| 单词 | Yazoo |
| 例句 | Besides, I liked getting out on the Yazoo, and I wasn’t sure what R.C. would do to me if I refused to go fishing with him some time. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It was strange because Grampa never used to fish the Yazoo, but when I asked him about it, he just shrugged it off. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Darling, you never know how hungry fishing might make you; I don’t want to be worrying about my only grandson starving down there on the Yazoo. Believe me, it’ll all get eaten.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Nobody was around when I got there, so I stood at our favorite spot and leaned over the railing to watch the Yazoo flow underneath me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Rydell lived way down River Road, along the Yazoo, in a dilapidated old house that he claimed had been in Greenwood since before the Civil War. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A couple mornings a week we went fishing, but always on the Yazoo instead of the Tallahatchie. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Without talking, we watched the dark currents of the Yazoo swirl under the bridge below us. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Some days, though, I’d stay home and go fishing with R.C. down on the Yazoo. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I stood in the spot Naomi had described and watched the dark water of the Yazoo swirl under the bridge. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi never came, and before I left, I looked down into the Yazoo one last time and whispered, “Gramma, Grampa, Naomi, I’ll come back. I promise.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He got me a man’s job unloadin’ freight barges that come down the Yazoo. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t even want to think how much more miserable her life might become in that shack down along the Yazoo. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Gramma and Grampa lived in a big white two-story house on Market Street, just a block from the Yazoo River and four blocks from the courthouse. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But I look at Miss Celia bawling into her old nightgown, and I get a guilt thick as Yazoo clay. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z For half an hour I hung around on the north end watching little kids kick rocks into the yellow-green water of the Yazoo when their mothers weren’t looking. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I drove us back through town and over the Yazoo on the Fulton Street Bridge and parked in front of the Leflore County Courthouse. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I knew she didn’t want to talk about her father, so I just stood there looking at her, looking at the Yazoo, and neither one of us talked. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He was on a river called the Yazoo, not far from Vicksburg, digging ditches, chopping wood, and building bridges. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Conversely, their recent single Full Of Fire was electropop only in its most primitive, punkish sense, having more in common with Throbbing Gristle than Yazoo. The Knife: 'Music history is written by privileged white men' 2013-03-23T06:00:00Z Yazoo came up with a new paradigm: passionate vocals meets cool electronics. Alison Moyet: 'I smashed all my gold discs. There were hundreds' 2013-04-18T19:00:00Z Her agent said anything sounded better than “Yazoo.” Stella Stevens, Hollywood Bombshell Who Yearned for More, Dies at 84 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z One Week on a Mississippi Steamboat Cruise FEW who survived it — and, in truth, we all survived it — will soon forget the Great Yazoo Steamboat Wreck of 2012. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z Those indolent alligators were about as exciting as my trip got, until the aforementioned Great Yazoo Steamboat Wreck. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z And so on Tuesday morning we pulled into the Yazoo River Diversion Canal to make our Vicksburg stop. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z In a further symbol of change, Reeves, the judge hearing the case, is an African American who was born in 1964 and grew up in tiny Yazoo City. U.S. district judge strikes down Mississippi’s ‘religious freedom’ law 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Greenwood is on the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, not far from where the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers meet to form the Yazoo. A Sculptor Takes His Craft to the Skies 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z This was when everyone was playing raw house music and bands like Heaven 17 and Yazoo. ‘My First Gay Bar’: Rachel Maddow, Andy Cohen and Others Share Their Coming-Out Stories 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Life On TV could be a cut from Daft Punk's lost rap album, while Big N Bad resurrects the riff from Yazoo's Don't Go and turns it into a strobe-lit dancefloor anthem. Sister Act 2010-04-27T07:13:00Z In 1903 the Army Corps of Engineers, hoping to restore Vicksburg’s water economy, diverted the Yazoo River so that a piece of it now goes by the city. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z After capturing the animal, the hunters hoisted it with a forklift and posed for a picture at Red Antler Processing in the Mississippi Delta town of Yazoo City. Longest alligator in Mississippi history captured by hunters 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Moyet was one half of the 1980s pop duo Yazoo and enjoyed further chart success as a solo singer in the 1980s with songs such as Is This Love? Alison Moyet: Singer graduates with degree in fine art aged 62 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The Delta — a pancake-flat expanse wedged between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers in the northwestern part of the state — has long been defined by a contradiction. In the Mississippi Delta, Hoping for Opportunity After a Ruinous Tornado 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The south Delta’s Yazoo Backwater area covers thousands of square miles, starting just north of Vicksburg and going up to where Mississippi Highway 12 bisects the Delta. Federal officials unveil flood plan for Mississippi Delta 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The Mississippi Delta, the wedge of fertile farmland where cotton has been grown for generations between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, is accustomed to foul weather. Hoping for a Comeback in a Town With Nothing to Come Back to 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Rolling Fork is a predominantly Black town of about 2,000 people in Sharkey County near the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. Rolling Fork, the birthplace of Muddy Waters, has faced tornado and flooding concerns for years. 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z It was the birthplace of the blues singer Muddy Waters and sits between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Deadly Tornado Tears Through Mississippi 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z A person was killed when a tree fell on their vehicle in Yazoo County, Miss., the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said. At Least 12 Dead After Storms Sweep the South 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z At a public meeting on Thursday in Onward, Mississippi, experts from the Corps and the Environmental Protection Agency presented what they called a “preferred approach” to water management in the Yazoo Backwater area. Federal officials unveil flood plan for Mississippi Delta 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z For 25 years after the Mississippi changed course, the Army Corps of Engineers worked to bring the Yazoo River to Vicksburg, which partially revived the town. A Mississippi River journey by kayak brings lessons in history, friendship and life 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z A fifth of the population live under the federal poverty line, and the town’s residents face the risk of flooding should the backwater levees along the Yazoo fail. Rolling Fork, the birthplace of Muddy Waters, has faced tornado and flooding concerns for years. 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Its residents live with the risk of flooding should the backwater levees along the Yazoo fail. Deadly Tornado Tears Through Mississippi 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Penitentiary in Yazoo City, Mississippi to earn membership into the Aryan Circle. ‘Aryan Circle’ members imprisoned for trying to kill inmate 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The EPA vetoed an earlier version of the Yazoo Backwater Project project in 2008 under Republican President George W. Bush, which would have also included pumping water. Federal officials unveil flood plan for Mississippi Delta 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Yazoo County Sheriff Jake Sheriff told The Associated Press that Barbour was airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson after the wreck, which happened at about 5:30 p.m. Mississippi ex-Gov. Haley Barbour hospitalized after wreck 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z At one prison in Yazoo City, Mississippi, over 500 inmates — almost half the prison — tested positive in late January. Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with Covid 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Sen. Roger Wicker said in November that the Yazoo Pumps cancellation amounted to environmental injustice because it would protect mainly Black people, Corps cancels Mississippi flood project that EPA rejected 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this year over the construction of pumps in the Yazoo Backwater area north of Vicksburg. EPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z At the federal prison in Yazoo City, Mississippi, the official tasked with investigating staff misconduct has been the subject of numerous complaints and multiple arrests. Inside federal prisons, employees are committing the crimes 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Mayor Jeff Collier says police and fire officials on Wednesday found the body of a man identified by the Coast Guard as 20-year-old Robert Brent of Yazoo County, Mississippi. Body of missing Mississippi student found on Alabama island 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The same group already sued the Environmental Protection Agency in January in an attempt to block the construction of pumps in the Yazoo Backwater area north of Vicksburg. Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Environmental groups which had sued the Corps over the Yazoo Pumps project dropped the lawsuit after the Corps said it was ending its plans, court records showed. Corps cancels Mississippi flood project that EPA rejected 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The Yazoo Pumps project would have involved the construction of a 14,000 cubic-feet-per-second pumping plant in the Yazoo Backwater Area to drain water, primarily from low-lying agricultural lands, during floods. EPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Brown said it was commissioned for the little town of Satartia because that was the setting for a book written by Daniel Brown, “Eli - Pride of the Yazoo River.” A man landed a 3,500-pound catfish…with a block of wood 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z The shooting happened early Saturday morning at Big Mickie’s in Yazoo County, Yazoo County sheriff’s officials said. 6 people wounded in shooting at Mississippi nightclub 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z The group says the Yazoo Pumps would drain thousands of acres of wetlands that support more than 450 species of fish and wildlife, including several federally endangered species. Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z At least six people were shot, while a seventh person suffered a laceration, Noble Brooks, an investigator with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department, said. At least 7 hurt in shooting at Mississippi nightclub 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Sylvester Brown, 64, on Tuesday was pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot at his Yazoo City home. 2 teenagers now in custody in killing of Yazoo City man 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Brown said when he relocated to Yazoo County after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his Bay St. Louis home in 2005, he discovered the beauty of native wood that was available. A man landed a 3,500-pound catfish…with a block of wood 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z A seventh person suffered a laceration, said Noble Brooks, an investigator with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department. 6 people wounded in shooting at Mississippi nightclub 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z The flatlands between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers are dominated by agriculture and dotted with small communities. Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z It said pumps would decrease the depth and duration of flooding in the rural Yazoo Backwater Area, and that rainfall would keep this part of the Delta from drying out. Mississippi 2020 top stories: Virus, flag, prisons, storms 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Both teens are being held at the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility. 2 teenagers now in custody in killing of Yazoo City man 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z “These changes are not anticipated to convert any wetlands to non-wetlands, because precipitation is the driving force in sustaining wetlands in the Yazoo Study Area,” the new report says. Army Corps report supports Mississippi flood-control pumps 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The Corps held an online public hearing about the Yazoo Backwater Project on Nov. 10, and it is gathering public comments through Nov. 30. Analysis: Mississippi pump proposal evokes strong reactions 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z In April, the Corps of Engineers filed a public notice in the Federal Register saying it would prepare a new environmental impact statement for the Yazoo Backwater Area north of Vicksburg. Engineers’ report bolsters proposed Mississippi pump project 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z No additional charges have been announced, as authorities in Yazoo County work to determine whether there’s enough evidence to establish a possible hate crime. Mississippi father and son face assault charges for chasing after, firing at teens on ATVs 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Greenwood, on the banks of the Yazoo River and the largest city in the county, has its own rich history from the civil rights era. How decades of racism and poverty help fuel the pandemic in America's deep south 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Attorney Mike Hurst said in a news release Monday that 28-year-old Wesley Hughes of Greenwood was a guard at the Yazoo City Federal Correction Center during the 11 months covered by the indictment. Prison guard in Mississippi accused of taking bribe 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Environmental groups remain opposed to the Yazoo Backwater Project. Analysis: Mississippi pump proposal evokes strong reactions 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Conservation groups have said, though, that the proposal to build huge pumps at the confluence of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers would be harmful and expensive. Engineers’ report bolsters proposed Mississippi pump project 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z They wrestled anti-ship obstacles into the James River in Virginia, the Dog River in Alabama and the Yazoo River in Mississippi. During the Civil War, the enslaved were given an especially odious job. The pay went to their owners. 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z All eight of Mississippi’s public universities also stopped flying the flag, joined by cities across the state, including Grenada, Magnolia, Starkville, Clarksdale and Yazoo City. As Symbols of the Confederacy Fall, Activists Say Mississippi’s Flag Should Be Next 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z A major component of the project was the completion of the Yazoo Backwater Levee in 1948. Mississippi Delta farmers face another difficult year with flooding, COVID-19 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The inmates will be sent to one of three designated quarantine sites - FCC Yazoo City in Mississippi, FCC Victorville in California and FTC Oklahoma City - or to a Bureau of Prisons detention center. Federal prison system to begin moving nearly 7K inmates 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The department said all the crimes were committed on Sept. 7, 2013, in Yazoo County. Inmate dies in hospital of Mississippi’s Parchman prison 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in April 2019 that the agency would reconsider the decision that has blocked the proposal for huge pumps to be built at the confluence of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers. US engineers examine impact of Mississippi pump proposal 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Coronavirus cases were reported last week at a federal prison in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Analysis: More jail review sought over coronavirus concerns 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z An ex-flirt wants to win the Yazoo City, Miss., beauty contest her cousin won years before. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Some exhibiting flu-like symptoms were not tested or quarantined at several facilities, including at the FCI Yazoo City in Mississippi and at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, according to inmates and advocates. Federal prisons struggle to combat growing COVID-19 fears 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Taylor was being held at a federal prison in Yazoo City, Mississippi; Fogle was being held at a federal prison in Littleton, Colorado, Bureau of Prison records show. Federal judge overturns Jared Fogle associate’s child porn conviction 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The Corps of Engineers filed a public notice Thursday in the Federal Register saying it will prepare a new environmental impact statement for the Yazoo Backwater Area north of Vicksburg. US engineers examine impact of Mississippi pump proposal 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z "It moved me but it also makes you feel good," she says of the movie that features 80s pop tracks from the likes of Tears For Fears, Cyndi Lauper, Yazoo and Human League. Military Wives: 'Director didn't want us to sound too slick' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in news release a 24-inch pressurized pipe ruptured around 8 p.m. in a heavily wooded area off Highway 433 near the town of Satartia, located in Yazoo County. Mississippi pipeline rupture results in dozens hospitalized, hundreds evacuated 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z When recent heavy rains swelled a private Mississippi lake and began eroding its earthen dam, Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham was scrambling for a plan. Hundreds of dams lack emergency plans in rain-soaked South 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Video showed wakes caused by vehicles traveling on flooded roads slapping the side of a building in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Downpours cause flooding across Deep South 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z “The recurring flooding has demonstrated the need to complete the Yazoo Area Pump Project feature.” US engineers examine impact of Mississippi pump proposal 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z About 550,000 acres of land have been underwater in the rural Yazoo backwater area of the lower Mississippi delta since this February. How we saw America in 2019 – Guardian US's favorite photographs 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z A shelter was opened at Yazoo County Junior High School in Yazoo City, but officials said it was expected to close by 10 a.m. on Sunday. Mississippi pipeline rupture results in dozens hospitalized, hundreds evacuated 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z A floodgate that allows the water to drain from what’s called the Yazoo backwater region was kept closed, because it was preventing even worse flooding from the Mississippi River. New county leaders to decide on flood debris hauling payment 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Their toil will only be worth it if it does not happen again; if the lessons of the man-made disaster of the 2019 Yazoo Backwater Area Flood are learned from. Editorial Roundup: Mississippi 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The Big Sunflower drains into the Yazoo River, and the group said the pumps would harm 200,000 acres of “nationally significant wetlands.” US engineers examine impact of Mississippi pump proposal 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Volunteers from an organization called Team Rubicon started working Wednesday in the Eagle Lake area north of Vicksburg, where the Yazoo backwater flood began in February and finally receded in August. Volunteers demolish homes damaged by months of flooding 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department assisted by Warren County and Mississippi Highway Patrol were also turning drivers around to keep them away from the area. Mississippi pipeline rupture results in dozens hospitalized, hundreds evacuated 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z The Deep South duo expanded in parallel, on land acquired from native peoples, Spain and, as a result of the Notorious Yazoo Land Fraud Case, Georgia. Analysis | Why Alabama and Mississippi have suddenly gone in opposite directions 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Senate passed a federal spending bill that includes $375 million for a number of projects in the Mississippi River and Tributaries system for flood control, including the Yazoo Backwater Area Pump Project. Editorial Roundup: Mississippi 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Gainwell, a former high school quarterback from Yazoo City, Mississippi, says he chose Memphis in part because of all the quality running backs the program was producing. Gainwell emerges as No. 23 Memphis’ latest standout rusher 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to complete the flood mitigation plan in the Yazoo Backwater Area by installing pumps. Mississippi editorial roundup 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z "We listened to a lot of Whitney Houston and Yazoo," says the singer. How Stranger Things inspired Stranger Songs 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Environmental advocates call the vetoed Yazoo Pumps project a $300 million boondoggle that would damage the natural ecosystem, largely to benefit industrial agriculture. No end seen to struggle as Mississippi flood enters month 4 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The pumps would have pumped backwater into the nearby Yazoo River if the floodgates were closed. Financial future of Mississippi Delta uncertain after rampant floods 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The Mississippi and Yazoo rivers are not going to sit idly by while we get our act together. Mississippi editorial roundup 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Yazoo Backwater Levee also protects thousands of square miles from inundation that could back up the Yazoo River north of Vicksburg. In Mississippi backwater, flood rises after weeks of waiting 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z In Mississippi, Warren County officials voted Friday to order evacuation of the Eagle Lake community, north of Vicksburg, even as state officials were closing two highways in neighboring Yazoo County. More rain possible for rivers as Tennessee looks to recovery 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Trapped inside levees with nowhere to go, the water has been rising inch by inch since February in what’s called the Yazoo backwater area. No end seen to struggle as Mississippi flood enters month 4 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The deer are part of a study that tracks and records the movement of mature bucks in parts of Madison and Yazoo counties along the Big Black River. Poachers suspected in deaths of 2 university research deer 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z And with momentum behind them, their cover of Yazoo's Only You saw the band easily top the festive charts. The Christmas protest No 1 you rarely hear 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z He does remind voters while Hyde-Smith was in a white academy, he and his twin sister were being called racial slurs while integrating Yazoo City High School in 1969. Mississippi senator banking on boost from Trump rallies 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The region is being affected by flooding behind the Yazoo Backwater Levee, which protects thousands of square miles of the Mississippi Delta region from even worse flooding by the Mississippi River. More rain possible for rivers as Tennessee looks to recovery 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Espy recalled how racist insults were yelled at him and twin sister and they were among the 17 black students who integrated the all-white Yazoo City High School in 1969. Trump tweets support of Mississippi senator ahead of runoff 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z The larger-than-life daughter of a share-cropper became a Democratic leader and county election commissioner in Yazoo County, Mississippi, after leaving the farm to attend school. Democrats eyeing White House flock to Iowa’s new star 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Yazoo County Sheriff Jacob Sheriff tells news outlets that Terrance Freeman was arrested Monday for accessory to armed robbery. Mississippi dispatcher accused of aiding co-worker’s robbery 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “Mississippi politics is black and white,” said Joe Thomas Jr., the Democratic county chair from Yazoo County, which includes Espy’s hometown, Yazoo City. In Mississippi Senate race, an African American Democrat faces a Republican using a Confederate symbol 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Yazoo County authorities found his body Wednesday in a field near Benton, Mississippi, off of state Highway 16. DNA identifies Louisiana man killed in Mississippi wreck 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z He was a justice of the peace in Yazoo City, the gateway to the fertile, brutal lands of the Delta. Pride and prejudice? The Americans who fly the Confederate flag 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Hudson most recently worked as principal of Yazoo City High School. Western Line hires 1st new superintendent in nearly 30 years 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z Robinson was convicted by a Yazoo County jury after the case was transferred from Humphreys County. Jurors convict ex-police officer of aiding 2015 murder 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Improvement projects are planned for airports in Vicksburg, Yazoo County, Philadelphia, Wiggins, West Point, Okolona, Picayune County and Ripley, as well as the airport at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Mississippi gets $2.4M in federal funds for airport upgrades 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Yazoo County Investigator Terry Gann says it appears King fell asleep while driving. DNA identifies Louisiana man killed in Mississippi wreck 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Morris grew up in Yazoo City, which served as an inspiration for much of his writing. 5 honored by Mississippi Arts and Entertainment museum 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Morris grew up in Yazoo City and wrote “North Toward Home.” 5 honored by Mississippi Arts and Entertainment museum 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z “Spending time in a county jail, it can make guys crack,” said Marvell Gordon, a public defender in Lauderdale and Yazoo counties. Stuck in jail: Poor Mississippi inmates wait long for trial 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The flat land of the Yazoo Backwater region easily floods, and nearby farmers’ crops can be wiped out. Mississippi River tributary deemed ‘most endangered’ river 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z He escaped the Yazoo County jail in 2007 and pleaded guilty to that charge a little more than a year later. Inmates captured after escaping correctional facility 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z In a speech periodically interrupted by cheers, the 27-year-old told state House members that his football coaches at Yazoo City High School and Mississippi State University helped to pave his way toward an award-winning career. Eagles player credits Mississippi roots for football career 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z In a speech periodically interrupted by cheers, the 27-year-old told state House members that his football coaches at Yazoo City High School and Mississippi State University helped to pave his way toward an award-winning career. Eagles player credits Mississippi roots for football career 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The ferry is the only public access to the Kings Point area since construction of the Yazoo Diversion Canal in 1903 cut it off from the mainland of Warren County. Kings Point Ferry closes until more pilots found 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Malone is now district attorney for Holmes, Humphreys and Yazoo counties. No new appeal for convict, despite defense lawyer’s romance 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z His mother, Malissa, a supplier for a Nissan dealership, raised four kids on her own in Yazoo City, Miss., a town of roughly 11,000 about 50 miles north of Jackson. Talking with ‘Trell’: Fletcher Cox fueled by conversations with his deceased brother 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z He also said residents of his 12,000-person hometown of Yazoo City inspired him to push forward. Eagles player credits Mississippi roots for football career 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z But Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Terry Gann tells local media that detectives now believe Scruggs was killed somewhere else and his body brought to Yazoo County. Investigator: Rural death scene faked, man killed elsewhere 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Now in her third year of teaching at Clarksdale High School, she works two shifts a week at a restaurant called the Yazoo Pass. More teachers are taking second jobs to make ends meet 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Ford, a Vicksburg Republican, won a runoff Nov. 28 in House District 54 in Warren and Yazoo counties. 3 Mississippi lawmakers sworn in after special elections 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z At his core, he’ll always be just a kid from Yazoo City. Talking with ‘Trell’: Fletcher Cox fueled by conversations with his deceased brother 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Kevin Ford won a runoff Tuesday in House District 54 in Warren and Yazoo counties. Republicans win 2 runoffs for Mississippi legislative seats 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The runoff in House District 54, in Warren and Yazoo counties, is between Dr. Randy Easterling, who’s a family practice physician, and Kevin Ford, an insurance company owner. 2 runoffs will fill seats in Mississippi House and Senate 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z She didn’t land a shift at Yazoo Pass until March. More teachers are taking second jobs to make ends meet 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Maybe even a Yazoo beat, a Billy Joel build, or Eminem's syntax. Review: Taylor Swift's Reputation ★★★☆☆ 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Yazoo City negotiated a deal with the state Board of Education in 2013 to retain local control. Analysis: Jackson school system might be too big to fail 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Court Clerk Arthur Johnston told The Clarion-Ledger that Mississippi has agreed to house the inmates at the federal correctional facility in Yazoo City. Mississippi to house 1,200 prisoners from Puerto Rico 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi, in a news release, said Pearson in August 2016 began smuggling tobacco into the federal prison in Yazoo County where he worked as a corrections officer. Ex-prison guard sentenced in bribery case 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Local news outlets reported on Monday new cases in Clarke, Hinds, Lauderdale, Monroe and Yazoo counties now bring Mississippi’s total to 41 this year. Mississippi reports 5 new West Nile virus cases, 41 total 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z “The rubber meets the road at a quality teacher in every classroom,” said Tom Taylor, assistant superintendent of schools in nearby Yazoo County. Two schools in Mississippi - lesson in race and inequality in America 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z The last entry highlights the life of Zig Ziglar, who grew up poor in Yazoo City and became a motivational speaker known around the world. ‘THE MISSISSIPPI ENCYCLOPEDIA’ 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z The other is in District 54 in Issaquena, Warren and Yazoo counties. November elections set to fill 2 Mississippi House seats 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Yazoo City, on the edge of the Mississippi Delta, is graced by magnolias, wisteria and a pastel-painted high street that bespeaks genteel decline. An ingenious bid to force improvements in Mississippi schools 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Yazoo County Coroner Ricky L. Shivers says Stinson was found dead in the bedroom of her Yazoo City home and her body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy. Mississippi woman dies in early morning house fire 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z The Republican governor also asks Trump to approve assistance to governments and nonprofit utilities in Adams, Calhoun, Carroll, Claiborne, Holmes, Jefferson, Montgomery, Webster and Yazoo counties. Bryant seeks federal tornado aid for people, governments 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z An investigation revealed that Pearson was paid about $10,000 by inmates and others for delivering tobacco to inmates at the Federal Prison in Yazoo County, where he worked as a corrections officer. Former federal prison guard pleads guilty to bribery 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The Yazoo County Coroner’s Office says the 33-year-old woman was found in the car outside an apartment complex just outside Yazoo City around 4 a.m. Woman is found shot to death behind steering wheel of car 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The lowest-rated school districts, such as Yazoo City’s, are overwhelmingly black; the best are mostly white. An ingenious bid to force improvements in Mississippi schools 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The alleged crime took place when Cheatham worked at the federal prison in Yazoo City. Corrections officer charged with taking cash for tobacco 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z I found that spot, at Moorhead, the junction of the Southern Railroad and the Yazoo and Delta line, known because of its initials as the Yellow Dog. 'The blues still stands for authenticity': my Mississippi road trip 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Money worries are not new to Tanya, who grew up in poverty in Yazoo City, Miss., in the Mississippi Delta. Basing Life on What You Can Afford 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The homemade alcohol and excessive nuisance contraband was found at the Yazoo facility. 2 regional prisons searched in contraband shakedown 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Yazoo City Police Chief Andre Lloyd tells WLBT-TV that the four men were shot early Monday morning after an argument at the Club 66 nightclub. 4 men killed in shooting in Yazoo City 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Still others found their way to nearby encampments at places like Yazoo River and Paw Paw Island. There Was a Refugee Crisis on U.S. Soil. We Know It as the Civil War 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z In addition to Bolivar, centers in Jackson, Yazoo, Alcorn, and Jefferson counties are no longer operating. Bolivar County Community Work Center closes 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Health and prison officials said Monday that 15 prisoners from the medium-security section of Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City remained hospitalized in three Jackson-area hospitals Monday. Botulism traced to prison hooch sickens federal inmates 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Justice says Mint Spring runs through the Military Park and along the southern edge of the cemetery, and drains into the Yazoo River Diversion Canal. National Park Service seeks to repair cemetery erosion 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The ferry provides the only access to an island that was cut off from the mainland when the Yazoo Diversion Canal was built in 1903. Warren County to try again on Kings Point ferry overhaul bid 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z After serving 14 years, Mr. County is set to leave the Federal Correctional Institution in Yazoo City, Miss., on July 28, 2016. Obama Commutes Sentences for 61 Convicted of Drug Crimes 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z And Yazoo City, Miss., where a 25-year-old man in a nightclub was shot in the chest and died. Gun violence in America is out of control 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Yazoo County fire investigator and the state Fire Marshal’s Office. Man dies in Yazoo County apartment fire 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Born in Yazoo City, Pinkston spent his growing years on the famed Church Street. Journalist Randall Pinkston revisits Mississippi roots 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z A van delivered him to Yazoo City’s Greyhound station, where he bought a hot dog to liberate his palate after 9,000 days of prison food. After 25 years, San Antonio man has a chance to begin again 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Morgan, a white state senator from Yazoo City, Miss., married Carrie V. Highgate, a black teacher from New York, in Mississippi, and continued winning elections. Five myths about Reconstruction 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Mayor George Flaggs said 26 households remain displaced in the northern portion of the city, which isn’t protected from the Yazoo River by a levee. River flood threat cut; residents still feel effects 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The new chancery judges are in the 4th District in Amite, Franklin, Pike and Walthall counties; the 11th District in Holmes, Leake, Madison and Yazoo counties; and the 20th District in Rankin County. Miss. gets new laws: Hospital finances, judges, trooper pay 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Richard Elliott, who headed the project, said that with winter rains, river water from the Yazoo backs up into several gullies along the arboretum trail. Bridge improve access to Greenwood arboretum 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z He stood up and followed her to the office of an associate warden at the medium-security federal penitentiary in Yazoo City, Mississippi. After 25 years, San Antonio man has a chance to begin again 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Listening to Only You by Yazoo while drinking Coors Light and eating cake and crying 40. Fifty-two things to enjoy in the fifty-two weeks before the US election 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z At the time of the alleged crime, Barrett worked as a licensed practical nurse at a nursing home in Yazoo City. Nurse arrested in drug case 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z We had a job at the Highway 465 bridge up the Yazoo a little bit and that job would have been perfect for the Mat Sinking Unit if we could have gotten it up there. Corps’ Mat Sinking Unit looking to automation 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The declining volume of goods moving on the Yazoo River has meant federal officials have set aside scant funds maintenance of the waterways, Smith said. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Barbour said he grew up in a family of Democrats in Yazoo City and became a Republican when he was a senior at the University of Mississippi. Barbour: Mississippi needs ‘salt-and-pepper’ party diversity 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Jacob Stewart, who lived in Yazoo City, Mississippi, placed such an ad trying to find his mother, sister and brother. Harrowing exhibit about slavery in New Orleans 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Rob Trammell, of Yazoo County, is also happy the wildlife management areas will remain open, but the possibility of closure in the future overshadows that. Mississippi WMAs get one-year reprieve 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Tom Lee who runs Hintson Farms on Mississippi Highway 3 between International Paper and the Yazoo County line says he’s killed more than 100 hogs since October. Wild hogs threaten Mississippi economy, expert says 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z That policy has led to a self-reinforcing loop on the Yazoo River, where poor maintenance makes the river increasingly tough to navigate - ensuring that traffic drops further. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z He’s from Yazoo City, Mississippi, but is headed to Oklahoma. Mississippi State relishes quiet, productive signing day 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Project engineers say Luhr Brothers Construction Co. filled in areas along 500 feet of the bayou’s bank south of the bridge, using the Yazoo Backwater Levee as a detour to save 465 from structural damage. Corps: Steele Bayou bank work completed early 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z Fishing and boating along the channel from the Steel Bayou Control Structure to the Yazoo River is prohibited. Mississippi 465 bridge to close for repairs 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z He said he’ll be watching Saturday from his home in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and rooting for Mississippi State in the morning and Ole Miss in the afternoon. Mississippi becomes epicenter of college football 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Raimondo said there hasn’t been any maintenance on the Yazoo’s navigational channel since federal stimulus money allowed the Corps of Engineers to snag downed trees in 2009. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, also known as the Yazoo-Delta, was known to locals as the “Yellow Dog.” Blues Trail honors railroad crossing 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z By the time the first presidential returns began to crawl across the screens at the medium-security federal prison in Yazoo City, Miss., the number of inmates gathered to watch had topped 100. He's no longer a prisoner of the war on drugs 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Other deaths were reported in Madison and Yazoo counties. Miss. officials: Third death from West Nile virus 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Then, in 1842, when Joseph finally became stable financially, he arranged for his 17 year old brother to become the apprentice to a kindly Yazoo City doctor, Washington Dorsey. The Louisiana Swamp Doctor Gained Distinction as a Chronicler of the American Frontier 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “What’s happening with the Yazoo River is it’s no longer maintained other than for drainage purposes,”?Smith said. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The weird thing was, after Yazoo split up I was thinking of writing Vince a letter offering my services. Andy Bell: 'I'd had enough of being bullied' 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “People saw the Tea Party as the bigger threat,” said Carl Brown, a black 44-year-old pastor, who was sitting in Scott’s Style Shop, a barbershop in Yazoo City. Blacks Regain Sway at Polls in Mississippi 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The museum is housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot. Old Depot repairs to get federal funds 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z When his new floating home docked at Yazoo City one day in 1836 Henry decided on the spur of the moment to go look up another brother, Joseph, whom he heard was a successful businessman. The Louisiana Swamp Doctor Gained Distinction as a Chronicler of the American Frontier 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Moving grain, fertilizer or other products by boat could dramatically cut shipping costs, operators say - but changes on the Yazoo River make operating as far up as Greenwood a difficult proposition. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The former Yazoo and solo singer has sold more than 20m records, including Only You, Don't Go, Situation and Nobody's Diary. Singer Alison Moyet tells how Elvis Costello blunder led to agoraphobia 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Officials recovered the body of Patrauna Hudson on Monday after she was last seen playing outside near her parent’s home in Mississippi’s Yazoo City northwest of Jackson the previous evening, according to the Associated Press. At Least Two Dead as Severe Storms Deluge the Southeast 2014-04-08T08:48:10Z Sunday in Yazoo City, the Delta region northwest of Jackson. Storms Sock the Southeast, Killing 2 People 2014-04-08T02:59:14Z The child was missing in Yazoo County, where homes and businesses also were flooded, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said. Girl missing after storm sparks flash flooding in Mississippi 2014-04-07T12:03:45Z “In my father’s era, we moved a considerable amount of tonnage off that river over the years with the operators in Belzoni and Yazoo City - along with occasional runs up to Greenwood,” Smith said. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z “There are a lot of people on food stamps who shouldn’t be,” Mr. Bond said in a recent interview at the Yazoo Country Club. In Mississippi, a Divide on Farm Aid and Food Stamps 2013-12-10T18:24:18Z We are told by the interesting French writer, La Page, that the first man to proceed across the continent to the shores of the Pacific was a Yazoo Indian, Montcachabe or Montcacht Ape by name. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z On my arrival at Yazoo City, I found every thing quiet, and the place unoccupied by troops. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z The Arkansas, Big Black, Yazoo, Red River, and many others, all pouring their wealth into the main artery, the Mississippi, upon whose mighty current it floats down to the grand reservoir, New Orleans. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z Even without a massive project to ensure water levels, consistent maintenance on the Yazoo would make shipping on the river much more practical and reliable, Smith said. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Trustee's Sale.—Plantation and negroes in Washington County, Mississippi; and Yazoo city town lot and buildings. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Another pardon went to the grandson of a couple who once lived near Mr. Barbour’s family in his hometown, Yazoo City. Many Pardon Applicants Stressed Connection to Mississippi Governor 2012-01-27T19:57:17Z From the time that I finished my trip to Yazoo City until the next November I had but very little to do, and nothing occurred of interest in my experience as a scout. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z It is situated in the centre of the Yazoo Delta, a rich cotton-producing region, and its industries are almost exclusively connected with that staple. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It’s now been decades since barges worked the upper reaches of the Yazoo River to pick up shipments from Greenwood. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Haley Barbour, who grew up in Yazoo City, called the scene “utter obliteration.” Miss. church destroyed twice, once by fire and once by tornado, celebrates rebuilding 2011-11-19T16:38:29Z The position of Congress and of the Supreme Court with reference to Georgia’s policy in the Yazoo Frauds also aroused distrust of the Federal government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z I then crossed the Yazoo River to the west, and visited the neighborhood of Silver Creek, at a point eighteen miles from Yazoo City. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Greenville is served by the Southern and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railways, and by various passenger and freight steamboat lines on the Mississippi river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z A lack of regular maintenance on the waterways and frequently low water levels have made bringing barges up the Yazoo River challenging except during very brief windows. Barges long gone, goods moving on Yazoo River declines 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Money and arms galore were promised those infamous enough to enter into this conspiracy to extend the northern boundary of Spain's possessions east of the Mississippi to the Yazoo. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z In a short time many tracts had been granted on Red River, on the Mississippi, and on the Yazoo. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z I took my rifle and went to Chickasaw Landing, on the Yazoo river, where I succeeded in getting on board the steamer Diligent, a dispatch-boat, as she went down to the gun-boats with dispatches. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Among the worst-flooded areas in Mississippi was a large area of farmland just west of Yazoo City. Levees Save a Farmhouse, but Farming Is Still a Risk 2011-06-20T23:59:24Z I took steamer for Vicksburg, and thence passed up the Yazoo to Manchester, where I spent two days in the vain search for employment, offering to do any kind of work. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It barreled south to Vicksburg, Miss., overtopped the levees, and forced the Yazoo River to flow backwards for three days. The Mississippi River Flood and the Katrina Risk 2011-06-09T21:00:00Z About the same time Colonel Putnam led a company from New England to the Yazoo district. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The dispatches of General Johnston were brought across the country, by cavalry, to a point on the Yazoo River above Haines' Bluff. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Here the levee system was simply unfinished, and backwater from the Yazoo River spilled out unobstructed, forming a vast brown lake in a matter of days. Levees Save a Farmhouse, but Farming Is Still a Risk 2011-06-20T23:59:24Z Brett Robinson hopes to start planting soybeans Monday on a small fraction of his land to replace the corn he lost, but most of his land near Yazoo City, Miss., is still flooded. Historic flood begins to abate, but far from over 2011-06-04T16:33:00Z Four-year-old Seth Robinson stands in the middle of flooding that has submerged his father's corn crops in Yazoo City, Miss. A Mississippi resident drives on a flooded road north of Yazoo City. Missouri's devastating twister aftermath 2011-05-23T14:26:00Z And still, the backwater that is already inundating the farmland of the Mississippi Delta is continuing to rise to match the level of the river here, where the Yazoo River joins the Mississippi. A River?s Crest Arrives, And Is Set to Linger 2011-05-20T02:13:54Z At the time I undertook to make the trip, a part of the army operating for the capture of Vicksburg was engaged in trying to get through the Yazoo Pass into the Yazoo River. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Four-year-old Seth Robinson stands in the middle of flooding that has submerged his father's corn crops in Yazoo City, Mo. A Missouri resident drives on a flooded road north of Yazoo City. Visualizing the flooding 2011-05-16T23:17:00Z The Yazoo Backwater Levee has a foot of earth remaining before waters begin lapping over it, said Marty Pope, senior hydrologist with the National Weather Service. Historic Vicksburg, Mississippi faces flood siege 2011-05-17T02:30:38Z Further downstream, residents, farmers and crops near the Yazoo Backwater Levee are already flooded. Old levee breaches in Mississippi as main embankment holds 2011-05-14T18:47:01Z What is the significance of using this on the backside of the Yazoo Backwater Levee? That Sinking Feeling: How Can Flood Protection Be Improved? [Slide Show] 2011-05-13T22:15:00.217Z From Grenada I intended to visit Yazoo City, and left for that purpose the next morning after my arrival, on the road to Troy, which place I reached about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z The Yazoo Backwater levee is designed to hold the Yazoo River and the Mississippi from flowing into the south Delta. Levees shored up against record Mississippi floods 2011-05-13T01:11:08Z A possible breach of a levee that was built to relieve flooding on the Yazoo River would affect thousands of people in Cary, Hollandale and other towns south of Greenville, he said. Louisiana, Mississippi Urge Residents to Prepare for Flood 2011-05-12T11:56:44Z Mississippi’s Barbour said officials are concerned about a possible breach of a levee that was built to relieve flooding on the Yazoo River. Mississippi Floodwaters Move South as Cities Watch, Prepare 2011-05-11T22:15:00Z This town, which bills itself as the birthplace of Muddy Waters as well as the teddy bear, sits snugly in the arrowhead formed by the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. In Mississippi Delta, All Eyes on a Swelling River 2011-05-06T23:46:37Z At that time, however, I supposed his forces were at Fort Pemberton, near Greenwood, Miss., resisting the advance of the Federal force through the Yazoo Pass. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z A place she rents while repairs are being finished on her home in Yazoo County is in the flood zone, so she is on the run again, trying to salvage her family’s belongings. A Year Later, Gratitude in a Tornado-Torn Town 2011-05-05T16:08:29Z Late last year, the man from Yazoo City floated a new Southern strategy in what was probably intended as a positive Weekly Standard profile, and it went nowhere. Haley Barbour's neo-Southern strategy fails 2011-04-26T01:01:00Z Barbour was criticized after he said that he didn't remember the 1960s civil rights struggle in his hometown of Yazoo City as being "that bad." Mississippi lawmakers approve new civil rights museum 2011-04-05T01:03:48Z The anxiety here in the delta is concentrated on the Yazoo River, which forms the eastern border of the delta before joining the Mississippi just north of Vicksburg. In Mississippi Delta, All Eyes on a Swelling River 2011-05-06T23:46:37Z His manner of entering the city was singular: Taking a skiff in the Yazoo, he proceeded to its confluence with the Mississippi, where he tied the little boat, entered the woods, and awaited the night. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z By the 22nd, we had succeeded in opening up communication with the North by way of the Yazoo River and in obtaining supplies. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z One of his childhood friends, for example, that Yazoo City was riven by racial tensions in the 1950s and 60s, despite Barbour's rosy memories of that era. Haley Barbour's Martin Luther King problem 2011-02-28T15:25:00Z One of his childhood friends, for example, told me last year that Yazoo City was riven by racial tensions in the 1950s and 60s, despite Barbour's rosy memories of that era. Haley Barbour's Martin Luther King problem 2011-02-28T15:25:00Z But there and father up the Yazoo River, the flooding will cover hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, swallowing soybean and corn fields whole, submerging highways and pouring into homes. In Mississippi Delta, All Eyes on a Swelling River 2011-05-06T23:46:37Z Poor soldier! his mother lived in Yazoo City; and he was her only son. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z Benton, on the Yazoo, twenty-two miles to the north of Vernon, is a growing place, and issues a weekly newspaper. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z He prefers to keep working out of Yazoo City no matter what happens. In R.N.C. Battle, the Other Barbour Steps Out From Behind the Curtain 2011-01-12T18:59:03Z However, Garrow's papers do not indicate that Yazoo City was one of the stops. Haley Barbour's Martin Luther King problem 2011-02-28T15:25:00Z In the Weekly Standard profile, Barbour marvelled at the fact that Yazoo City's schools were desegregated without violence, unlike in many other towns in Mississippi. Haley Barbour friend: Yazoo City was that bad 2010-12-29T13:01:00Z Barbours, who are descended from Mississippi's third governor, were the heart and soul of Yazoo's gentry, as Andrew Ferguson's Weekly Standard profile responsibly establishes. What Haley Barbour's amnesia tells us 2010-12-22T13:01:00Z Manchester, on the Yazoo, has been but recently settled. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z It's not clear how many Yazoo City residents were part of the klavern. Haley Barbour and the KKK in Yazoo City 2010-12-21T18:23:00Z The recent Weekly Standard article on Barbour delves into the racial history of his home town, Yazoo City, and Barbour's recollections of his experiences there. Mississippi Gov. Barbour backtracks on racial remarks 2010-12-21T19:41:01Z But for Mangold, whose parents were both physicians in Yazoo City, another local institution is in the forefront of his memory of that era: the hospital. Haley Barbour friend: Yazoo City was that bad 2010-12-29T13:01:00Z Yazoo City's newly Republican leadership, on the other hand, chose orderly retreat. What Haley Barbour's amnesia tells us 2010-12-22T13:01:00Z There is a gradual slope or descent of the whole southern region of the Mississippi river, from the river Yazoo, in lat. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Haley Barbour of Mississippi, a potential Republican presidential candidate, recalled the 1960s civil rights struggle in his hometown, Yazoo City, saying, “I just don’t remember it as being that bad.” Discussing Civil Rights Era, a Governor Is Criticized 2010-12-21T02:10:03Z High winds inflicted "significant" damage to buildings in downtown Yazoo City, she said. Thirty injured as tornadoes, storms rip through South 2010-12-01T17:14:00Z "What happened in Yazoo City was the White Citizens Council used economic power to try to intimidate blacks not to be uppity," he says. Haley Barbour friend: Yazoo City was that bad 2010-12-29T13:01:00Z Recently, in a cover feature in the conservative Weekly Standard on his presidential ambitions, Mississippi governor and fellow Yazoo native Haley Barbour had occasion to reflect on that place, in those years. What Haley Barbour's amnesia tells us 2010-12-22T13:01:00Z It is seventy-six miles from the mouth of the Yazoo, on the Mississippi. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z “In Yazoo City they passed a resolution that said anybody who started a chapter of the Klan” would be “run out of town,” Mr. Barbour said. Discussing Civil Rights Era, a Governor Is Criticized 2010-12-21T02:10:03Z Mississippi was hit by violent spring weather for the second weekend in a row after 10 people died in a powerful tornado that tore through Yazoo City. Flooding hits Tennessee, nearby states 2010-05-04T01:46:00Z Built in the mid 1950s with federal assistance, the Yazoo City hospital was, at the insistence of the local White Citizens Council, a whites-only facility, Mangold says. Haley Barbour friend: Yazoo City was that bad 2010-12-29T13:01:00Z Barbour's invocation of the Council when asked how the Yazoo schools managed to integrate without violence some fifteen years later was gratuitous and strange. What Haley Barbour's amnesia tells us 2010-12-22T13:01:00Z Ninety percent of homes in Yazoo County, the worst affected, were insured but 90 percent of homes in nearby Holmes County, which was also struck, lacked insurance, Chaney said. Mississippi counts cost of storms that killed 10 2010-04-26T23:06:00Z Four deaths were reported in Yazoo County, with five victims, including three children, killed in Choctaw County, and one in Holmes County. US tornadoes claim more victims 2010-04-26T11:06:00Z Barbour said Sunday that about 100 homes in Yazoo County and 38 in Choctaw County are not livable. Tornado leaves hundreds homeless in Mississippi 2010-04-26T04:00:00Z Mrs. Veazey was one of hundreds of Mississippians caught Saturday by violent weather that led to damaging high winds and powerful tornadoes, including one that cut a path from the Mississippi River through Yazoo City. Mississippi Residents Face Damage From Deadly Tornado 2010-04-26T00:50:00Z The menacing white mobs that gathered at the periphery of civil rights rallies in places like Yazoo City were almost exclusively male. What Haley Barbour's amnesia tells us 2010-12-22T13:01:00Z "There's a lot of hidden damage, like broken rafters," said Sandra Grayson, a retired teacher in Yazoo City who estimated her own insurance claim would run to thousands of dollars. Mississippi counts cost of storms that killed 10 2010-04-26T23:06:00Z At least 100 houses suffered severe damage in Yazoo County alone, he added. Search after Mississippi tornado 2010-04-25T16:17:00Z Four victims were in Yazoo County, and one was in Holmes County. 10 die as twisters tear across Southeast 2010-04-25T04:00:00Z Roofs were blown from buildings and hundreds of towering pine trees were snapped throughout Yazoo County, which has about 28,000 residents and is the hometown of Gov. Mississippi Residents Face Damage From Deadly Tornado 2010-04-26T00:50:00Z Five people died in Choctaw County, four in Yazoo County and one in Holmes County, said Greg Flynn, spokesman at the agency. Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials 2010-04-25T02:21:00Z Governor Haley Barbour said there was "utter obliteration" in Yazoo County, where three died, and he declared a state of emergency in 17 counties. Seven dead in Mississippi tornado 2010-04-25T00:10:00Z Five victims, including three children, were killed in Choctaw County, with four deaths reported in Yazoo County and one in Holmes County. Search after Mississippi tornado 2010-04-25T16:17:00Z Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said three deaths were reported in Yazoo County and three in Choctaw County in north-central Mississippi. 6 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured 2010-04-24T22:47:00Z Earlier last week, a colleague at the downtown Yazoo City department store where she works asked her to take the Saturday shift; Mrs. Veazey agreed. Mississippi Residents Face Damage From Deadly Tornado 2010-04-26T00:50:00Z "The Hinds County Sheriff's Department is sending two dozen deputies and 100 inmates to assist with the response in Yazoo County and clear debris," the emergency agency said. Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials 2010-04-25T02:21:00Z A church in Yazoo City was flattened and houses reduced to rubble. Seven dead in Mississippi tornado 2010-04-25T00:10:00Z There was a "high likelihood" of fatalities, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour told a news conference in Yazoo City where a church and restaurant as well as many homes were destroyed. Big tornado hits Mississippi, injuries reported 2010-04-24T21:50:00Z Haley Barbour told The Associated Press there was "utter obliteration" in parts of Yazoo County, an area where he is from. 6 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured 2010-04-24T22:47:00Z Exact figures were not available for Choctaw and Yazoo, two of the hardest hit counties. Mississippi Residents Face Damage From Deadly Tornado 2010-04-26T00:50:00Z In the forests one is reminded more of early days on the Ohio, the Yazoo, and the Red River of the South. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The first vessel destroyed by a submarine torpedo was the gunboat—ironclad—"Cairo," in the Yazoo River. A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865 The tornado hit Yazoo County and five other counties in an agricultural part of the state, said Greg Flynn of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Big tornado hits Mississippi, injuries reported 2010-04-24T21:50:00Z More than a dozen people were treated for cuts, bruises and broken bones in Yazoo City, said Laura Henderson, who works at the hospital there. 6 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured 2010-04-24T22:47:00Z Then there were boats for the Red, Arkansas, Yazoo, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and a dozen other rivers, tributary to the great Father of Waters. Campmates A Story of the Plains Pontoon train passed to the right in great hurry at 4 P. M. to be thrown toward the Yazoo. An Artilleryman's Diary He saw that the defenses facing the Mississippi and the lower part of the Yazoo were too powerful to be taken by storm. The Greater Republic A History of the United States They were soon on the road leading back to Yazoo City. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Now he sent his boats up through the Yazoo swamps, then they had a fight on the Arkansas River; and in this way he was kept busy. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read On the 17th we took the boat and ran up the Yazoo river about twelve miles, and landed again. A History of the Army Experience of William A. Canfield General Herron's command returned from their expedition to Yazoo City, having cleared the rebs out gloriously. An Artilleryman's Diary His aim was to sever the Confederate communications with the east by turning the defenses of the Yazoo and the Mississippi. The Greater Republic A History of the United States It was several hours before Mr. Hamilton received a reply from the lawyer in Yazoo City, Nevada. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Also that an engagement has occurred on the Yazoo, the enemy having several gun-boats sunk, the rest being driven back. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The citizens of Yazoo, Miss., have determined to make a charcoal road over the valley swamp of that place. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements They overpowered the Mississippi, hear: the Mississippi's and its mighty affluents as the Yazoo, the Red River, and others. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Both were failures, but the levees along the Yazoo were cut and many acres in the rear of Vicksburg overflowed, while a great deal of Arkansas and Louisiana was flooded. The Greater Republic A History of the United States It was found that it would require several days to get the through tickets for Yazoo City, and, in the meanwhile, the millionaire's son arranged for a big outdoor clambake for the youngsters. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son From the West, we have accounts, from Northern papers, of the failure of the Yankee Yazoo expedition. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital In the rear of the fortress there was a deep and rapid river with steep banks, probably the Yazoo; in the county of Tallahatchee. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots In November, 1862, General Grant started with an army from Grand Junction, intending to approach Vicksburg by the way of the Yazoo River and attack it in the rear. Ulysses S. Grant He decided as a consequence to turn the rear of the lines, and, securing an entrance into the upper part of the Yazoo, reach the rear of the batteries at Haines' Bluff. The Greater Republic A History of the United States "What do you expect to do when you get to the mine?" asked Frank, as, now that they were beyond the borders of Yazoo City, they were not afraid to talk of their object. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Polk telegraphs that our forces have captured and burnt one of the enemy’s gun-boats at Yazoo City—first taking out her guns, eight rifled 24-pounders. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital It is supposed that this village was on the Yazoo river, in the upper part of the State of Mississippi, about two hundred and fifty miles northwest of Mobile. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots It was provided with batteries along the river front and on the bank of the Yazoo to Haines's Bluff. Ulysses S. Grant One was an attempt to force a passage into the Upper Yazoo. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Oh, by the way, I had a letter from the man in Yazoo City I wrote to about your gold mine stock. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son The position of the two flag-officers was about four miles below the mouth of the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi, which enters the main stream on the east side not far above Vicksburg. Admiral Farragut All the same, the motorman on the Belt Line car swinging out of Yazoo Street into Commercial should have sounded his gong for the turning. Sundry Accounts I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. Ulysses S. Grant He was ready to enter into a treaty of commerce with us, but not until we should have renounced all claim to the navigation of the Mississippi River below the Yazoo. The Critical Period of American History When they reached the last stage of their journey and were within a few hours' ride of Yazoo City the five boys, at Tim's suggestion, changed from the parlor car to an ordinary one. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Above Natchez, the Yazoo from the east, and eighty miles below, the Red river from the west, unite their waters with the Mississippi. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The little house at the foot of Yazoo Street belonged to the widow. Sundry Accounts Our route, in the main, was down the valley of the Yazoo river. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 At the mouth of the Yazoo floated three Union gunboats,—the "Carondelet," the "Tyler," and the "Queen of the West." The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 But the miner and his men did not appear in Yazoo City. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Entering the telegraphic road from Yazoo City to Vicksburg, he had not gone far before he was confronted and hailed by a picket of the enemy. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In 1794-95 he was again made governor; and it was at this time, that, contrary to all expectations, he was prevailed on to sign the Yazoo Act. Stories Of Georgia As we trudged down the Yazoo valley, we continued to see things that were new and strange. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Porter had penetrated so far into the Yazoo country, that he could see how great damage could be inflicted upon the Confederates, if the expedition could but be carried out successfully. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 But, try as they did, they could not see a reason for Simon's presence in Yazoo City, nor for his remarks to Tim. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son A sound of puffing steam came from down the river, and soon a trio of gunboats loomed through the gloom, 305heading towards Yazoo City. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality When the people learned that the Yazoo Fraud had become a law, they rose up as one man to denounce it. Stories Of Georgia On the evening of June 7th, about sundown, we arrived at Haines' Bluff on the Yazoo river, and there went into camp. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 He had definite information to the effect, that, at Yazoo City, the Confederates had a thriving shipyard, at which they were pressing forward the construction of steam-rams with which to sweep the Mississippi. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Yes, a gold mine in—let's see where is it now—oh, in Yazoo City, Nevada. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Before the new day dawned he reached the backwater of the Mississippi, but in the darkness he missed the outlet of the Yazoo and paddled into what is called "Old River." Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Meetings were held in every county; and public opinion became so strong that those who had voted for the Yazoo Fraud found it dangerous to remain in the State. Stories Of Georgia We arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo river on the evening of June 3rd. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 While the Union fleet was thus fighting its way up to Vicksburg, the Confederates were working away at a great ram that they were building in a secluded spot far up the Yazoo River. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 I wrote to some men in Yazoo City and I made other investigations, so that I think it as safe an investment as any are in these days. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Waiting till their columns had passed and the nightfall made it safe for him to move, he mounted again and continued his journey in the direction of Snyder's Bluff on the Yazoo. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality After the Yazoo Fraud was passed, the people of the counties held indignation meetings. Stories Of Georgia Next morning we re-embarked at an early hour, and continued up the Yazoo. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 And as a result, on the Yazoo and Mound Bayou Branch of the Yazoo Central Railroad, we have one of the best-governed and most prosperous towns on the whole line. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization Thus it was that no unusual comments were made by the crowd at the station in Yazoo City when the five boys and a few other passengers alighted from the train. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Getting some slumber that day in his covert, he set out again as soon as night fell, paddling back into the Yazoo, from which he soon reached the Mississippi. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality By his bold, even violent opposition to the Yazoo sale, General Jackson had made himself the leader of the people. Stories Of Georgia On June 16th we left Haines' Bluff, and marched about two miles down the Yazoo river to Snyder's Bluff, where we went into camp. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 On the 14th of July, Flag-Officers Farragut and Davis sent the gunboats Carondelet and Tyler, and the ram Queen of the West, on a second expedition up the Yazoo to gain information of the Arkansas. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps Fifteen miles above Vicksburg the Yazoo River enters the Mississippi from the east, and twenty-five miles farther up Steele's Bayou connects the two rivers. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War The good steed had received a mortal wound, but by a final and desperate effort it carried its rider to the banks of the Yazoo River. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In electing the new Legislature, the only issue was Yazoo and anti-Yazoo. Stories Of Georgia I have read somewhere that "Yazoo" is an Indian word, signifying "The River of Death," and if so, it surely was correctly named. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 This formidable craft was approaching completion at Yazoo City. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps Before reaching the Mississippi the Yazoo makes a bend to the south, approaching the rear of Vicksburg. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War During the late movement against Vicksburg the national transports were fired upon by a rebel battery at Skipwith Landing, not many miles from the mouth of the Yazoo. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive The Yazoo Fraud itself had a somewhat vague beginning. Stories Of Georgia Sure enough, on July 29th we marched to the Yazoo river and filed on board the side-wheel steamer "Sultana," steamed down the river to its mouth, and there turned up the Mississippi, headed north. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 The Ellets, uncle and nephew, with the Monarch and Lancaster, steamed up the Yazoo River to reconnoitre. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps The man who was elected speaker in January 1870, by the Legislature that was elected in November 1869, was Judge Freeman E. Franklin, a white Republican from Yazoo County. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 See also General Lyman's projects for a Mississippi colony in the Yazoo delta area—all indicative of the pressure for land and the speculative spirit. The Frontier in American History But the War of the Revolution had so solidified public sentiment that nothing occurred to jar it until the Yazoo Fraud created some division. Stories Of Georgia The bold commander now transferred his base of supplies to the Yazoo River, which runs into the Mississippi a few miles above Vicksburg. History of the United States, Volume 4 About six miles above the Yazoo the Union gunboats encountered the Arkansas. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps At this date there were settlements along the Mississippi bluffs below the Yazoo bottom. History of the United States, Volume 2 Peck, the court held that the original Act of 1795, conveying the Yazoo grants, was a contract within the meaning of the Constitution which might not be impaired by subsequent legislation. Union and Democracy To this fact was due the intense excitement kindled by the Yazoo Fraud in 1794. Stories Of Georgia Her fame as instructor spread, and her services were secured as teacher at Yazoo City. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. On the 2d of January he returned to the mouth of the Yazoo, and there found McClernand armed with the bowstring and the baton. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps The Yazoo couldn't hold the water, and as the stream backed up, it would overflow its banks. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men Such was the status of the Yazoo land claims when Jefferson became President. Union and Democracy No boundary can now be fixed to the region then known as the Yazoo country. Stories Of Georgia Now, all this can be defeated by strongly occupying Vicksburg and plying a gunboat or two on the Yazoo river. A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland Soon after commencing the first canal spoken of, I caused a channel to be cut from the Mississippi river into Lake Providence; also one from the Mississippi river into Coldwater, by way of Yazoo Pass. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 She was going up the Yazoo river at the time, and had lowered a boat to search for torpedoes, which were known to be sunk there. In the Track of the Troops For a time the controversy over the Yazoo land claims seemed likely to be a reef on which Republican unity would be shattered. Union and Democracy Sullivan's description of the Yazoo lands was so glowing that another company was formed in Georgia. Stories Of Georgia The defences of Vicksburg, both on the Mississippi and Yazoo, had become greatly stronger. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. In the war that followed, the Choctaws sided with the French, the Chickasaws and Yazoos with the Natchez. French Pathfinders in North America The following gentlemen were elected permanent officers of the convention: President—Gen. W. R. Miles, of Yazoo county. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 News has been received that the Yankees were getting up the Yazoo river; and this morning General Walker's division left at 6 a.m. for Yazoo city. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 The feeling of the Legislature was so strong, that, after the Yazoo act had been repealed, it was decided to destroy all the records and documents relating to the corruption. Stories Of Georgia The one now in the Yazoo, called the Arkansas, had been taken away barely in time to escape the same fate, and, being yet unfinished, had been towed to her present position. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The government of Spain refused to make such a treaty except on condition that American vessels should not be allowed to descend the Mississippi river below the mouth of the Yazoo. The War of Independence The rest of his time was employed in exploring mounds along the upper Savannah River in Georgia and South Carolina and along the lower Yazoo River in Mississippi. Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 I calculate, therefore, that General Johnston must now have nearly 25,000 men between Jackson and the Yazoo. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 The new line started from the Mississippi at the mouth of the Yazoo River, and ran due east to the Chattahoochee at a point near where the town of West Point now stands. Stories Of Georgia Porter was absent in Deer Creek, one of the bayous emptying into the Yazoo, when Farragut's messenger arrived, but communication was held with General Grant, Captain Walke, the senior naval officer present, and General A.W. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Its rear rested on the rugged stone hills of the Chickasaba range, while its front rested on the marshes and bayous of the Yazoo. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels Roach took the fifty thousand dollars thus made and invested it in the Yazoo country. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer Below the Yazoo, on the west side, enters the Red. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Except in one or two counties, the men who voted for the Yazoo Fraud were compelled to hide themselves until the anger of the people had cooled. Stories Of Georgia The expedition went through Yazoo Pass, meeting many obstructions and difficulties, despite the work of Wilson's corps. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Taylor at Buena Vista, and he was then prosecuting a claim before Congress for his services as an agent among the Yazoo Indians. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis They published a caustic 'Protest' against the action of the caucus and denounced Madison for his 'want of energy,' his connection with the 'Federalist,' and his report upon the Yazoo claims. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail The miasmatic and poisonous water of the Yazoo next enters, about ten miles above Vicksburg. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The Yazoo Fraud was a far different matter. Stories Of Georgia Though thus inconclusive, the attempt by Yazoo Pass has an interest of its own from the unique character of the difficulties encountered by the ships. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. I was born the first day of January, 1862 Born in Mississippi, Yazoo County. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Since the morning thundershower the Votaress had come ninety miles, yet the great Yazoo Delta was still ahead, abeam, astern, on the river's Mississippi side. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi The Yazoo receives its supply from bayous and swamps, though it has several considerable tributaries. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In the debate to which the "Yazoo Land Frauds," as they were contemporaneously known, gave rise in Congress, Hamilton's views were quoted frequently. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Fort Pemberton would then be taken between two divisions of the fleet, and must fall; while the numerous steamers scattered through the streams of the Yazoo country would be at the mercy of the gunboats. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Forty years ago not only the banks of the Yazoo and the Chattahoochee, but those of the Hudson, and the Charles, and the Wabash, were under the lash. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches The senator had long wished to do so, the judge was well acquainted, the general shook hands grandly, and the bishop blithely said the squire had the largest plantation on the Yazoo River. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi Pemberton was at last closely invested in Vicksburg and Grant could establish safe communications with the North by way of the lower Yazoo and up the Mississippi above its mouth. Abraham Lincoln There was a saloon called the Exchange near our house in Yazoo, and I remember once my father got into a game, there, with a gambler named Spence Thrift. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' When Farragut took New Orleans, she, with many river steamers, was taken to the Yazoo, and now met her end sunk in the swollen waters of a Southern creek. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. "She was intended for a cruiser, and they call her the Yazoo." Within The Enemy's Lines The captain, the commodore—for the commodore had returned—the Gilmores, the Yazoo couple, the pilots overhead, all waited with lively and knowing gaze. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi Four colored men were lynched at Yazoo, Miss., on Saturday last. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside One time a man came up the Yazoo to take up land and went to stop with Baldy Parker. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' It was known that up the Yazoo was an ironclad ram, similar to one that had been building at Memphis when the capture of that city led to its destruction. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. "I have to regret to-day more than ever before 189 that we failed to capture the Bellevite, for I find that she is even faster than the Yazoo," added the captain. Within The Enemy's Lines Manned by brave officers and crew, it came down the Yazoo into the Mississippi, and, secure in her fancied invulnerability, challenged the whole Union fleet which was assisting in the siege of Vicksburg. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders Dear Sir, I have now the honor to return you the petition of Mr. Moultrie on behalf of the South Carolina Yazoo company. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 It used to be said that I 'owned' the Yazoo River when I was running my line. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The Yazoo having been entered early in the morning, the Arkansas was met unexpectedly about six miles from the mouth. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The discovery was not calculated to fan the hopes of Captain Carboneer and his officers, though the two Unionists on board of the Yazoo were elated. Within The Enemy's Lines A second was to force the gunboats and transports up the tortuous and swampy Yazoo to find a landing far north of Haines's Bluff. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History In addition to the vacancy from Yazoo, created by the death of Speaker Franklin, one had also occurred from Lowndes County, which was one of the safe and sure Republican counties. The Facts of Reconstruction His father was Governor of the State at the time of the passage of the celebrated Yazoo Act, alienating more than half of the territory of the State. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The Confederates now having possession of the point opposite Vicksburg, Davis moved his fleet to the mouth of the Yazoo, and finally to Helena. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. "But the Yazoo is not using her guns." Within The Enemy's Lines A third was for the flotilla to enter through Yazoo Pass and Cold Water River, two hundred miles above, and descend the Yazoo to a hoped-for landing. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History We beat the woods for thirty miles round my house, crossed the Mississippi, went up as far as Memphis, and down to Helena and the Yazoo river; nothing was to be seen or heard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 The country upon the Yazoo River—and indeed the entire northern portion of the State—had but recently been quit of its Indian population, and was rapidly filling up with an active and enterprising people. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest It was therefore preferred first to make every effort to turn the position from the north, through the Yazoo country. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. "Probably they are getting a couple of stern chasers ready for use," answered Christy; and this explanation was soon proved to be correct by the report of a gun at the stern of the Yazoo. Within The Enemy's Lines In the deep black loam of the Yazoo Delta they prosper as cotton growers. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making As she passed the mouth of the Yazoo river, another steamer, apparently of her own calibre, rounded gracefully into the channel, from a wood-yard. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue They abandoned their homes and the graves of their ancestors for a new one in the lovely region they found on the hills extending from the mouth of the Yazoo to Baton Rouge. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The naval vessels, on the 24th of January, lay off the mouth of the Yazoo, and from there to the neck of land opposite Vicksburg, where the army under Grant's orders was disembarking. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The pursuer had ceased to discharge her guns, and those of the Yazoo were useless under present circumstances. Within The Enemy's Lines The scheme these gentry have afoot is just a Yazoo business. Lewis Rand About two weeks afterward, the captain of the Ticonderoga received orders to proceed with his vessel to Helena, and take command of an expedition which was preparing to start down the Yazoo Pass. Frank on a Gun-Boat The test of public confidence and social respect was opposition to the Yazoo fraud. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest His rapid movements and the neglect of those in charge to provide tow-boats stopped her from being taken to the Yazoo, where she might yet have been an ugly foe for the fleet. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The situation was becoming more exciting on the deck of the Yazoo, judging by the sounds that came from it. Within The Enemy's Lines You let Yazoo companies and the Promised Land alone! Lewis Rand This was Fort Pemberton, the only formidable fortification the rebels had between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. Frank on a Gun-Boat His Shibboleth was, that the disgrace of the State must be wiped out by the repeal of the Yazoo Act; and repeal rang from every mouth, from Savannah to the mountains. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The expedition landed at several points, capturing a steamer with a quantity of ammunition and dispersing parties of the enemy, and proceeded as far as the Yazoo River. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. It was of short duration, for the ship's company of the Yazoo were outnumbered at least two to one. Within The Enemy's Lines She was towed to Yazoo City and there completed. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation I haven't been on board since we were down Yazoo Pass. Frank on a Gun-Boat This company was known as the Georgia Company, and the territory as the Yazoo Purchase. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Going on thirty miles farther, the rams were sent twenty miles up the Big Sunflower, one of the principal tributaries of the Yazoo. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. He expected to be saved from the fate of a prisoner of war, but he was not ready to believe that the Yazoo would be sent to the North as a prize. Within The Enemy's Lines On the morning of the 15th of July, the Arkansas emerged from the Yazoo River, fifteen miles above Vicksburg. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation The South Carolina Yazoo Company made the most serious effort to get possession of the coveted territory. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Then, with a Promethean or convex glass condensing the sun's rays, he kindled the flame which consumed the records containing the hated Yazoo Act. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The greater part of the powder was in a powder-boat a mile away in the Yazoo, but small supplies for the immediate service of the battery were kept in temporary receptacles in the fort. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The Yazoo was shaking in every fibre of her steel body, and it was plain that Captain Carboneer was straining her to the utmost to effect his escape. Within The Enemy's Lines That night in bivouac acquainted me with some of the discomforts of war-making on the Yazoo. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Efforts were made by the original South Carolina Yazoo Company to sue Georgia in the Federal Courts, which led to the adoption of the Constitutional provision forbidding such action. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 On this account it was that, upon a memorable occasion, Dooly declared that Troup's mouth was formed by nature to pronounce the word Yazoo. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The enemy, notwithstanding what had been done at Yazoo Pass, were taken by surprise, not having believed that even gunboats would try to penetrate by those marshy, willowy ditches. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Sometimes as individuals, sometimes as large companies, they sought to procure wild lands on the Wabash, the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Yazoo. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 A division was to be embarked on the transports, and landed as near as possible to the Rebel fortifications on Haines's Bluff, several miles up the Yazoo. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation He raised soldiers, and drew up a formal contract, entered into between the South Carolina Yazoo Company and their troops of the Yazoo Battalion—over five hundred men in all, cavalry, artillery and infantry. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Siding with the Yazoo Company, he soon made himself odious to their enemies. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest The vessels then passed down the Yazoo, burning a large saw-mill twenty-five miles above Yazoo City, till they came to the Big Sunflower River. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. He wandered over the swamps and marshes, the moss-grown jungles, and the forests of the Gulf states, and spent the winter of 1541 near the Yazoo River. A School History of the United States After the fighting was ended and the army had re-embarked, preparatory to leaving the Yazoo, General Sherman was relieved from command by General McClernand. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation In 1795 the land companies, encouraged by the certainty that the United States would speedily take possession of the Yazoo territory, again sprang into life. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 The Government had seized the steamer chartered for Brazil, in order to bring troops from the Yazoo River to New Orleans to stop the rioting. Edison, His Life and Inventions Sherman, had arrived on the 26th, and landed on the low ground above the old mouth of the Yazoo, the gunboats occupying the sweep of river around them for a length of eight miles. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Before them lay the sluggish waters of Chickasaw Bayou, where Sherman had sustained a severe defeat at an earlier time, and farther away flowed the deep, muddy Yazoo. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis I had passed Memphis, almost without stopping, and was not aware of the existence of the prohibitory order until I reached the Yazoo. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation By means of this fort they intended to control all the territory enclosed between the rivers Mississippi, Yazoo, Chickasaw, and Mobile. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 I found a provost marshal of freedmen at Yazoo City—Lieutenant Fortu, who seemed to understand his duties well, and to have performed them satisfactorily. Report on the Condition of the South On the 15th of May Porter went to the Yazoo and there awaited news from the army. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. I'm from the Yazoo valley myself, an' if I hear of the young fellow I'll send him down this way. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis Once seated where he had his antagonist's army inclosed, General Grant opened his lines to the Yazoo, supplied himself with every thing desired, and pressed the siege at his leisure. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Before this occurred the South Carolina Yazoo Company had striven to take possession of its purchase by organizing a military expedition to go down the Mississippi from Kentucky. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 The Mississippi from the east received no important tributaries south of the Ohio; such rivers as the Yazoo being purely modern and wandering about in the ancient filled-up valley as does the modern Mississippi itself. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 The Yazoo is first called, in the northern portion of the basin, the Cold Water, then the Tallahatchie, and, after receiving the Yallabusha from the east, the Yazoo. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Dumont who was stationed at Natchez and also on the Yazoo, describes the game and speaks of it as "La Crosse." Indian Games : an historical research From this place to the mouth of the Yazoo, we moved leisurely down the Mississippi, halting a day near Milliken's Bend, almost in sight of Vicksburg. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Much the most famous, or, it would be more correct to say, infamous, of these companies were those organized in connection with the Yazoo lands. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 In a question arising out of grants of land by the Georgia legislature in the Yazoo district, it had been claimed that any such grant could be withdrawn by a subsequent legislature. Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 Admiral Porter issued orders, dated November 21st, to Captain Walke to enter the Yazoo with all his gunboats, except the Benton and General Bragg left at Helena, and to destroy any batteries that he could. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The total amount appropriated by Congress on the pretense of settling the claims of the various capitalists in the "Yazoo Claims" was $1,500,000. Great Fortunes from Railroads We passed a portion of Christmas-Day near the mouth of the Yazoo. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation This means everything under water, clean to the Yazoo. The Law of the Land The differences between the tributaries of the Mississippi in this respect are remarkable, the Missouri discharging only fifteen per cent., the Yazoo not less than ninety. The Earth as Modified by Human Action There was no other favorable position for defensive works down to Yazoo City. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. On the 26th of May I sent Blair's division up the Yazoo to drive out a force of the enemy supposed to be between the Big Black and the Yazoo. The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, Part 3. On the morning of the 26th of December, the fleet of sixty transports, convoyed by several gun-boats, commenced the ascent of the Yazoo. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation It engaged in the Yazoo expedition under Sherman, who was by that time a major-general of volunteers, and took part later in Grant's operations around Vicksburg. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom Farragut, getting very anxious about the shoaling of the water, was then preparing to run down when he heard firing in the Yazoo, a tributary that joined the Mississippi four miles higher up. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray On the 24th Hill's plantation was reached, and the vessels returned without further adventure to the mouth of the Yazoo, where Porter communicated with Farragut, who still remained near the lower end of the canal. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. A few moments after I had heard the news of McClernand'a arrival, I saw Sherman pulling about in a boat, and hailed him, informing him that McClernand was at the mouth of the Yazoo. Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman — Volume 1 Ten or twelve miles above its mouth, the Yazoo sweeps the base of the range of hills on which Vicksburg stands, at a point nearly behind the city. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation I was bound and taken to prison, and that night put on a steamboat and taken up the Yazoo river, and set to work on a farm. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter Grant was delighted, and, in the absence of Porter, who was up the Yazoo, sent Farragut an Ellet ram and some sorely needed coal. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Transportation on the Yazoo by the Confederates was now broken up below Fort Pemberton, while above it a few steamers only remained. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. I will send up from Haines's Bluff an expedition of gunboats and transports combined, to feel up the Yazoo as far as the present water will permit. Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman — Volume 1 General Sherman's plan was to effect a landing on the Yazoo, and, by taking possession of the bluffs, sever the communication between Vicksburg and the interior. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation He had a family somewhere down near Yazoo City; but he stayed away from the States on account of an uncontrollable liking he had for the absence of a Yankee government. Roads of Destiny But Van Dorn cut Grant's Page 164 long line of land communications at Holly Springs, forcing Grant back for supplies and leaving Sherman, who had made his way up the Yazoo, completely isolated. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray A year before, in the Yazoo bayous, the position had been most critical, but there the peril came from the hand of man and was met and repelled by other men. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Many of our men, to this day, have reminders of the Yazoo in ague, fevers, and diseases of the bowels. Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman — Volume 1 On the following day we withdrew from the Yazoo, and ended the second attack upon Vicksburg. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation |
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