YAZOO CITY, Miss. — Yazoo City's fire rating has been downgraded, which means residents could pay higher fire insurance rates soon. The State Fire Rating Agency dropped Yazoo City from a Class 4 to a ...

Miss. Yazoo, $2,000,000. JACKSON, Miss., May 25.-Yazoo City, the wealthiest town in the Mississippi delta, located fifty-five miles north of this city, was swept by fire to-day, and to-night not a ...

A fire burned down a historic home in Yazoo City.Wednesday, the blaze engulfed the historic Roark House. The fire department said the flames began on a separate home and spread to three other houses ...

Authorities are working to determine the cause of the fire, which was reported to the Yazoo City Fire Department at 3:54 a.m. Contact Therese Apel at 601-961-7236 or [email protected] . Follow her ...

Capt. Steve Williams, a 23-year veteran of the Yazoo City Fire Department, said he's worked deadly fires before, but ``when it involves children, you never get used to it.'' Yazoo City, a town of ...

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WLBT) - One person is dead following a weekend shooting in Yazoo City. The victim has been identified as ...

On an unusual windy morning, fire erupted and burned down 324 buildings on Main and Mound streets. Today, chains remain - ...

Compounding its troubles, the Yazoo City Municipal School District is one of the many school systems in Mississippi that have re-segregated in recent decades — 49 of 145 districts are more than ...

Capt. Steve Williams, a 23-year veteran of the Yazoo City Fire Department, said he’s worked deadly fires before, but “when it involves children, you never get used to it. ...

While responding to a vehicle fire Friday, Yazoo County District 3 Lt. Larry Dean Adams, ... Adams had served 23 years with the Yazoo City Police Department before retiring as the head dispatcher, ...

Under Yazoo City's charter, the mayor and the aldermen, who are all elected, carry the same powers, Varner said. While the mayor runs the meetings, her vote counts the same as the other four aldermen.

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) - The Yazoo County official says a 36-year-old man died in an apartment fire just outside the Yazoo City limits. Coroner Ricky Shivers says firefighters from two departments ...