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Two men dead in chase that ends in Vaughan
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.
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Preston Hawthorne
Preston James Hawthorne, 12, of Bentonia, Mississippi, went to be with Jesus on May 12, 2025.
Preston was born on July 16, 2012, in Flowood, Mississippi.
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Robert Thompson
Robert Lee Thompson Jr., 77, a farmer and craftsman who lived in Holmes County for most of his life, died peacefully on January 31, 2022 at Martha Coker Green Houses in Yazoo City. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Yazoo City. Services will be Friday, February 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
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Editorial: Amazon loses a union vote
The biggest upset of last week had nothing to do with sports. Instead, it was the first-ever vote by Amazon employees to approve collective bargaining through a labor union.
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Second murder suspect arrested in Texas
A second suspect connected to the shooting death of a man whose body was discovered in front of City Hall last month has been arrested in Texas.
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Contraband suspect caught in the act
A suspect landed in the same jail he was trying to sneak drugs into after deputies caught him in the act.
Aargus Harris, 20, was charged with introducing contraband into a correctional facility, simple possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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Hampton said it’s time to hold parents accountable
Police Chief Kenny Hampton said his department has started to put some teeth in their efforts to curtail some of the recent juvenile crime within Yazoo City. He said it is time to start holding their parents and other adults accountable.
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Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after backlash
LONDON (AP) — Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to ma
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Former Yazoo City Police Chief charged with capital murder
Former Yazoo City Police Chief Jay Winstead has been charged with capital murder.
Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call that a man had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Timothy Byrd was found dead at his home off of Dover Road.
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Chad Whitworth
Chadwick “Chad” Allen Whitworth, 45, died April 2, 2023.
Visitation will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. Rev. Richard Jennings will officiate.
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