It’s believed, in the old-town myth, the boy ran to the sheriff ... Before going down - the witch cursed the city of Yazoo.

YAZOO CITY, Miss., Dec. 29.--The last act in the Yazoo City tragedy was enacted this evening. All day great excitement prevailed at Yazoo City, large crowds pouring in from the country.

Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers says Jackson was shot twice. The fatal shooting happened around 4 a.m. Saturday at the ...

Yazoo City police are investigating after a man was shot and killed during an apparent ambush. The shooting occurred at the ...

The two-time defending Sun Belt Tournament champions Southern Miss were picked to win the league again in the upcoming season ...

According to a press release, 46-year-old Michael Wilkinson's family called the Sheriff's Office to report he was missing.

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A man who was reported missing was found dead on Thursday. The family of 46-year-old Michael Wilkinson told the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office that they had not been able to reach him for hours. They ...

It required 80-plus years of wrangling with agencies of the federal government, but an agreement appears to be in place to ...

Officials in Yazoo County are investigating a deadly shooting. According to the Yazoo County coroner, Andrew Jackson, 28, was ...

That old bothersome catchphrase, “better late than never,” certainly applies to the Yazoo Backwater Pump Project in Mississippi’s southern Delta. It required 80-plus years of wrangling with ...