Most Read | The Yazoo Herald

free content

Yazoo County man dies from gunshot wound to the chest

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Thu,06/13/19-9:23AM, 10,233 Reads
A 43-year-old Yazoo County man died Wednesday night after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.
Timothy Clarence Wade of Benton was pronounced dead at the landing zone near Bus Station Road where an emergency medical helicopter was prepared to airlift him to Jackson.
- Read more about Yazoo County man dies from gunshot wound to the chest
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Morris to show "Yazoo Revisited" at Triangle April 13

By THE YAZOO HERALD THE YAZOO HERALD
Mon,04/06/15-8:39AM, 10,220 Reads
David Rae Morris will show his documentary film “Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town” in the auditorium of the Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City Monday April 13.
- Read more about Morris to show "Yazoo Revisited" at Triangle April 13
free content

Chester Dale Bramlett

Thu,10/10/19-5:24PM, 10,216 Reads
Chester Dale Bramlett, 77, of Ridgeland and formerly of The Good Hope Community in Humphreys County, passed away Thursday October 10, 2019.
Mr. Bramlett was a self-employed Rural Water Association manager and a member of Parkview Church of God.
- Read more about Chester Dale Bramlett
free content

Mary Ellen Morris

Sun,10/23/16-12:51PM, 10,212 Reads
Mary Ellen Morris, 88, of Jackson, died at Brokville Nursing Home in Madison Friday October, 21, 2016. She was Payroll Administrator at Farm Bureau and a member of First Baptist Church-Jackson.

Survivors are her sister; Elizabeth Hood of Yazoo City, 15 nieces and 3 nephews.
- Read more about Mary Ellen Morris
free content

Parents understand each other

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,05/06/19-3:41PM, 10,208 Reads
There are just somethings only parents understand in life.
And often through a nod of silent understanding you realize that other parents truly know how you are feeling in those unpredictable situations.
- Read more about Parents understand each other
free content

Edward Lamar Jenkins Sr.

Tue,04/24/18-5:01PM, 10,187 Reads
Edward Lamar Jenkins, Sr., 78, of Yazoo City passed away Friday April 20, 2018 at his residence at Indywood Glen in Greenwood.
Funeral services were Saturday at the Stricklin King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Jernigan officiating. Burial followed at Benton Baptist Cemetery.
- Read more about Edward Lamar Jenkins Sr.
free content

Beckwith talks about NFL future during hometown visit

By TAYLOR HAWKINS TAYLOR HAWKINS
Mon,04/04/16-8:47AM, 10,185 Reads
Everyone in the Yazoo County area, if not all of Mississippi, has heard the tale of Ben Beckwith.

Hard work, resiliency and a little faith earned a walk-on from Benton Academy a coveted scholarship at Mississippi State University, and those same traits helped him earn All-SEC honors and lead the Bulldogs to the Orange Bowl.
- Read more about Beckwith talks about NFL future during hometown visit
free content

Phil Ferriss

Tue,11/14/17-9:03AM, 10,181 Reads
Philip “Phil” Ferris, 94, died Nov. 11, 2017 at the VA Nursing Home in Ridgeland.

Visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 19 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
- Read more about Phil Ferriss
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Two men dead in chase that ends in Vaughan

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,06/11/22-3:00PM, 10,175 Reads
A car chase from Holmes County ended in the Vaughan community leaving two Pickens men dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Terry Gann, chief deputy with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department, said the incident occurred on May 27 around 5 p.m. and ended near Vaughan and Bennett Road.
- Read more about Two men dead in chase that ends in Vaughan
free content

95 cases of COVID-19 in Yazoo County, majority at the Federal Correctional Complex

Mon,04/20/20-11:32AM, 10,170 Reads
Yazoo County now has 95 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
The majority of Yazoo County’s cases are within the federal prison.
Yazoo City’s FCI low facility is reporting 59 inmates and two staff members infected.
Yazoo City’s FCI The majority of Yazoo County’s cases are within the federal prison.
- Read more about 95 cases of COVID-19 in Yazoo County, majority at the Federal Correctional Complex

Contact Information

Follow Us

Our Apps