A fire destroyed two historic homes in Yazoo City, authorities said.The Monday night fire began in one home on Madison Street and spread to the house next door, fire officials said.A woman was inside ...

A wildfire that started as a house fire Monday continued to burn in Yazoo City Tuesday afternoon as multiple crews battled the blaze. Mississippi Forestry Commission spokeswoman Brighton Forester ...

YAZOO CITY, Miss. — A 61-year-old Yazoo City man died in a house fire, authorities said. When firefighters arrived about 3:30 a.m. Monday at 411 Maynie Street, they saw heavy smoke coming from a ...

Residents of Yazoo City are picking up the pieces after weekend flash flooding left extensive damage to homes and property. Magnolia Thomas' home on Short Jackson Street was surrounded by water on ...

The witch, according to legend, died on May 25, 1884 — 20 years to the day before the great fire that destroyed the town, which leveled 200 homes and almost every business in Yazoo City.

Yazoo City, a town of about 14,500, is 40 miles north of Jackson. The fire happened days before a woman from nearby Tchula is to stand trial for manslaughter in the deaths of six children a year ago.

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

YAZOO CITY — The defending state-champion Yazoo City Indians chose the right moment ... the Indians raced past rival Canton 69-42 in a Top 10 Region 2-5A showdown in front of a packed house on ...