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City leaders will be issuing a Request for Proposals to solicit outside assistance with the public works department’s efforts to clean up the debris left behind within Yazoo City from the winter storm last month.
Yazoo County took a similar approach in early February with its deadline for proposals being tomorrow.
“I want to state for the public and for the record that the second day after this (storm) happened, I was talking about issuing RFPs,” said Mayor David Starling. “And I was told that we shouldn’t do it. With that being said, we will get an RFP issued.”
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Fri, Feb 27 2026, 9am - 4:30pm
944 Madison Avenue
Madison, MS 39110
United States
The Madison Public Library will have its semi-annual book sale February 27-28 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The library is located at 944 Madison Avenue.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center clinics will resume normal operations and appointment schedules on Monday as it continues recovery efforts following a cyberattack on Feb. 19.
Also, on Monday, UMMC will begin rescheduling patient appointments that were cancelled. Clinics will operate extended hours and days to quickly accommodate as many impacted patient appointments as possible.
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Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF)’s Hope Gala was held at the Westin in downtown Jackson. The evening started with cocktails, a reception and silent auction. The dinner, live auction and Fund a Cure followed with an After-Party later that evening.
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Shawn Parker, (left) executive director/treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, recently offered an opening prayer to the Mississippi Senate. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann (right).
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The Mississippi Department of Education has released its report concerning the 2024-2025 graduation and dropout rate with Yazoo County schools ranking higher than the state’s overall average.
However, Yazoo City schools ranked as among the state’s lowest graduation rate and was also ranked among the state’s highest with its dropout rate.
The Mississippi Department of Education recently announced the state’s 2024-25 school-year graduation rate is 90.8 percent, and the dropout rate is 7 percent.
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Members of Main Street Magee and Mississippi Main Street Association. Left to right: Phillip Peacock, Allison Clark, Tiffany Kinslow, Jeannie Zieren, Magee Mayor Mark Grubbs, Skip Russell, Allyson Berch, Amanda Blakeney, Lee Maddox, Christin Curlee, Merika Kalman and Kelle Barfield.
, Mayor Grubbs receiving the official MSM notification of Designated Community, the top tier status within MMSA from Zieren, executive director for MMSA.
The Magee Community House was filled with laughter, smiles, and excitement today as Main Street Magee (MSM) was awarded the top tier level of Designated Community in the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA).
The presentation was made by MMSA Executive Director Jeannie Zieren. She commended Magee, saying what typically takes several years, MSM achieved in two.
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Members of Main Street Magee and Mississippi Main Street Association. Left to right: Phillip Peacock, Allison Clark, Tiffany Kinslow, Jeannie Zieren, Magee Mayor Mark Grubbs, Skip Russell, Allyson Berch, Amanda Blakeney, Lee Maddox, Christin Curlee, Merika Kalman and Kelle Barfield.
, Mayor Grubbs receiving the official MSM notification of Designated Community, the top tier status within MMSA from Zieren, executive director for MMSA.
The Magee Community House was filled with laughter, smiles, and excitement today as Main Street Magee (MSM) was awarded the top tier level of Designated Community in the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA).
The presentation was made by MMSA Executive Director Jeannie Zieren. She commended Magee, saying what typically takes several years, MSM achieved in two.
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Members of Main Street Magee and Mississippi Main Street Association. Left to right: Phillip Peacock, Allison Clark, Tiffany Kinslow, Jeannie Zieren, Magee Mayor Mark Grubbs, Skip Russell, Allyson Berch, Amanda Blakeney, Lee Maddox, Christin Curlee, Merika Kalman and Kelle Barfield.
, Mayor Grubbs receiving the official MSM notification of Designated Community, the top tier status within MMSA from Zieren, executive director for MMSA.
The Magee Community House was filled with laughter, smiles, and excitement today as Main Street Magee (MSM) was awarded the top tier level of Designated Community in the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA).
The presentation was made by MMSA Executive Director Jeannie Zieren. She commended Magee, saying what typically takes several years, MSM achieved in two.
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The Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet (MMB), under the artistic direction of Jennifer Beasley, will present the full-length ballet Peter Pan at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center. Performances will take place on Saturday, March 21, at 3 and 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 22, at 2 p.m. Some of the dancers include (from left, back) Abigail Smitherman, Avery Shiflett, Brenna Alexander, Erik Kegler, Joley Cox, Mary Emerson Swindell, Ivy Grace Gentry; and (front) Megan Trousdale, Ashlynn Frier, Catelyn Winders, Blaire Markovitz, Susannah Stowers.
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The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal featured Mississippi education recently.
In a surprising story entitled “These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling,” the Times writer told skeptics “I told you so.”
After writing about Mississippi’s educational successes in 2023, “many of my fellow liberals then scoffed at the notion of learning from a state so tainted,” wrote Pulitzer Prize winner Nicolas Kristof. “The critiques have been effectively rebutted by Mississippi’s “continuing gains” and the “magnitude of the gains.”
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Oil City Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire during Sunday’s early morning hours with the cause of the fire remaining under investigation.
A rural Yazoo County church was destroyed by a fire during Sunday’s early morning hours with the cause remaining under investigation.
It took close to two hours for volunteer firefighters to contain the fire at Oil City Baptist Church on Anding Oil City Road. No injuries were reported, according to Chief Durwood Pettis, with the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department.
Pettis said the report of the fire was received around 6:20 a.m.
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Oil City Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire during Sunday’s early morning hours with the cause of the fire remaining under investigation.
A rural Yazoo County church was destroyed by a fire during Sunday’s early morning hours with the cause remaining under investigation.
It took close to two hours for volunteer firefighters to contain the fire at Oil City Baptist Church on Anding Oil City Road. No injuries were reported, according to Chief Durwood Pettis, with the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department.
Pettis said the report of the fire was received around 6:20 a.m.
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Travis Jones drives to the basket for two of his 14 points
The Yazoo City Indians opened the 2026 playoffs with a home victory over the Clarksdale Wildcats. Pictured above is Travis Jones drives to the basket for two of his 14 points. Other double figure scorers were Jamerio Effinger with 13 and E’ziren Collum with 11. Chris Gates added seven and Odis Pittman had two.
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Photo by Jamie Patterson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Oil City Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire during Sunday’s early morning hours with the cause of the fire remaining under investigation.
A rural Yazoo County church was destroyed by a fire during Sunday’s early morning hours with the cause remaining under investigation.
It took close to two hours for volunteer firefighters to contain the fire at Oil City Baptist Church on Anding Oil City Road. No injuries were reported, according to Chief Durwood Pettis, with the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department.
Pettis said the report of the fire was received around 6:20 a.m.
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Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Ecotourism park nearing completion
What began as a drainage improvement project in Ridgeland and grew into the expansion of outdoor recreational activities at Freedom Ridge Park is nearly complete.
Drive on Lake Harbour Drive Extended headed to Highland Colony Parkway, perhaps for a trip to Costco, and on the north side one can easily view the green space complete with bridges and paths.
The ecotourism park at Freedom Ridge Park lacks landscaping and interpretive signage, but those are coming, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
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Ecotourism park nearing completion
What began as a drainage improvement project in Ridgeland and grew into the expansion of outdoor recreational activities at Freedom Ridge Park is nearly complete.
Drive on Lake Harbour Drive Extended headed to Highland Colony Parkway, perhaps for a trip to Costco, and on the north side one can easily view the green space complete with bridges and paths.
The ecotourism park at Freedom Ridge Park lacks landscaping and interpretive signage, but those are coming, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
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Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Ecotourism park nearing completion
What began as a drainage improvement project in Ridgeland and grew into the expansion of outdoor recreational activities at Freedom Ridge Park is nearly complete.
Drive on Lake Harbour Drive Extended headed to Highland Colony Parkway, perhaps for a trip to Costco, and on the north side one can easily view the green space complete with bridges and paths.
The ecotourism park at Freedom Ridge Park lacks landscaping and interpretive signage, but those are coming, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
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Photo by Joffre Washington, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Senior Jaliya Scott in defense.
The Yazoo County Lady Panthers’ season came to an end last Friday for the third time in as many seasons to the same opponent, the Booneville Lady Blue Devils, by a score of 59-19. YCHS advanced to play Booneville after posting an opening round 47-21 victory over Nettleton. Pictured above is senior Jaliya Scott on defense.
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The Phoenix Club of Jackson recently hosted its 17th annual Speakeasy Soirée benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi at Duling Hall. The soirée featured live music by Mustache the Band, food, prohibition-style libations, a silent auction, and more.
The Phoenix Club raises money and awareness for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. Monthly lunches, quarterly dinners, after-hours events, a golf tournament, and major fundraising events are some of their activities.
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