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Carl Hicks Jr.

Wed,08/06/25-10:40AM, 7,199 Reads
Carl “Jay” Jackson Hicks, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in Benton on August 5, 2025, at the age of 64.
Carl was born on May 6, 1961, to Carl Hicks Sr. and Norma Richardson. He was a dedicated member of Black Jack Baptist Church and was employed at CF Industries for over 40 years.
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Drugs and rifle found in vehicle after high speed chase

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Thu,07/09/20-11:45AM, 7,196 Reads
Yazoo deputies assisted in a high-speed chase from a neighboring county this week that landed one man in jail after drugs and a weapon were discovered in his vehicle.
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Mississippi’s Big 3 have big weekend in Oxford, Starkville and Hattiesburg

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Mon,09/15/25-3:40PM, 7,189 Reads 55,405 Statewide
Ex-Division II star suddenly a part of Ole Miss plan. Mississippi State eyes 4-0 start. Southern Miss wins back-to-back.
As week four of the college football season arrives, things have gone as well as possible for Mississippi’s Big 3.
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Final suspect in Saxton murder pleads guilty, will serve 20 years

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Sat,10/12/19-2:20PM, 7,187 Reads
The final chapter of the Ricky Saxton murder case came to a close this week with the second and final suspect pleading guilty to the brutal crime.
Shontina Brown, wife of Saxton’s convicted murderer Johnny Mack Brown, pleaded guilty to second degree murder, armed robbery and conspiracy.
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Man charged with felony child abuse

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Sat,04/22/23-2:00PM, 7,186 Reads
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Reports of child abuse, followed with confirmation from medical personnel, led to the arrest of a man by Yazoo County authorities.
Jose Johnson was charged with felony child abuse last Wednesday, according to Simon Stubblefield, with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department.
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Annie McKennon

Tue,04/26/16-9:55AM, 7,185 Reads
Annie L. (Miss Ann) Mckennon, 92, of Demorest, GA., formerly of Yazoo City, died Sunday April 24, 2016.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 28 at 10 a.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Caleb Clark officiating.
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Hometown business success

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Tue,03/20/18-5:05PM, 7,176 Reads
When Tim and Judy Davis decided to open a feed store on Highway 3 in Yazoo City, they thought it would be an easy-going job. They did not foresee how much the business would grow in two short years, just by catering to the needs of their customers.
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Holmes County man convicted of armed robbery

Mon,10/19/20-10:21AM, 7,170 Reads
Jovontae Jefferson of Holmes County was found guilty last week of the 2020 armed robbery of The Village Restaurant in Lexington.
District Attorney Akillie Malone-Oliver said the Holmes County jury reached a unanimous decision in the guilty verdict.
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Frustrating foibles

Tue,12/15/20-4:14PM, 7,169 Reads
Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
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Yazoo City Police Academy a great community effort

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,06/26/18-3:06PM, 7,160 Reads
It began with a police officer and a room full of kids. The Yazoo City Police Academy celebrated its fifth graduating cadet class last week, and I was a proud mother of two of those “junior officers.”
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