Suspect killed during home invasion

By JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 9:32 AM, 5,757 Reads
A burglary into an occupied home in Yazoo City during the early morning hours led to gunfire, with the homeowner shooting and killing the home invader.
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Inmate hospitalized after stabbing, mother alleges negligence

By JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 8:00 AM, 2,201 Reads
Camilia McCullough has spent the last several days waiting outside of a hospital room, praying that her son recovers from a stabbing assault.
Her 20-year-old son was stabbed three times and beaten with sticks. She said the beating was so severe, on top of the stab wounds, that he can still barely walk without her assistance.
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Stanley Melton

Wed, 10/13/2021 - 4:09 PM, 1,280 Reads
Stanley Kent Melton died on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at Yazoo Rehabilitation Center. He was 67.
A native and lifelong resident of Yazoo City and born on February 18, 1954, he was the son of the late Marvin Ray Melton and Katherine Kirk Melton.
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Fugitive arrested, woman charged with abetting

By JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 2:00 PM, 761 Reads
Deputies arrested a fugitive and the woman helping him evade authorities this week, landing them both behind bars at the local county jail.
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In this family girls don't pay

Sun, 11/22/2020 - 4:36 PM, 146,447 Reads
Two years before Mama died and awhile before I met Tink, she and I were having breakfast for supper one night at a Waffle House.
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Holding on to him for as long as I can

By JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat, 10/17/2020 - 2:43 PM, 134,759 Reads
I closed my eyes for a brief moment, utterly exhausted from a hectic day at work and my usual chores at home. To be honest, I did not want to do much except sit in silence for a moment in my recliner. I chose to be still, completely still.
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Yazoo woman charged with the murder of Darius Woods

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 1:54 PM, 96,058 Reads
Sunflower County Sheriff James Haywood said on Wednesday that an arrest has been made in the death of a Yazoo City man that was discovered on a gravel road near the dirt pit just off of Kinlock Road.
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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

By BRYAN DAVIS
Wed, 12/23/2020 - 5:29 PM, 89,557 Reads
When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be available to health care professionals before the end of 2020, he didn’t hesitate to raise his hand to be one of the first to take it.
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Riding After a Dream

By JASON PATTERSON
Mon, 01/02/2017 - 3:05 PM, 961,509 Reads
It all began when she was a little girl riding a stick horse.

Her love of horses has provided a lifetime of rewards to LeiAnn Waters. What began as a childhood pastime has turned into a lifestyle with many new friends made along the way.
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Bill Beeson

Thu, 10/20/2016 - 5:16 PM, 854,799 Reads
Bill Beeson, Jr., 77, of Madison formerly of Yazoo City died Tuesday October 18, 2016 at his residence. He was a retired process server and retired from C F Industries as well as a member of First Baptist Church Yazoo City.
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Crimm completes term as president

By THE YAZOO HERALD
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 12:27 PM, 850,736 Reads

Yazoo County Tax Collector Travis Crimm was recently thanked for his service as president of the Mississippi Assessors and Collectors Association by incoming president Leroy Belk.
Albert Woodley Cook Jr.

Mon, 12/19/2016 - 12:44 PM, 724,224 Reads
Albert Woodley Cook, Jr. 93 of DeLand, Fla. passed away December 15, 2016 in DeLand, Fla.
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