Erica Carson has been named STAR Student for the 2017-2018 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) M.B. Swayze Foundation, sponsor of the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program.
Yazoo City is about to be reawakened with arts and culture, with the revival of the Yazoo Arts Council, after nearly 20 years of inactivity.
A Yazoo City man pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the 2015 killing of his wife.
Arriving an hour late to the Yazoo County Circuit Court, Curtis Brown, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with five years to serve, at the state’s recommendation.
After the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned his prior conviction, an admitted child molester entered a guilty plea this week in Yazoo County Circuit Court.
As the final semester of this school year approaches, Superintendent Dr. Darron Edwards said efforts continue to ensure the majority of the district’s seniors graduate on time.
