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Alice Regan McCloskey

Thu,12/21/17-9:10AM, 79,095 Reads
Alice Regan McCloskey, 84, of Yazoo City passed away at her residence Monday, December 18, 2017.

Visitation will be Thursday, December 21st at St Mary's Catholic Church starting at 1 p.m. followed by services at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
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Yazoo loses a favorite son

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Wed,08/10/16-11:19AM, 78,698 Reads
Hours before he died, John Ellzey was almost asleep in his hospital bed when he overheard his friend Karen Dunaway mention the Manship House in a conversation with his sister Sandra.

Suddenly, Ellzey spoke up.
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Sports Talk: Trailblazing SEC football ref Hubert Owens wore the referee’s white cap, and it fit him perfectly

By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/30/20-4:08PM, 77,407 Reads 106,965 Statewide
Growing up in Yazoo – “half hills, half Delta, all crazy,” wrote Willie Morris, lovingly – Hubert Owens doesn’t remember when there wasn’t a ball around. Matter of fact, he doesn’t remember when there weren’t whistles, black and white striped shirts, and red handkerchiefs around, either.
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Wallace earns Amanda Price Award

Tue,08/01/17-9:34AM, 77,186 Reads
Jamie Wallace, wife of the late coach Kyle Wallace, was recently awarded the Amanda Price Award at the Mississippi Association of Coaches Meeting.
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Bell's Blues

By CATHRYN KIGER CATHRYN KIGER
Tue,06/27/17-4:00PM, 76,167 Reads
Arion Bell has spent most of his life playing the blues.

Born to Tom and Bertha May Bell on July 20, 1960, Arion E. Bell was one of 10 children and the youngest son, earning him his nickname “Babybell.”
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Carson named Yazoo County's STAR Student

By THE YAZOO HERALD THE YAZOO HERALD
Wed,03/28/18-11:30AM, 75,839 Reads
Erica Carson has been named STAR Student for the 2017-2018 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) M.B. Swayze Foundation, sponsor of the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program.
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Phillip Dixon Sr.

Mon,07/03/17-8:12AM, 72,551 Reads
Phillip Nolan Dixon, Sr, 86, of Benton, Mississippi, passed away at home surrounded by his family after a long fought battle with cancer June 30, 2017.

One of seven children, he was born on October 31, 1930, in Yazoo County to the late James N. and Hazel Mize Dixon of the Scotland Community.
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McDade's Makeover

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Sat,01/14/17-12:05PM, 71,757 Reads
Some Yazooans feared that McDade’s Market was closing when they saw the sign being removed from the storefront.

Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Southern Miss Coach shares his story

Wed,04/20/16-8:41AM, 69,964 Reads

Jay Hopson, the new head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi, receives a plaque from Dave Collins during the Yazoo Fellowship of Christian Athletes banquet Friday. Hopson talked about how his faith has helped him overcome adversity ranging from unemployment to cancer.
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Archie Landrum Jr.

Mon,03/30/15-1:03PM, 68,984 Reads
Archie Landrum Jr., 71, of Louise, passed away March 18, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 20, 2015 at Scott Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Yazoo City. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Satartia under the direction of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.
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