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Margaret Ann Blanks

Tue,10/23/18-2:49PM, 26,071 Reads
Margaret Ann Blanks, 76, passed from this life Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Brandon Nursing and Rehab.
Life Celebration Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2018, in the Heritage Suite of Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. The family will receive friends on hour prior to services.
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Gridiron Gratitude: Former star athletes give back to Yazoo City High School

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,08/15/18-10:58AM, 25,866 Reads
Two former Yazoo City High School star athletes return home to provide life lessons in the classroom and on the gridiron.
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Vaughan farmer killed by bull

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,07/10/19-10:03AM, 25,807 Reads
An elderly Vaughan cattle farmer was killed last week after his bull mauled him near a family barn.
Lester Ingram, 84, was pronounced dead on his land on Highway 16 around 8 a.m. last Friday.
Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers said Ingram died as a result of multi-trauma injuries following an attack by a bull.
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Saxton murder suspect unexpectedly rejects plea deal

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Fri,12/07/18-1:15PM, 25,798 Reads
The suspect in the murder of Yazoo business owner Ricky Saxton unexpectedly rejected a plea deal in court Friday morning.
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Harold C. Kelly

Fri,05/22/15-8:40AM, 25,670 Reads
Harold C. “Hardwood” Kelly, 91, died May 21, 2015, at his home in Yazoo City.
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Charlie Lamar "Butch" Edmonds Jr.

Fri,06/30/17-3:23PM, 25,582 Reads
Funeral services for Charlie Lamar "Butch" Edmonds Jr., 43, of Greenville will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Wood Springs Cemetery near Stewart, with military honors at graveside. Rev. Steven Carter will officiate the services.
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Newton makes school history by qualifying for state tournament

Fri,04/23/21-9:54PM, 25,581 Reads

Yazoo County High School tennis star Noble Newton has made history by becoming the school's first player to qualify for the state tournament. He will compete Monday in Oxford.
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Former Yazoo City Police Chief charged with capital murder

Fri,04/11/25-11:52PM, 25,528 Reads
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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Eden house burglary suspect arrested

By JAMIE PATTERSON JAMIE PATTERSON
Wed,07/31/19-9:31AM, 25,443 Reads
Thanks to the assistance of concerned citizens, deputies arrested a Yazoo County man last week in connection to a home burglary in Eden.
Devarrio Sanders, 20, was charged with residential burglary and directing a youth to commit a felony.
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Behind the latest mobile app trend

By TAYLOR HAWKINS TAYLOR HAWKINS
Wed,07/27/16-9:31AM, 25,339 Reads
If you are worried that the gaggles of children and adults waltzing down Main Street glued to their phones are brainwashed or are active in some type of gang activity, don’t be alarmed.

You’ve likely been seeing prospective Pokémon Masters immersed in the new Pokémon Go app.
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