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🏠 Shed Giveaway Returns This Summer with Mississippi Blood Services & Shiver’s Buildings! - Mississippi Blood Services

Yazoo City · Yazoo City

🏠 Shed Giveaway Returns This Summer with Mississippi Blood Services & Shiver’s Buildings! - Mississippi Blood Services

Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is thrilled to announce the return of one of our most exciting summer traditions! For the third year in a row, we’re teaming up with Shiver’s Buildings to give one lucky blood donor the chance to win a 12×28 custom shed—perfect as a She Shed, Man Cave, or whatever your imagination dreams up! Here’s how it works: From Sunday, June 1 through Monday, June 30, every person who donates blood or blood products—whether …Read Article

She Is Phenomenally Fertile! Young Mom Of 16 Goes Viral After Earning Master’s In Nursing

Yazoo City · Yazoo City

She Is Phenomenally Fertile! Young Mom Of 16 Goes Viral After Earning Master’s In Nursing

Shavonda Magee, a proud mother of 16, is silencing the doubters and inspiring thousands after graduating with her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Her remarkable accomplishment is spreading rapidly across social media, where users are praising her perseverance, faith, and unshakable confidence. Image Credit: Shavonda Magee on Facebook On Instagram, Magee is better known as @mothaof16, and her story is…Read Article

Yazoo City Residents Face Aftermath of Flash Flooding

Property · Yazoo City

Yazoo City Residents Face Aftermath of Flash Flooding

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Residents of Yazoo City are dealing with significant damage to homes and property following unexpected flash flooding over the weekend.See the Story

Deadly one-vehicle crash under investigation

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Yazoo County officials are investigating the cause of a deadly crash.Yazoo County · Yazoo County Read Article

MHP investigates Benton crash that left one dead and three injured

BENTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 22. The crash happened in Benton County on Wednesday, May 13. The car that 52-year-old Myeshia Nelson was driving left the road and hit a tree. Troopers said the Ashland woman died at the scene. Three children were also in the vehicle. Two were flown to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. The third child was taken to a New Albany hosp…Benton · Benton Read Article

Preliminary hearing held for former Yazoo Police chief charged with capital murder

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Preliminary hearing held for former Yazoo Police chief charged with capital murder Preliminary hearing held for former Yazoo Police chief charged with capital murder ByWLBT Staff Published|Updated YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A preliminary hearing was held for James Durwood Winstead, former Yazoo Police chief charged with capital murder, Thursday. Winstead originally appeared before Yazoo County Justice Court Judge Pam May in April, where she…Yazoo City · Yazoo City Read Article

Man Charged With Murder After Deadly Shooting at Yazoo City Basketball Game

YAZOO CITY, Miss.–One person has been charged in a shooting at a neighborhood basketball game, which happened in early April in Yazoo City. The Yazoo Herald reports Devarius Taylor was arrested by Yazoo City Police and charged with murder and aggravated assault. He turned himself in to police, said Police Chief Terry Gann. Bond has been set at $1 million. Two people were shot at the game on Chapman St. Killed was Donatvious Weekly, 29. The other…Basketball · Yazoo City Read Article

Former Yazoo City Police Chief Charged With Capital Murder; Grand Jury to Decide Indictment

YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Whether a former Yazoo City police chief is indicted on murder charges is now up to a grand jury. The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested Jay Winstead, 50, Friday and charged him with capital murder in the death of Timothy Byrd. In a news release posted on Facebook, deputies said they were called about 6 Wednesday night for a suicide, a self-infliucted gunshot wound, as it was reported. There they discovered Byrd dead and beg…Grand Jury · Yazoo City Read Article

These Are the American Cities With the Most Federally Subsidized Affordable Housing

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24/7 Wall St. Insights The federal government subsidizes over 5 million affordable housing units nationwide. Affordable housing varies from city to city, and is correlated with factors like age and poverty. Many of the cities with the most affordable housing are poor communities in the Rust Belt. Some cities have a large share of subsidies due to expire in the next five years, putting low-income families at risk. Also: Discover the next Nvidia …Housing · Yazoo City See the Story

Former Mississippi police chief faces capital murder charge

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YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Mississippi police chief has been charged with capital murder. Yazoo County deputies responded to a call about a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. Investigators said they found Timothy Byrd deceased at the scene. Man sentenced for fatal shooting during Yazoo County trail ride event According to deputies, they uncovered several discrepancies with the story t…Yazoo County · Yazoo County See the Story

Man Killed, Another Injured in Yazoo City Basketball Game Shooting

YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Yazoo City police have not yet announced an arrest in the shooting of two people at a Friday evening basketball game in which one person died and another was injured. Thatneighborhood game was just before 7 p.m. on Chapman St. Police said a suspect began firing at people who were playing. Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers identified the person killed as Dontavious Weekly, 29, of Yazoo City. Yazoo City Police Chief Terry Gann t…Basketball · Yazoo City See the Story

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