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- Cookbook a taste of Southern summer
"Screen Doors and Sweet Tea" by Martha Hall Foose. Martha Hall Foose couldn't talk.
- Gas line ruptures, residents evacuated
Emergency responders were on the scene of a natural gas leak in Yazoo County Tuesday night.
- Ida Rupp announces winter movie schedule
PORT CLINTON --Ida Rupp Public Library has set its Cinema Arts Series film schedule for the winter.
- Ergon pulls out of canal as current increases
Ergon Marine this morning suspended its fleet operations in the Yazoo Diversion Canal due to the swift current created by high runoff from the nearly 5 inches of rain that have fallen in Vicksburg since ...
- Yazoo City junior claims first offers
Yazoo City, Miss., has been a hot-spot for recruiters in recent years, with Indians signing D-I scholarship papers each of the last two years, and one more getting his chance in February.
- Tide making up ground for Rivals250 DE
Alabama's ideal attributes for the Jack linebacker position would be big, physical and athletic, and Yazoo City defensive end Fletcher Cox fits all three requirements.
- Possible Tornadoes Damage Homes, Knock Out Power
Several possible tornadoes were reported in several counties late Tuesday night and early Wednesday, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines.
- Stormy to snowy for the Jackson area?
By noon today, metro Jackson and much of the state could be covered in a blanket of snow five inches thick - just two days after strong storms and tornadoes pelted the area.
- Tornadoes hit Louisiana and Mississippi
Alexandria firefighters and Acme Refrigeration employees stand outside the Empire Drive building on Tuesday morning, Dec.
- Severe Weather Damages Areas Across Miss.
Areas across Mississippi have experienced severe weather damage. Yazoo City school administrators said Tuesday that Woolfolk Middle School will be closed Wednesday.
- Tornadoes reported in several Miss. counties
The National Weather Service says several possible tornadoes were reported in several counties late Tuesday night, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines.
- Yazoo Motor Company closes
The auto industry's uncertain future has claimed a car dealership in the Mississippi Delta.
- St. Jude Dream Home winner: "It's all about not giving up"
"Getting this, with what we've gone through, it's just a blessing," said Erica Westbrook.
- 11 people arrested after narcotics indictments
MBN Director Marshall Fisher announced Thursday that on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics arrested 11 people as the result of formal indictments issued by a Yazoo County ...
- Yazoo to hold Christmas celebration Sunday
Yazoo City's Christmas on Main Street was erroneously listed as a Saturday event in the Weekend Planner.
- Yazoo City fugitive wanted for assault
Yazoo City police are asking for your help finding a fugitive. Geoffrey Cathey is charged with two counts of aggravated assault stemming from an incident at Valley View Apartments on November 27th.
- Honor Roll '08 | "Ballast" Director Lance Hammer
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a daily December series that will feature new or previously published interviews and profiles of some of the year's best filmmakers, writers, actors and actresses.
- William Lewis Brigham III
William Lewis Brigham III , age 58, died peacefully at his home in Yazoo City, MS.
- Handworks Craft Show off to great start
Have you ever wondered where those cheeky Mississippi Girl T-shirts come from? "They come from Brookhaven Mississippi, Rhonda Rayburn is the artist", said Connie Boyd of the Painter's Cottage.
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City DescriptionYazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle. "Yazoo" is said to be of Native American origin, meaning "River of Death". It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson–Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area. According to the 2000 census, the population was 14,550.
Yazoo City is located at 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639, -90.4075 (32.856458, -90.407379), 40 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi at the junctions of US Highways 49, 49E, and 49W, and MS Highways 3, 16, and 149, on the banks of the Yazoo River, near the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. .
US 49W provides a fairly direct link between Yazoo City and Belzoni. The old highway segment has been renamed MS 149. MS 149 passes through Panther Creek Swamp NWR and the communities of Louise and Midnight before it reconnects with the new US 49W at Silver City, 7 miles south of Belzoni. The new highway makes the town of Carter so near that it might be considered for annexation by Yazoo City in a few years. ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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