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Linda Harris

Wed,12/02/15-8:49AM, 8,429 Reads
Linda Harris, 68, passed away Saturday November 28, 2015 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Funeral services were Tuesday at Louise United Methodist Church.
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Otho Walker Jr.

Mon,09/10/18-4:01PM, 8,427 Reads
Otho Walker, Jr., affectionately known as "JR", was born to Otho Walker, Sr., and Edie Walker on August 6, 1933 in Mt. Olive, Mississippi. He was one of five boys and five girls. He received his education from the Simpson County school system.
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Blackstock earns Yazoo Rotary Vocational Scholarship

Fri,05/11/18-11:13AM, 8,418 Reads

Ty Blackstock, a senior at Benton Academy who studied metal fabrication at the Larry Summers Vocational Center, earned the Vocational Scholarship presented by the Yazoo City Rotary Club. He is pictured with Rotarian Larry Summers.
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Carolyn B. Russell

Mon,04/03/17-9:10AM, 8,416 Reads
Carolyn B. Russell, 91, died April 1, 2017 at Villa South.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 12:30-2 p.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home.

Funeral services are Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Giving a hoot: A happy ending filled with Grace

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,11/09/15-12:45PM, 8,408 Reads
Legend has it that when a hoot owl is heard near a home, if something good immediately happens, another blessing is sure to follow.

There could be some truth to the legend as the story of the hoot owl appropriately named Grace is hovering in the hearts of many Yazooans who have followed her inspiring story.
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Yazoo City to increase taxes by 5 mills

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,08/25/18-11:12AM, 8,406 Reads
The city of Yazoo City will increase its taxes while Yazoo County will remain steady in the upcoming fiscal year.
The city of Yazoo City will increase its millage by five mills from 76.37 to 82.37 for the next fiscal year.
Yazoo County will not increase its millage rate.
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Jo Ann Moore Harris

Mon,10/29/18-1:57PM, 8,399 Reads
Jo Ann Moore Harris 83, of Madison was called home to be with the Lord on October 24, 2018 in Madison.
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Thompson calls for investigation into Yazoo Federal Correctional Complex

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Wed,03/24/21-11:39AM, 8,399 Reads
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John Logan Jr.

Mon,01/23/23-12:12PM, 8,376 Reads
John Pinkney Logan Jr., 65, of Yazoo City, passed away on Jan. 22, 2023 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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DPS Most Wanted list proves successful with multiple captures in under a week

By SARAH ULMER, Y'ALL POLITICS SARAH ULMER, Y'ALL POLITICS
Wed,01/13/21-8:20PM, 8,374 Reads 126,106 Statewide
On January 8, the Department of Public Safety in coordination with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation released a Most Wanted List with 10 individuals who were of high priority to be detained in Mississippi.
Since releasing the list, five of those individuals have already been apprehended.
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