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Beautiful Work: Yazoo native releases documentary

A Yazoo City native is making headlines in Mexico for her first film and documentary following the story of a Mayan midwife. There are even talks of major awards.

Investigators seeking to shine new light on three unsolved murders

There are a number of crimes that go unsolved within Yazoo City.

State reports 268 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday

Today MSDH is reporting 268 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 28 new deaths (10 of which were from May 6 - May 27, identified from death certificate reports).

Myers earns Top Cop honor

Officer Sherry Myers, with the Yazoo City Police Department, was recently awarded the Top Cop honor, which highlights outstanding law enforcement officers across the country for actions above and b

Operation Encouragement

Yazoo Valley Electric delivered snacks and drinks for local hospital staff as part of Operation Encouragement.

DMV offices set to reopen

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On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 04:30 PM

Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced his Safe Return guidelines for permanent drivers license stations across the state to reopen on Monday, June 8.

Rickey Hammack

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On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 12:24 PM

Rickey Hammack, 70, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Yazoo City Rehabilitation and Healthcare.

Mr. Hammack was a music teacher and a Baptist.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Carl C. and Louise Leggett Hammack.

MS House passes bond bill

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On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:46 AM

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bond bill Monday that has $86 million in funding for capital projects at state universities, $79 million in funding for capital projects involving state agencies and $25 million for project

Ronnie McMaster

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On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:40 AM

Ronald Clark McMaster Sr., 62, passed away on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 at home in Madison after an extended battle with cancer.

State reports 268 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday

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On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 02:10 PM

Today MSDH is reporting 268 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 28 new deaths (10 of which were from May 6 - May 27, identified from death certificate reports). Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 16,020, with 767 deaths.

Myers earns Top Cop honor

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On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 01:52 PM

Officer Sherry Myers, with the Yazoo City Police Department, was recently awarded the Top Cop honor, which highlights outstanding law enforcement officers across the country for actions above and beyond the call of duty.

Davis earns Grace Harris Memorial Scholarship

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On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 01:01 PM

The Grace Harris Memorial Scholarship was established in 1997 to honor a longtime employee of Yazoo County Farm Bureau, named Grace Harris.

The Battle is Raging, Yazoo ... and there are no sideline seats for observers!

By Rev. Royce Lott, READ MORE > 1513 Reads
On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 03:10 PM

“Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, ‘Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few.’ So the armorbearer said to him, ‘Do all that is in your heart.

Policing is a passion for Jones

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On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 09:30 AM

After two decades behind the badge, Yazoo City native Thaddeus Jones takes pride in mentoring to younger police officers within the force. He believes in dignity, community pride and dedicated service. It is a formula that he knows works, and it works well.

Yazoo City to continue COVID 19 restrictions, 9 p.m. curfew

By Jamie Patterson, READ MORE > 807 Reads
On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 09:25 AM

Although many businesses and other operations are reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, local city leaders remind citizens that safety guidelines are still more important than ever.

Third party internet sales tax bill moves forward

Mississippi is one of four states without a sales tax on third-party sales on the internet, but that could change if a bill that is headed to the Senate floor becomes law.

House Bill 379, known as the Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act, is sponsored by state Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, and would require third-party sellers with sales of more than $250,000 — such as Amazon, Walmart and Etsy — to collect the state’s 7 percent use tax on purchases.

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