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Suspects charged with Stephen Matory’s murder

Mon,06/22/20-2:18PM, 7,384 Reads
Two suspects have been charged with the murder of Yazoo native Stephen Matory.
XaJavier King, 19, is charged with murder and aggravated assault. King is charged with shooting Matory at Summer Park Apartments on June 18.
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Blaze on Broadway

Wed,11/18/20-12:10PM, 7,382 Reads

Firefighters are battling a blaze on Broadway that includes the historic Parker Roark Home. Please avoid the area as emergency personnel need access.
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Doris Posey

Mon,10/01/18-1:36PM, 7,375 Reads
On Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 Doris Posey, age 91, loving mother and grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Funeral Services are Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at Center Ridge Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
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MDCC Nursing School Graduates

Tue,07/17/18-5:08PM, 7,375 Reads

Mississippi Delta Community College held its 2018 Practical Nursing Pinning and Graduation Ceremony on July 11 in the J.T. Hall Coliseum in Moorhead. Yazoo County students participating pictured from left are Coewonda McCoy, Jennifer Reynolds and Desarae Cantrell.
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Taylor Martin

Thu,11/17/16-5:55PM, 7,374 Reads
Taylor L. Martin, 18, of Mechanicsburg died from injuries received in an automobile accident Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

Funeral services are Saturday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Scott Sones officiating. Burial will follow at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Faye H. Anderson

Mon,04/08/19-7:02PM, 7,371 Reads
Faye H Anderson, 89, of Great Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2019 at her residence with family by her side. She was born on June 21, 1929 in Yazoo City, MS to Davis and Louise Hester. Her early years were spent there, graduating from Yazoo City High School in 1947.
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Bentonia man dies from injuries suffered in last Friday wreck

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Thu,10/13/16-5:43PM, 7,370 Reads
A Yazoo County man has died from injuries suffered in an accident last Friday.

Joseph Daniel “Joe Danny” Martin, Jr, 81, of Bentonia died Thursday morning. Martin was well known in the community as a gospel singer and a talented harmonica player.
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Stolen ambulance chase ends in Yazoo County

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Thu,10/15/20-9:00AM, 7,370 Reads
Chief Investigator Terry Gann can now say he is an official ambulance chaser.
Local authorities arrested a man who is accused of stealing an ambulance from Warren County. Leading law enforcement on an erratic chase throughout the community, he was apprehended after stopping the stolen ambulance at a local apartment complex.
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Identity theft suspects arrested

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,02/05/20-11:09AM, 7,369 Reads
Two suspects remain behind bars for their alleged involvement in a complex ring of identity theft.
Michael Hagar, 30, was charged with identity theft and uttering forgery. Leslie Alderman, 36, was also charged with accessory after the fact.
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Legislature considers several new local tourism taxes, reauthorizes others

Fri,06/26/20-12:21PM, 7,367 Reads
Despite a busy session devoted to COVID-19 relief and plugging revenue holes in the state budget, the Mississippi Legislature still found time to pass legislation that either authorized or extended local sales tax levies known as tourism taxes.
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