National Weather Service Update

February 24, 2020 The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated the Mississippi River forecast and has slightly adjusted it up a few tenths (0.2’ to 0.3’) since the bump up on February 21st. The Backwater forecast remains the same since the revision on February 20th. The Steele Bayou Structure Gates are open. The... Read More.

Update From National Weather Service

February 17, 2020 The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated it’s Mississippi River forecast and has lowered the crests by 0.5’. The Steele Bayou Structure Gates are open. The Yazoo Backwater is currently at 93.3’ which... Read More.

Update From National Weather Service

February 12, 2020 No change in the National Weather Service (NWS) Mississippi River Forecast since it’s bump up yesterday. However, the forecasted crest for the Backwater has been raised to between 93’-94’. The Steele Bayou Structure Gates are open. The Yazoo Backwater is currently at 92.4’ which has 350,000 acres underwater in the... Read More.

ServSafe, A Certification Class Offered by MSU Extension Service

ServSafe, a certification class for all food industry workers, will be offered by the Yazoo County office of Mississippi State University Extension in Yazoo City March 10, 2020. The class will begin at 8:00am on Tuesday, March 10, and conclude at 5:00pm. The registration fee is $140. Preregistration is... Read More.

Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service Announced

The Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 5:00 pm, at New King Solomon MB Church which is located at 4334 West 13th Street.  Host pastor is Rev. Greg Robertson.  This service is sponsored by the Yazoo City Ministerial Association and seeks to... Read More.

Farm Service Agency –  USDA Designates Forty-Five Mississippi Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Farm Service Agency -  USDA Designates Forty-Five Mississippi Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available (Yazoo City, MS) (September 5, 2019) — Secretary Sonny Perdue designated forty-five (45)Mississippi counties as the primary natural disaster area. Producers in Adams, Alcorn, Benton,Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw,... Read More.