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The City of Yazoo City presents three events celebrating Yazoo and the July 4th holiday! Friday, July 3, 2015 Motown Oldies Concert Featuring Henry Rhodes and the Mo Money Band at 8 pm on the grounds of the Triangle Cultural Center in downtown Yazoo City Saturday, July 4, 2015 Class Reunion Parade Time: 10:30am Classes from 1940 to 2015 from all Yazoo County Schools may participate (submit entry form on left to kwilliams@yazoocityms.us or by fax to 662-746-6506). Parade will travel through downtown Yazoo City on historic Main Street! Light Up the Night Fireworks Show Time: TBA House of Cards Band and DJ Hook at the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex   Events sponsored by the City of Yazoo City, the Yazoo County CVB, and other local businesses and organizations. For more information or questions regarding the parade line-up, please call the City of Yazoo City at 662-746-3211.   Be sure to

The Moving Wall Comes to Yazoo! The Moving Wall will be open to the public 24 hours a day from October 29 to November 2, 2015. Location: Intersection of Hwy 49 and SR 149 in Yazoo City 1490 E Broadway Yazoo City, MS 39194   THE MOVING WALL “The Moving Wall” is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for thirty plus years. When John Devitt attended the 1982 dedication in Washington, he felt the positive power of the “The Wall.” He vowed to share that experience with those who did not have the opportunity to go to Washington. John, Norris Shears, Gerry Haver, and other Vietnam veteran volunteers built The Moving Wall. It went on display for the first time in Tyler Texas in October 1984. Two structures of The Moving Wall now travel the USA from April through November,

Men’s Super Conference 2015 The Mississippi Baptist Laymen’s Movement Auxillary of the General Missionary Baptist State Convention presented the Men’s Super Conference 2015 in Yazoo City, Mississippi on Saturday, March 28th with an attendance of over 700! The event, which included interactive classes for boys and men, a Bible Bowl, Sword Drill and Youth Seminar, took place at the McCoy Elementary School in Yazoo City. We are so grateful to the organizers of this event for choosing Yazoo County, Mississippi, to hold this tremendous event. For more information, please visit www.gmbsc.org Sponsored in part by Yazoo County CVB through the Event Sponsorship Program

Screening of “Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town” in Yazoo City David Rae Morris will show his documentary film “Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town” in the auditorium of the Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City Friday, July 3rd, and Saturday, July 4th, 2015, at  12 noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm. DETAILS: Screening of “Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town” Date: Friday, July 3rd, and Saturday, July 4th, 2015, at 12 noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm Admission: $5 Where: Triangle Cultural Center, 332 North Main Street, Yazoo City, 39194 “Yazoo Revisited” was the winner of “Most Tranformative Film” at the 2015 Crossroads Film Festival. More about the film: “Yazoo Revisited” examines the history of race relations and the 1970 integration of the public schools in Yazoo City, Mississippi, the hometown of the late author Willie Morris, the

Award-winning photographer and photo editor Alysia Burton Steele will be in Yazoo City on Thursday, April 30, 2015, for a presentation of her book Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom from 5 pm to 7 pm. A Delta Jewels Community Gathering in Yazoo City Presentation includes: Book reading & signing Q&A period Meet & greet church elders from the book Audio presentation Refreshments For more information, contact KK Hill at the Triangle Cultural Center – 662-746-2273 Ms. Steele is the author of the forthcoming book, Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom, which is a collection of photographs of and oral histories about African American church mothers from the Mississippi Delta. The book is scheduled for international release on April 7. For more information, visit http://www.alysiaburton.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/deltajewelswisdom.  

All girls up to 12th grade are welcome to Meet Miss Mississippi Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray Friday, March 27th 4pm to 5pm – Tea Party with Miss Mississippi Girls up to 6th Grade FREE Must RSVP In Office or Online at www.fbcyazoo.org Saturday, March 28th 9am to 10:15pm Breakfast with Miss Mississippi All girls 7th Grade through 12th Grade FREE Must RSVP in the Office or Online at www.fbcyazoo.org In-Office Registration available at First Baptist Church in Yazoo City 328 Grand Avenue 662-746-2471

Don’t miss the Redeeming Grace Women’s Conference 2 Corinthians 12:9 Reflecting His Glory at the First Baptist Church in Yazoo City March 27th at 6:30pm and March 28th from 9am – 12pm Speaking by True Vine Ministry’s Andrea Lennon Worship by Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray Tickets are $25 Register online at www.fbcyazoo.org or At the FBC Office 328 Grand Ave Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-2471