleton, to Jeffrey Austin Sims, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hines Sims, of Sallis.
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Yazoo City Walgreens closes

Wed,11/11/20-3:36PM, 18,059 Reads

Yazoo City's Walgreens store went out of business this week. The store is the third large store to leave the shopping center as Fred's and Payless Shore Store previously closed.
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Father and son charged with shooting at juveniles

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,09/30/20-4:49PM, 17,984 Reads
A father and son remain behind bars after allegedly firing shots at two juveniles during a chase in Yazoo County this week.
Wade Twiner, 48, and Lane Twiner, 22, were both charged with two counts each of aggravated assault.
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Sports betting is coming to Mississippi soon

By JACK RYAN JACK RYAN
Fri,05/18/18-10:30AM, 17,919 Reads
The big news in sports this week has nothing to do with the NBA playoffs or any other games. Instead, it’s a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that removed federal restrictions on how states handle sports gambling.
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Schumer says Democrats can add a Senate seat in Mississippi

By ADAM GANUCHEAU - MISSISSIPPI TODAY ADAM GANUCHEAU - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,05/10/21-5:10PM, 17,889 Reads 172,062 Statewide
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said last week that Mississippi could provide his Democratic Party another seat in future elections.
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District 3 Fire Station to be named in honor of volunteer Shayne Kirk

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Wed,11/07/18-9:28AM, 17,840 Reads
The District 3 Volunteer Fire Station will soon be named in honor of one of the first people to sign up to serve.
District 3 Supervisor Willie “Deuce” Wright made a motion during the Monday board meeting to name the fire station in honor of Shayne Kirk, a volunteer firefighter battling cancer.
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Alva James Peyton III

Wed,09/07/16-4:22PM, 17,817 Reads
Alva James Peyton III, 63, was the youngest of four children born to the late Judge A.J. Peyton Jr. and Mrs. Ruthie Carter Peyton.

After an extended illness, A.J. transitioned from earth to eternity on September 5, 2016 at home in Canton with his wife by his bedside.
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Veteran officer Andre Lloyd named new police chief

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,11/28/16-1:38PM, 17,776 Reads
Assistant Chief Andre Lloyd has been promoted to lead the department.

The Mayor and Board of Alderman named Lloyd the new police chief to fill the vacancy that followed the recent resignation of former chief Jeff Curtis.
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Finish the pumps

Fri,07/12/19-9:09AM, 17,764 Reads
Looking around the flooded region of Yazoo County and the South Delta remains a depressing sight after all this time.
As the sun set and darkness fell on the flooded plain, where you’d normally see the scattered lights of houses among the fields, there was nothing.
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Edwin Morrison

Thu,05/03/18-9:22AM, 17,760 Reads
Mr. Edwin Eugene Morrison, affectionately known as "Uncle PoBoy" was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi on January 27, 1928 to Jerry and Mary Morrison. He ended his life's journey on March 29, 2018, at the age of 90. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, and his only sister, Helen C.
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