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June Crow wins National Award for work with Boys & Girls Club

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Mon,05/14/18-8:41AM, 39,650 Reads
When June Crow started doing some part-time accounting work for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta, in 2006, she never realized the impact her efforts would make to hundreds of children over a decade later.
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Davis is a familiar face to Yazoo customers

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Fri,03/16/18-8:19AM, 39,609 Reads
Stanley Davis, the manager at 49 Exxon Fuelmart on Jerry Clower Boulevard in Yazoo City, is known for making every customer feel important.
Stanley was born and raised in the Brickyard Hill community in Yazoo City, along with his mother and his eight brothers and sisters.
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Yazoo County School District adding three new sports opportunities

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,01/16/19-11:29AM, 39,313 Reads
The Yazoo County School District welcomed three new sports to its athletic program for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
The district school board approved the addition of middle school baseball, middle school softball and soccer during last week’s meeting.
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Francis Clarence Vandevere

Sun,02/02/20-6:05PM, 39,178 Reads
Francis Clarence Vandevere, 90, of Benton passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Melrose Baptist Church on Friday, February 7 with visitation starting at 12:30 p.m. until the 2 p.m. service.
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It's the people that makes Mississippi feel like home for Rev. Lauren Porter

By JASON PATTERSON JASON PATTERSON
Fri,08/04/17-5:05PM, 39,030 Reads
Rev. Lauren Porter was born in Sioux City, Iowa, but he didn’t stay there long enough to really consider it his hometown.

He never stayed anywhere for an extended period of time.

“I’m from a little bit of all over,” he says.
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Wayman Grantham

Thu,07/20/17-8:26PM, 38,987 Reads
Wayman Douglas Grantham, 47, passed away after a brief illness on July 19, 2017 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS.

Wayman was born on August 25, 1969 to William Douglas Grantham and Katherine Crum Grantham.
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"The Illness was the monster, not him." Wife shares story of husband's struggle with bipolar disorder

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Thu,05/10/18-9:30AM, 38,660 Reads
It is an illness, not a choice. It’s invisible, yet clearly present. And it’s a journey, not a dead end.
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Big D's Auto Sales and Service is always a call away

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Mon,07/09/18-9:07AM, 38,446 Reads
Every person who has ever owned a vehicle will have the same experience at one point or another.
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Supervisors donate top dressing for Yazoo softball fields

Wed,09/05/18-9:27AM, 38,293 Reads
The Yazoo County Board of Supervisors recently donated three truckloads of top dressing dirt to the Parks and Recreation Commission to be used on the softball fields at the Wardell Leach Recreation Complex.
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On the way to keeping Yazoo beautiful

By CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT CATHRYN CARTWRIGHT
Sat,08/25/18-11:28AM, 38,016 Reads
Yazoo City is one step closer to becoming a more beautiful place to live thanks to the local volunteer organization, Keep Yazoo City Beautiful.
Organized in 2016 by the city of Yazoo City, Keep Yazoo City Beautiful is a local chapter of Keep Mississippi Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful.
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