Bishop Hamel Hartford (HH) Brookins Dies at 86

*According to a press release sent to EURweb from First AME Church, Bishop Hamel Hartford Brookins has gone on to be with his heavenly father. Bishop Brookins died Tuesday, May 22 at noon in Los Angeles. Bishop Brookins was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilberforce University in [...]
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/05/bishop-h-hartford-hh-brookins-dies-at-86/

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:54 -0700

We Remember: Bishop H. Hartford Brookins Dies at 86

*According to a press release sent to EURweb from First AME Church, Bishop Hamel Hartford Brookins has gone on to be with his heavenly father. Bishop Brookins died Tuesday, May 22 at noon in Los Angeles. Bishop Brookins was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilberforce University in [...]
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/05/bishop-h-hartford-brookins-dies-at-86/

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:20:33 -0700

First African-American federal officer killed in line of duty honored

William Henderson Foote was a lawman of the highest order in his small town of Yazoo City, Mississippi, when he died in the line of duty more than a century ago.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/15/us/fallen-hero/index.html?eref=rss_us

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 07:24:25 -0700

Agency honors first African-American federal officer killed in line of duty

William Henderson Foote was a lawman of the highest order in his small town of Yazoo City, Mississippi, when he died in the line of duty more than a century ago.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/15/us/fallen-hero/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:24 -0700

Mississippi man shoots at alleged police impersonator

North Mississippi investigators are talking with authorities in Yazoo City, Mississippi, after they arrested a man who may have been impersonating an officer Wednesday night.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/18504033/mississippi-man-shoots-at-alleged-police-impersonator

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:26:32 -0700

Man Arrested in Connection with Mississippi Fatal Shootings

Authorities in Mississippi Have Arrested a Suspect in the Two Fatal Shootings
http://news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-connection-mississippi-fatal-shootings-092637276--abc-news-topstories.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 02:26:37 -0700

Police Impersonator In Custody In MS

Investigators are looking into two incidents last night near Yazoo City involving a police impersonator, but are not saying if these cases are connected to the cases in North Mississippi.
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/police-impersonator-in-custody-in-yazoo-city-fso-20120517

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:32:22 -0700

NC governor takes swipe at Mississippi

The governor of North Carolina took a swipe at Mississippi Friday morning. She was reacting to her state's passage of an amendment that bans same-sex marriages.
http://www.wlbt.com/story/18310486/nc-governor-takes-swipe-at-mississippi

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 09:57:45 -0700

Ballistics link two Mississippi highway shootings

Ballistics tests have linked the shooting deaths of two people killed along Mississippi highways, a source who has been briefed on the investigation told CNN.
http://www.wapt.com/news/mississippi/Ballistics-link-two-Mississippi-highway-shootings/-/9156860/13415858/-/ix3476z/-/index.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:11:30 -0700

80 year old woman missing in Yazoo City

WLBT News has confirmed Yazoo City authorities are searching for a missing 80-year-old woman. Search and rescue personnel were called in to assist the Yazoo City police and fire departments.  
http://www.wlbt.com/story/17961989/80-year-old-woman-missing-in-yazoo-city

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:03:48 -0700