Yazoo County’s Miss Hospitality 2018 Represents Yazoo at State Competition Miss D’Avia Henry-Peyton, the first Yazoo County Miss Hospitality who was chosen through an informal pageant this spring presented by the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau, represented Yazoo County’s hospitality industry at the Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant July 15th through July 21st in Hattiesburg, Miss. D’Avia is the daughter of David and Patricia Henry-Peyton. Thirty-one young women were chosen at the local level to represent their areas this spring and began their state competition experience on July 15th, staying on campus at the University of Southern Mississippi. Together, they learned more about their state, about public speaking, about the hospitality industry and economic development, and prepared for the public portion of the state competition. The final two days of the competition took place on July 20th and 21st at the Hattiesburg Saenger Theatre in front of spectators from all
Read More... →Yazoo Music Festival 2018 Main Street in Yazoo City will be filled with live music on Saturday, October 6, 2018! Save the date! Mark your calendars now! Be sure to visit our event page on Facebook. Click here to let your friends know you are going to be there! Join us! Enjoy FREE live music by: Jimmy “Duck” Holmes Truck Patch Revival Anissa Hampton Southern Komfort Brass Band Tawanna Shaunte Mr. Sipp ” The Mississippi Blues Child “ DanI Johnny Rawls Gary “Lil G” Jenkins of the R&B group Silk Ms. Jody Sir Charles Jones Check out this Yazoo Music Festival 2018 playlist on Spotify! On October 6, 2018, the first Yazoo Music Festival will take place on colorful Main Street in historic downtown Yazoo City. Admission to this professionally produced event will be FREE! This brand new festival will present a great mix of artists from a variety of
Read More... →Yazoo Day 2018 “There’s No Place Like Home” The Yazoo Hometowners Club, Inc. – Chicago Chapter – presents Yazoo Day 2017 in Yazoo City on June 29 and June 30, 2018. Yazoo Day 2018 Schedule of Activities Meet & Greet/Registration Friday, June 20, 2018 6:00 pm – 11:30 pm Mary’s Happy Medium 123 W Broadway Yazoo City Complimentary light refreshments while they last Recognition Banquet Saturday, June 30, 2018 Reception 6:00 pm Recognition Awards Dinner 7:00 pm Ticket Cost: $60 Jevonne McCoy Elementary School Cafetorium 1835 School Drive Yazoo City Semi-Formal Attire For more info contact David Rozell at 312.576.8702 or Eddie B. Hines at PO Box 2311, Chicago, ILL 60690. Sponsored in part by the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Hills Meet the Delta Quilt Show Head to downtown Yazoo City on June 9th, 2018, for the Hills Meet the Delta Quilt Show at the Triangle Cultural Center 332 North Main St Yazoo City, Mississippi 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $2 and benefits the Friend of the Triangle. $750.00 in prizes will be awarded to competitors. Exhibitor and Vendor booths are available for $20 each. Lunch will be provided to exhibitors at noon. For more information contact Phyllis Haynes at 662-590-5415 or Lois Russell at 662-746-2273.
Read More... →The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County When: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 Time: 10:00 am at the Where: Yazoo Community Complex, 516 E Canal Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi Admission is FREE!! The Junior Auxiliary of Yazoo City in conjunction with the Yazoo Arts Council will present New Stage Theatre Arts-in-Education Touring Program’s production of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County from the story by Mark Twain, adapted by Joseph McDonough. About: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is the original short story that made Mark Twain famous! In this lively leaping stage adaptation this classic story comes to life as we explore the themes of honesty, transparency, and following the golden rule! Jim Smiley has built quite the reputation as a betting man. He will bet on everything from a horse race to a chicken race and anything in between! If you let him, before you know it he
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The Yazoo Arts Council presents John Maxwell in “Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?” When: Friday, May 4, 2018 Where: Trinity Episcopal Church, 323 N Main Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi Time: 6 pm reception | 7 pm performance Tickets: Available now in Yazoo City at Good Hope General Merchandise, Bank of Yazoo (Main Street branch), and Webb’s Pharmacy Price: General Admission $15 each Audiences in Yazoo City will have a unique opportunity to meet one of America’s greatest writers on Friday, May 4th, at 6:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church. John Maxwell’s internationally acclaimed one-man play on the life of the Nobel Prize-winning author, William Faulkner, will be presented by the newly revived Yazoo Arts Council, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the arts throughout Yazoo County, Mississippi. Maxwell has been presenting his highly engaging, entertaining, provocative and moving performance of America’s most decorated novelist for twenty-five years. He
Read More... →Soul Damage the Stage Play by Maximus Wright When: Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 3:00 PM Where: Yazoo City Community Complex (Boys & Girls Club building), 516 E Canal Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi Tickets: VIP tickets are $35 (SOLD OUT); General Admission tickets are $20, available for purchase by calling 601-678-6733 OR online at http://www.pho3nixrisingentertainment.com/sd-stage-play-tickets/ Tickets will also be available at the door on a first-come-first-served basis. This is the stage play based on the upcoming movie and the book Soul Damage by Maximus Wright. About Maximus Wright Maximus Wright is a proud Yazoo City, Mississippi native, and father of four, Jaime, Jeremiah, Zacharius, and Jordan. Maximus Wright is a 1997 graduate of Tougaloo College where he majored in Philosophy and Religion with an emphasis in English. Maximus has been mentored by “Mamie Brown’s Baby Boy,” Les Brown, as a motivational speaker and has traveled the country speaking and conducting seminars. In
Read More... →Fletcher Cox Hometown Hero Parade & Celebration When: Saturday, March 24, 2018 Where: Parade from Grand Avenue at 8th Street in Yazoo City heading north to the Yazoo County Fairgrounds Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Fletcher Cox is the latest Mississippian to win a Super Bowl ring. He was a standout athlete at Yazoo City High School who played football, basketball, and ran track. Cox was recruited to play football for Mississippi State University in 2009 and was drafted 12th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2012 NFL Draft. In his first Super Bowl appearance, Cox anchored the defensive line as the Eagles earned their first Super Bowl Championship in franchise history at Super Bowl LII. Cox is the first Yazooan to win a Super Bowl since Willie Brown won with the Oakland Raiders in 1976 at Super Bowl XI. Since becoming an Eagle in 2012, Cox has
Read More... →17th Annual Easter Egg Hunt Presented by The Yazoo Herald and Yazoo Parks & Recreation When: Friday, March 30, 2018, 10 am to 12 Noon Where: Wardell Leach Recreational Complex, 500 W 15th Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi What: Easter Egg Hunt including visits from the Easter Bunny, Music, and Food Vendors For: Children ages 1-12 accompanied by an adult Details: The Yazoo Herald and Yazoo Parks & Recreation present the 17th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, March 30, 2018, from 10 am to Noon at the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex on 15th Street in Yazoo City, Mississippi. There will be music, food vendors with food for sale. The Easter Bunny will be joining us to meet all the boys & girls who participate in the egg hunt so be sure to bring your camera! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Children will be divided into 4 age-appropriate groups: Walking
Read More... →Yazoo County Miss Hospitality Tea Competition The first ever Local Tea Pageant hosted by Yazoo County CVB will be held at the office of the CVB on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at 2 pm. A local winner will be crowned. Please see the information below for details and requirements. Applications are due by Friday, March 30, 2018. The Yazoo County Miss Hospitality Tea Pageant identifies, honors and utilizes young ladies between the ages of 18 and 24 for the purpose of serving as the County’s goodwill ambassador to promote the travel and tourism industry and economic development. The winner will receive a Five-Hundred Dollar scholarship from Yazoo County CVB in addition to representing Yazoo County and competing for more than $100,000 in scholarships and prizes in the Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant in July. Please click HERE to download the 2018-19 Application Tea Pageant Format Judges Panel Interview (each contestant individually)
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