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# Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi

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- [Yazoo City Christmas Parade](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-christmas-parade/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]2025 Yazoo City Christmas Parade It’s that time of the year again and we are looking for our largest parade ever!! If you or your organization is interested in participating in Yazoo
- [Yazoo County Fair](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-fair/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”15px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|auto|32px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Yazoo County Fair 2025″ image=”https://visityazoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image.jpeg” content_max_width=”662px” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Annie Use Your Telescope||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”46px” header_letter_spacing=”2px” body_font=”Poppins||||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#F16623″ max_width=”100%” min_height=”1595px” custom_margin=”5px||16px|||” border_radii=”off||||” border_width_all=”8px” border_color_all=”#ccce6d” border_style_all=”dotted” border_width_bottom=”8px” border_color_bottom=”#ccce6d” inline_fonts=”Acme,Antic” global_colors_info=”{}”] 2025 Dates: October 10 – October 18
- [Holiday Open House](https://visityazoo.org/holiday-open-house/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||9px|||”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”||7px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” inline_fonts=”Aleo,Alatsi,Amatic SC” custom_padding=”||0px|||” custom_margin=”||-232px|||”]Christmas Open House 2024 Sunday, November 3, 2024 Shop Yazoo for the Holidays Sunday, November 3, 2024, from 1 pm to 5 pm! Beat the big
- [Yazoo County 10 Can't-Miss Spots](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-10-cant-miss-spots/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” inline_fonts=”Aleo,Amatic SC” global_colors_info=”{}”]10 Must-See Spots in Yazoo County, Mississippi Many people plan their visits to Yazoo County around our annual events. But Yazoo County is a great place to visit year-round for anyone who enjoys an off-the-beaten-path adventure in blues, architecture,
- [Oakes African-American Cultural Center](https://visityazoo.org/oakes-african-american-cultural-center/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Oakes African-American Cultural CenterP.O. Box 1192 | 930 Lamar Ave. Yazoo City, MS 39194 | 662-746-7984 Admission is FREE. Donations are welcomed. NOTE: THE OAKES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING
- [Yazoo County Wins BIG at Mississippi Tourism Association Awards 2013](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-wins-big-at-mississippi-tourism-association-awards-2013/) - Yazoo County CVB, Paul and JoAnn Adams Win State Tourism Awards On Tuesday, September 24, the Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) presented the 2013 Mississippi Tourism Awards at the Awards Luncheon at the close of the annual Mississippi Governor's Conference on Tourism. Yazoo County were big winners this year, taking home two awards. Paul and JoAnn
- [CVB Honors](https://visityazoo.org/cvb-honors/) - The cream of Yazoo County's tourism crop has been harvested! Join us as we celebrate their success at the 2013 CVB Honors CVB Honors Thursday, November 14, 2013 at The No Smoking Smokehouse 209 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi Reception - 6:00 PM Awards - 6:30 PM Dress for the harvest! Boots, hats &
- [Sam Olden Historical Museum](https://visityazoo.org/sam-olden-historical-museum/) - The Sam Olden Yazoo Historical Society Museum, located in the Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City, brings together the County’s diverse past - from fossils dating back some 45,000 years to Native American relics, Civil War History, and African-American History, to the legendary trainman Casey Jones, and so much more. Yazoo’s history began with Native
- [Wells Ranch Tour](https://visityazoo.org/wells-ranch-tour/) - 9:00 Leave for Wells Ranch 9:30 Arrive at Wells Ranch Introduction of Animals: (Feed and Pet small animals) Introduction to Large Animals: ( Feed or Pet larger animals) Optional: (Fishing or Guided Horse Rides or Hay Rides, etc.) Cleanup Break 12:00 Lunch in Pavillion at Wells Ranch 1:00 End of Tour
- [Stubblefield Plantation](https://visityazoo.org/stubblefield-plantation/) - Stubblefield Plantation Black Jack Road The Stubblefield Plantation house was built circa 1872 by Simon P. Stubblefield. The story goes that he returned from the Civil War wounded but made a crop and set about building the house. The actual planning and work was done by “Old Mory,” an ex-slave who had built many of
- [T.J. Huddleston, Sr.](https://visityazoo.org/t-j-huddleston-sr/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]T.J. Huddleston, Sr. Yazoo City, Mississippi – June 1, 2016 – Today we remember the life and legacy of one great Yazooan, Thomas Jefferson Huddleston, Sr., born June 1, 1876. A great orator and
- [Confederate Monument](https://visityazoo.org/confederate-monument/) - The Confederate Monument, located on the Triangle Grounds in Yazoo City, is 24 feet tall on a base and pedestal of granite with bronze figures featuring a Confederate soldier and a woman holding a flag. The unveiling took place in 1909 during a daylong celebration and parade. This memorial is erected to perpetuate the memory
- [No Mistake Plantation](https://visityazoo.org/no-mistake-plantation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]No Mistake Plantation South of Satartia on Hwy. 3 No Mistake Plantation, originally a 10,000 acre cotton plantation near Satartia, was established in 1833 by James and Nathaniel Dick, wealthy and prominent New Orleans merchants. James Dick wrote
- [Ladies' Night Out](https://visityazoo.org/ladies-night-out/) - Ladies' Night Out Thursday, December 12th at participating locations. 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- [The Legend of the Witch of Yazoo](https://visityazoo.org/witch-of-yazoo/) - The Witch of Yazoo Located in the middle of the historic section of Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City's public cemetery, is a grave surrounded by chain links known as, "The Witch's Grave". The legend of the Witch of Yazoo became famous in Willie Morris' book, Good Old Boy published in 1971. This story is an example
- [Wash Rose Building](https://visityazoo.org/wash-rose-building/) - Wash Rose Building 431 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi Wash Rose, a former slave, came to Yazoo City from South Carolina in 1866 and started a blacksmith shop in this two-story brick building, circa 1870. With its heavy, tall arched and shaped parapet and denticulated cornice, this is one of the oldest remaining commercial
- [Christmas Carriage and Trolley Rides](https://visityazoo.org/christmas-carriage-and-trolley-rides/) - Tuesday, December 23, 2014, from 5PM to 8PM starting at the No Smoking Smokehouse - Take a Carriage or Trolley ride through downtown Yazoo to enjoy the Christmas lights. Enjoy hot chocolate or hot apple cider, or cookies & milk while you wait. All ages are welcome! The fee to ride the Trolley or the
- [Bridging the Blues in Bentonia](https://visityazoo.org/bridging-the-blues-in-bentonia/) - Bridging the Blues in Bentonia 2015 Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and the Blue Front Cafe will host Open Mic Nights September 25-30, 2015 Dates and scheduled performances: Friday, Sept. 25 - Open Mic, 7PM-Until Saturday, Sept. 26 - Chris Bradshaw - 7PM L.C. Ulmer - 8PM Sunday, Sept. 27 - Leo "Bud" Welch - 7PM
- [Blues at the Blue Front](https://visityazoo.org/blues-at-the-blue-front/) - LIVE Blues at the Blue Front Cafe Friday, January 9 8PM-Until Blue Front Cafe 107 E Railroad Ave Bentonia, MS 39040 Blues at the Blue Front will be kicking the door open on 2017 with Lightnin' Malcolm filling the historic juke with the groove of his Hill Country Blues this Friday, January 9th, starting around
- [Grace Hardware and Knutty Knitters](https://visityazoo.org/grace-hardware/) - Grace Hardware and Knutty Knitters 128 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-7555 Grace Hardware E-mail: gracehardware@bellsouth.net Knutty Knitters E-mail: baskin13@bellsouth.net 10 AM - 5 AM Tues. - Fri., 10 AM - 4 PM Sat. Custom-made furniture from vintage heart pine and cedar, custom finishing, antiques, works from over 55 artists from around the tri-state
- [Revive Yazoo](https://visityazoo.org/revive-yazoo/) - Revive Yazoo Monday, June 18 - Friday, June 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm each day Featuring: Bishop Edward Duku Butterworth, South Africa Mr. Rickey Musgrove Edmond, OK Robby Dawkins Aurora, IL Dr. Robert & Pam Armstrong Springfield, IL at the McCoy Elementary Cafetorium located behind Yazoo City High School 1835 School Drive • Yazoo City,
- [Ole River Bass Club Wolf Lake Fishing Tournament](https://visityazoo.org/ole-river-bass-club-wolf-lake-fishing-tournament/) - Bass Fishing Tournament Saturday, June 23, 2018, Ole River Bass Club of Jackson, MS, will be hosting a Bass Fishing Tournament in Yazoo County at Wolf Lake. Bass Fishing Tournament Wolf Lake, Yazoo MS First Daylight Start 2:00 pm Weigh In Entry Fee: $80 (per boat) Big Fish Pot (Optional): $20 (per boat) ***Both participants must be
- [Big Mound Road Community Day](https://visityazoo.org/big-mound-road-community-day/) - 6th Annual Big Mound Road Community Day Where: Owens Drive, Bentonia, MS 39040 When: Sunday, May 27, 2018, Noon-Until What: Food, Drinks, Waterslide, Space jump, DJ For more information: Lena Jones 662-571-6401, Dorothy Houge 662-571-7609, Casey Burrell 601-842-5507, or Alma Harrington 662-571-3118. Sponsored in part by an Event Sponsorship from the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors
- [Bentonia Blues Festival 2016](https://visityazoo.org/bentonia-blues-festival-2016/) - 44th Anniversary Bentonia Blues Festival Recap The 44th-anniversary Bentonia Blues Festival was well attended. The crowd came from all over the United States and from across the globe to celebrate the unique Bentonia style of blues that can still be heard at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi, and on the Holmes farm on
- [Triangle Cultural Center](https://visityazoo.org/triangle-cultural-center/) - Triangle Cultural Center 332 North Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi This building, Yazoo’s Main Street School from the time it was built in early 1904, was purchased in 1977 by the Yazoo Library Association through the civic and monetary efforts of citizens and businesses of Yazoo. It now belongs to the city of Yazoo City.
- [Magnolia Crappie Club - Wolf Lake Tournament](https://visityazoo.org/magnolia-crappie-club-wolf-lake-tournament/) - Saturday, February 10, 2018 Magnolia Crappie Club Wolf Lake Tournament NO Friday Night Registration Saturday Morning Registration 5:30 am - 6:15 am Davis Feed & Farm Supply 412 S Industrial Pkwy Yazoo City, MS 39194 ALL FISH MUST BE AT LEAST 10" TO BE WEIGHED Fishing Time Start Fishing: 7:00 am Stop Fishing: 2:00 pm
- [Black & White Department Store](https://visityazoo.org/black-white-department-store/) - Black & White Department Store 236 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-1671 blackandwhitestore@live.com 9 AM - 5:30 PM Monday - Saturday Experience history in a traditional department store - since 1937! Southern Lady (missy to plus sizes), footwear (New Balance, Nike, Stacy Adams, work boots, etc.), lingerie, Levi's, Wrangler, Carhartt, baby & shower gifts
- [Picnic in the Pasture](https://visityazoo.org/picnic-in-the-pasture/) - Picnic in the Pasture Saturday, October 7, 2017 12 Noon-Dusk Wells Ranch 933 Wells Road Bentonia, MS 39040 J & T Enterprises will again host a day of fun called “Picnic in the Pasture”. There will be food, horseback riding, fishing, games for children and adults, live entertainment and great food. The date is October
- [Yazoo County CVB Recognized As One of the Best in Mississippi Tourism Industry](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-cvb-recognized-as-one-of-the-best-in-mississippi-tourism-industry/) - Mississippi Tourism Recognizes Yazoo County CVB as one of the Best and Brightest in the State's Industry Yazoo City, Miss. (September 26, 2017) – This week, the Mississippi Tourism Association presented a host of awards to tourism entities around the state during the 2017 Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Held at the Jackson Convention Complex, the
- [Pugh-Blundell House](https://visityazoo.org/pugh-blundell-house/) - Pugh-Blundell House 333 East Powell Street Yazoo City, Mississippi This fine raised cottage in the Greek Revival style was probably erected shortly after the property was acquired in 1849. Square columns with applied lattice mold ornamentation support the inset porch roof with a full basement at the ground level, masked somewhat by a partial fill
- [Main Street Market](https://visityazoo.org/main-street-market/) - Main Street Market 210 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662.751.8886 10 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Saturday. Closed Sunday. For an unusual shopping excursion, Main Street Market is the place to visit! We have antiques, collectibles, gifts, and much more.
- [Downtown Marketplace](https://visityazoo.org/downtown-marketplace/) - 231 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-5031 9:00-5:30 M-Sat. Antiques, collectibles, gifts, furniture, jewelry, casseroles, produce, hand-made crafts, Collegiate gifts, Delta Magazine gifts – many local artists and artisans represented. Over 80 vendors under one roof!
- [G.A. Carmichael Community Forum 2017](https://visityazoo.org/g-a-carmichael-community-forum-2017/) - Community Forum 2017 with G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center's Chief Executive Officer Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. GA Carmichael Family Health Center 1547 Jerry Clower Blvd Yazoo City, MS 39194 Dr. James L. Coleman, Jr., invites you to come out and share your concerns, issues, and changes that matter to
- [Community Conversation](https://visityazoo.org/community-conversation/) - The City of Yazoo City presents Community Conversation Thursday, June 1, 2017 5:30 PM McCoy Elementary Cafeteria 1835 School Dr, Yazoo City, MS 39194 Join us to discuss the City of Yazoo City over dinner. with Hope Credit Union Small Town Partnerships and Duvall Decker Architects, P.A.
- [Civil War Comes to Yazoo 1862 - 1864](https://visityazoo.org/civil-war-comes-to-yazoo/) - The Civil War Comes to Yazoo 1862-1864 Originally titled "The Battle for Yazoo," THIS PAMPHLET (out of print but available for download) was compiled many years ago from information supplied by Glen Jones, Mississippi Chemical Corporation; Edwin C. Bearss, Research Historian, Vicksburg National Park, and Sam Olden, President, Yazoo Historical Society. It was first produced by
- [Senior Citizen Day - Dinner and a Movie](https://visityazoo.org/senior-citizen-day-dinner-and-a-movie/) - Senior Citizen Day - Dinner and a Movie presented by Focus on the Children, Inc. Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Yazoo City Community Complex 516 East Canal Street Yazoo City, Mississippi For more information, contact Johnny Staples at 662-571-5731 Sponsored in part by Southern Beverage, Inc. and the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
- [Focus on the Children Spring Break 2017](https://visityazoo.org/focus-on-the-children-spring-break-2017/) - Focus on the Children Spring Break 2017 March 11 & March 13-17 Yazoo City Community Complex 516 East Canal Street Yazoo City, Mississippi Events include tournaments in basketball, chess & checkers, shuffleboard and much more! Bring the kids for a fun Spring Break! "If not now, when?" Presented by Focus on the Children, Inc. For
- [Love Our Local Heroes](https://visityazoo.org/love-our-local-heroes/) - Let's Step Up, Inc. presents Love Our Local Heroes Join us as we rally to show appreciation for our local officers! VALENTINE'S DAY Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10 AM to 12 Noon at the Pizza-Inn/Baskin Robbins Parking Lot 741 East 15th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi We will be paying special tributes to local law enforcement
- [More Yazoo County Civil War History](https://visityazoo.org/more-yazoo-county-civil-war-history/) - More Civil War History in Yazoo County, Mississippi In 2015, the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau took on the task of updating and making public on the web the following information based on a large collection in the Ricks Memorial Library, assembled by John E. Ellzey, of articles by Sam Olden which were published
- [Yazoo County Tourism News - January 2017](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-tourism-news-january-2017/) - Yazoo County Tourism News - January 2017 Happy New Year to Yazoo County, and Happy Bicentennial Year to Mississippi! 2016 in Yazoo was one for the record books. 18 events received funding from Yazoo County CVB through our Event Sponsorship and Tourism Grant programs to take place in Yazoo County during our last fiscal year
- [Arnett Jewelry, Inc.](https://visityazoo.org/arnett-jewelry/) - Arnett Jewelry 218 S. Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-1821 9 am - 5 pm Mon. - Sat., 9 am - 1 pm Sat. Lenox China, Arthur Court Giftware, Fossil watches, Zable Add-A-Bead Bracelets, Gorham Crystal & Stainless, diamond rings, pendants, earrings, lots of sterling silver jewelry at reasonable prices, pewter and more.
- [House of Tormented Fears](https://visityazoo.org/house-of-tormented-fears/) - House of Tormented Fears Haunted House in Yazoo City Open October 21, 22, 28 & 29, 2016! IT'S BACK! SOME THINGS DON'T STAY DEAD! YAZOO CITY'S 2nd ANNUAL HAUNTED HOUSE!! Learn More at www.facebook.com/tormentedfears or read the description below. HOUSE OF TORMENTED FEARS 1563 JERRY CLOWER BLVD YAZOO CITY, MS ADMISSION: $5.00 PER PERSON! (Children 4 and
- [Old-School Cookout at the Blue Front Cafe](https://visityazoo.org/old-school-cookout-at-the-blue-front-cafe/) - Old-School Cookout at the Blue Front Cafe Friday, October 7 5pm-Until at the Blue Front Cafe 107 E. Railroad Avenue Bentonia, MS 39040 Free Admission, Live Music, and Food at the oldest juke joint in Mississippi that is still in daily operation.
- [Cotton Pickin' Blues](https://visityazoo.org/cotton-pickin-blues/) - Cotton Pickin' Blues at the Blue Front Cafe Wednesday, October 12 4pm-Until at the Blue Front Cafe 107 E. Railroad Avenue Bentonia, MS 39040 Free Admission and live music by Jimmy "Duck" Holmes at the oldest juke joint in Mississippi that is still in daily operation.
- [Yazoo City Town Hall Meeting](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-city-town-hall-meeting/) - Yazoo City Town Hall Meeting Please join the City of Yazoo City to discuss the future of Yazoo City with Mayor Diane Delaware and fellow citizens. Thursday, September 8, 2016 5:30 p.m. Yazoo City Community Complex 516 E Canal Street Yazoo City, MS 39194 The City of Yazoo City looks forward to discussing the future
- [Communities Talk: A Family-Community Forum to Prevent Underage Drinking and Drug Abuse](https://visityazoo.org/communities-talk-a-family-community-forum-to-prevent-underage-drinking-and-drug-abuse/) - Communities Talk: A Family-Community Forum to Prevent Underage Drinking and Drug Abuse 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Ricks Memorial Library – MCC Conference Center 310 North Main Street Hosted by Gateway MAP Coalition featuring Honorable James W. Kitchens Mississippi Supreme Court (Central District) Former District Attorney for Four Mississippi Counties
- [Tinsley Oil Field](https://visityazoo.org/tinsley-oil-field/) - Tinsley Oil Field On Hwy. 49 at Little Yazoo, 5 miles east of Tinsley Oil Field Oil was first discovered in Mississippi in 1939 just west of here on the Mississippi River in the Gulf Coast region. The discovery of oil at Tinsley Field in Yazoo County marked the beginning of commercial production of petroleum products in
- [Yazoo County CVB Wins Another State Award](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-cvb-wins-another-state-award/) - The Yazoo County CVB Wins Research-In-Action Award from Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division (Visit Mississippi) The Delta Region 2015 Mississippi Research‐in-Action Award goes to…. YAZOO COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. The CVB and county officials, including the tax collector, furnish data on a timely basis. This entity takes a long‐term outlook on Tourism by hiring summer interns. Candidates must submit and present a handwritten, 3-page minimum, essay based upon research performed on a local tourism subject assigned by the Yazoo County CVB.
- [Health-Tacular](https://visityazoo.org/health-tacular/) - Health-Tacular The 2015 HEALTH-TACULAR will take place Thursday, October 29, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Pizza Inn / Baskin Robbins at 741 East 14th Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi. This event will feature: Door Prizes Food Appearances by "Yazoo's Princesses" Elsie of Benton Academy, Talaysia of McCoy Elementary, and Area School Homecoming Queens and
- [Christmas in Yazoo](https://visityazoo.org/christmas-in-yazoo/) - Celebrate the Holidays in Yazoo Believe it or not...the holiday season will be here before you know it, and Yazoo is hard at work preparing to celebrate! Stay tuned for a great list of events and enjoy shopping, fun time with the family, and more! Remember to shop Yazoo this holiday season for those Unique,
- [MLK Gala](https://visityazoo.org/mlk-gala/) - The Yazoo City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents MLK Gala "Black Lives Matter, Focusing Forward Through the Dream" Sunday, January 17, 2016 7 p.m. to Midnight Army National Guard Base 2201 Gordon Avenue Yazoo City, MS 394194 Food & Drinks Provided Live Music by The House of Cards Band Tickets $30
- [Business Development Workshops](https://visityazoo.org/business-development-workshops/) - Sign up now for the Spring 2016 series of Business Development Workshops starting March 24 in Yazoo City Presented by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), Northwest Mississippi Contact Procurement Center, and Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), this workshop series is designed to teach businesses, particularly small and/or new businesses, the practices needed to improve operations
- [Yazoo County CVB Wins 2015 All Star Award](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-cvb-wins-2015-all-star-award/) - Yazoo County CVB Receives 2015 Constant Contact All Star Award Recognized for achievements using online marketing tools to drive success YAZOO COUNTY, MISS — March 30, 2016 – Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau,the official Destination Marketing Organization for Yazoo County, Mississippi, has been named a 2015 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact®, Inc.,
- [Pre-Employability Skills Workshop](https://visityazoo.org/pre-employability-skills-workshop/) - Pre-Employability Skills Workshop FREE! WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2016 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon - Resume Prep Class 1:00 p.m. - Dress for Success Workshop WHERE: Yazoo County Economic Development & Education Center 637 E. 15th Street, Yazoo City, MS 39194 NOTE: For the Resume Prep Class, please have your work history information written
- [National Trails Day at Delta National Forest](https://visityazoo.org/national-trails-day-at-delta-national-forest/) - Delta National Forest Hosts Trail Day Celebration Hiking. Biking. Birdwatching. Those are some of the activities waiting for visitors in Delta National Forest. Come and visit Delta National Forest on Saturday, June 4 and participate in its 1st National Trails Day event at the Blue Lake Recreation Area. “We want people to get outdoors, to
- [Yazoo Day Thank You Reception](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-day-thank-you-reception/) - Yazoo Day Thank You Reception The Yazoo Hometowners Club – Chicago Chapter and the local Yazoo Hometowners Club will be hosting a Thank You Reception recognizing Yazooans who were honored during Yazoo Day 2015. This reception is open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The reception will
- [Small Business Opportunities in the Gateway to the Delta](https://visityazoo.org/small-business-opportunities-in-the-gateway-to-the-delta/) - Yazoo City, the County seat of Yazoo County, is a great place to visit and a great place to do business! Learn about opportunities for small businesses from the Small Business Association (SBA) at this meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2016, starting at 9am. You can pre-register online at the link below. Small Business Opportunities
- [The Bull Homestead](https://visityazoo.org/the-bull-homestead/) - The Bull Homestead and Cemetery Hwy. 16 near the Big Black River The Bull Homestead consists of an early vernacular hall-and-parlor galleried cottage, built circa 1835 and enlarged about 1848, several adjacent outbuildings and barns, and a family cemetery. Situated on a knoll, the house faces north and is surrounded by large magnolia trees. This
- [Yazoo City July 4th Celebration](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-city-july-4th-celebration/) - 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
- [Tom's on Main](https://visityazoo.org/tomsonmain/) - Tom's on Main 219 South Main Street Yazoo City www.tomsonmain.com 662-716-0505 Tom's on Main is the vision of owner Thomas Johnson, whose former market and gourmet lunch spot Yazoo Market earned notoriety through regional and national publications including Mississippi Magazine and Garden & Gun. His new location on historic Main Street in Yazoo City still offers
- [Join us on the #YazooBackroads](https://visityazoo.org/join-us-on-the-yazoobackroads/) - Follow along as we explore the backroads of Yazoo County, Mississippi! The winding and mysterious backroads of Yazoo County, the largest county in Mississippi, are full of hidden treasures, breathtaking views of the Mississippi delta and the loess bluffs, and people and places you won't soon forget. We're taking you with us! If you're stuck
- [Glenwood Cemetery](https://visityazoo.org/glenwood-cemetery/) - Glenwood Cemetery, located in Yazoo City, dates back to at least 1856. A stone marker notes the cemetery property was given to the city by Capt. John Willis and his wife Annie. A simple marker is placed before a large plot near the creek where the bodies of many Confederate soldiers are buried. An early
- [Delta Jewels Community Gathering](https://visityazoo.org/delta-jewels-community-gathering/) - 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
- [Yazoo County's Blue Front Cafe and Glenwood Cemetery Make Top 40 List of Places to Visit in the Mississippi Delta!](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-countys-blue-front-cafe-and-glenwood-cemetery-make-top-40-list-of-places-to-visit-in-the-mississippi-delta/) - Two Yazoo County attractions included in the recently published "Top 40 Places to Visit in the Mississippi Delta" The Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi, opened in 1948, making it the oldest juke joint in Mississippi that is still in operation. The site draws thousands of blues fans from all over the world each year
- [Blue Front Cafe](https://visityazoo.org/blue-front-cafe/) - Blue Front Cafe 107 East Railroad Avenue Bentonia, Mississippi 662-763-5306 An authentic Mississippi Delta "juke joint" where the world-famous original Bentonia Blues was born and can still be heard. The Blue Front Cafe is considered the oldest active juke joint in Mississippi. The Blue Front Café opened in 1948 under the ownership of Carey and
- [B.S. Ricks Memorial Library](https://visityazoo.org/ricks-memorial-library/) - B.S. Ricks Memorial Library 310 N. Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-5557 Visit Ricks Memorial Library (Yazoo Library Association) on Facebook Built in 1900 and given to the Yazoo Library Association by Mrs. Fannie Ricks in memory of her husband, this example of Beaux Arts Classicism continues to serve Yazoo City and County as a
- [Veterans' Day Parade](https://visityazoo.org/veterans-day-parade/) - Yazoo Veterans' Day Parade Yazoo Salutes The Troops - Find us on Facebook! November 7, 2015 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Historic Downtown Yazoo City! Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Veterans' Day Parade on Saturday, November 7, 2015. We would like to encourage individuals, businesses and organizations to enter a
- [Free Blues and BBQ at the Blue Front Cafe](https://visityazoo.org/free-blues-and-bbq-at-the-blue-front-cafe/) - Blues & BBQ at Unwind After 5 at the Blue Front Cafe The Bentonia Blues Festival related events kicked off early this year. The live music, food and more inside the Blue Front Cafe started Sunday night, June 14th, and has been going strong ever night since. In keeping with our tradition, the Yazoo County CVB
- [Bethel A.M.E. Church](https://visityazoo.org/bethel-ame-church/) - Bethel A.M.E. Church 214 S. Monroe St. Yazoo City, Mississippi Organized in 1868, Bethel is the oldest African American congregation in Yazoo City. After affiliating with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the congregation moved to this site in 1890. Designed by A.S. King, Bethel A.M.E. is one of the earliest brick churches built by African Americans in
- [The Hollies](https://visityazoo.org/the-hollies/) - The Hollies, on West Broadway in Yazoo City, is an old but elegant cottage dating back to the days when Yazoo City was named Manchester. The arrangement of the front, with a pediment over the three central bays of an inset porch and square staged columns with graceful brackets, achieves a certain monumentality. French
- [Payne-Seward House](https://visityazoo.org/payne-seward-house/) - Payne-Seward House 118 Grand Avenue Yazoo City, Mississippi This Victorian home in the Queen Anne Style was designed by Elijah E. Myers, a leading proponent of public architecture and known as the greatest builder of state capitols in the latter half of the 19th century. A. M. Payne, the son of the owner of Koalunsa,
- [Wilson-Gilruth House](https://visityazoo.org/wilson-gilruth-house/) - Wilson-Gilruth House 326 East Madison Street Yazoo City, Mississippi The largest surviving house of the pre-Civil War period in Yazoo City, the Wilson-Gilruth House was probably built soon after the site was purchased in 1846. The front of the house comprises two levels of porches with rectangular section columns and turned balustrades. The original Greek
- [The Moving Wall](https://visityazoo.org/the-moving-wall/) - 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
- [Fire & Feast MBN Sanctioned BBQ Competition](https://visityazoo.org/fireandfeast/) - Fire & Feast MBN Sanctioned BBQ Competition in Yazoo City, Mississippi September 11 - 12, 2015 However you spell it – barbecue, barbeque, BBQ, or Bar-B-Que – the tradition we celebrate is one of family, food, fun and fellowship! Add to that our HUGE Prize money, and we’ve got an event that everyone wants to
- [Yazoo Day 2015](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-day-2015/) - Make your plans now to attend the 2015 Yazoo Day July 3 - 5, 2015 Yazoo Hometowners Club Reunion Presented by the Yazoo Hometowners Club - Chicago Chapter Please visit the Yazoo Day 2015 group page on Facebook Order your ticket online: http://yazooday2015banquet.subscribemenow.com OR Purchase in Person: (See Juanita Lear, Sheila Trimm, or any Yazoo
- [Kids Fun Day Festival](https://visityazoo.org/kids-fun-day-festival/) - Dream Catchers, Inc., presents Kids Fun Day Festival Saturday, July 4, 2014 10am - Until at the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex 500 W. 15th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194 Featuring Basketball, Talent Show, Space Jumps, Jump Rope/Double Dutch, Dunking Booth, Face Painting, Sack Races, Volleyball, Refreshments and MUCH more! For more information, call 601.622.8525
- [Screening of "Yazoo Revisted: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town" by David Rae Morris](https://visityazoo.org/screening-of-yazoo-revisted/) - 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
- [Summer Blast](https://visityazoo.org/summer-blast/) - The City of Yazoo City presents Summer Blast July 3 - July 4, 2015 Cool Jams on a Hot Night Friday, July 3rd, 7:00pm Wardell Leach Recreation Complex 500 W 15th Street, Yazoo City The Melodic Sounds of Henry Rhodes & the Mo Money Band Sensational Pop Band "Chill" DJ "Lock Em' Down" Class Reunion
- [Yazoo County African-American Heritage Tour](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-african-american-heritage-tour/) - Yazoo County African-American Heritage Tour Tour length: Approx. 5 hrs. Arrive at Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau Office and Visitor Center Travel to Oakes African American Cultural Center (UPDATE: The Oakes House is currently closed for renovations. We will update you as soon as the Center has re-opened, hopefully by mid/late 2015. Stay tuned.)
- [Yazoo Blues Trail Map](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-blues-trail-map/) - Use this map to easily locate the Mississippi Blues Trail markers in Yazoo County, OR download the iPhone app from iTunes! View Yazoo County Blues Trail in a larger map
- [Men's Super Conference 2015 Brings Over 700 Men and Boys to Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/mens-super-conference-2015-brings-over-700-men-and-boys-to-yazoo-city/) - 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,
- [Meet Miss Mississippi](https://visityazoo.org/meet-miss-mississippi/) - 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
- [Redeeming Grace Women's Conference](https://visityazoo.org/redeeming-grace-womens-conference/) - 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
- [Bell Road](https://visityazoo.org/bell-road/) - Bell Road Once a Native American trail, this sunken roadway later served ox-drawn carts. The road, still in use today, is so narrow that only one vehicle can pass through at a time. At one time, a bell was located at both ends to warn that someone was entering... and so it became known as Bell Road.
- [Ribeye's](https://visityazoo.org/ribeyes/) - Ribeye's Steaks and Seafood 70 Old Benton Rd. Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-4811 Like Ribeye's on Facebook Ribeye's Steakhouse in Yazoo City is a full service restaurant and bar featuring a separate smoking area (screened in area) as well as pool tables and more. Live entertainment some weekends. Call for schedule.
- [P-Reaux's Cajun Mudbugs & Shrimp](https://visityazoo.org/p-reauxs-cajun-mudbugs-shrimp/) - P-Reaux’s Cajun Mudbugs & Shrimp 124 Water Street Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-4460 Like P-Reaux's Cajun Mudbugs & Shrimp page on Facebook to stay updated on specials and periodic live entertainment events! Hours: Tue - Thu: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Fri: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm Sat: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm P-Reaux's Cajun
- [Hines Grocery](https://visityazoo.org/hines-grocery/) - Hines Grocery 45 Schaffer Road Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-5566 A Delta tradition since 1985. Located on Broad Lake and Wolf Lake ,off Hwy 149 West of Yazoo City, between Yazoo County and Humphreys County, Hines Grocery is a country store and restaurant that also specializes in house-made sausage and more.
- [Clancy's Bar-B-Q Restaurant](https://visityazoo.org/clancys-bar-b-q-restaurant/) - Clancy’s Restaurant 680 Center Park Lane Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-2339 Daily lunch specials, Bar-B-Q, Catfish and more.
- [China Garden](https://visityazoo.org/china-garden/) - China Garden 1920 Hwy 49 E 662-746-5608 Website with online ordering: www.chinagardenyazoocity.com Chinese restaurant in Yazoo City. Buffet available. Call for hours.
- [Bentonia Bugs Crawfish](https://visityazoo.org/bentonia-bugs-crawfish/) - Bentonia Bugs Crawfish 203 Pritchard Ave Bentonia, Mississippi 39040 662-571-4342 Check out Bentonia Bugs page on Facebook for information about specials, live entertainment, and more! Founded on March 23, 2005 Hours: Fri - Sat: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Description Best Steaks, Crawfish, Shrimp & Oysters around! We are about Crawfish. Typically, they run from February
- [B&B Kitchen](https://visityazoo.org/bb-kitchen/) - B&B Kitchen 216 E. Canal St. Yazoo City 662-746-3551 B&B Kitchen in Yazoo City offers daily lunch specials and authentic soul food.
- [Saying, "Hi," to the FAM!](https://visityazoo.org/saying-hi-to-the-fam/) - Mississippi Welcome Center FAM Tour group stops in Yazoo A group of Mississippi Welcome Center employees stopped by our Visitors Center on Tuesday on their way to a FAM Tour in the North Mississippi Delta. FAM Tours, or Familiarization Tours, are an integral part of tourism in Mississippi. Welcome Center employees learn about the varied
- [Relax Inn - Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/relax-inn-yazoo-city/) - Relax Inn - Yazoo City 810 E fifteenth St Yazoo City, MS 39194 (662) 746-1388 Facilities of Relax Inn - Yazoo City: Internet: Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge. Parking: Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). Services: 24-Hour Front Desk, Fax/Photocopying General: Family Rooms, Heating, Air Conditioning
- [Main Street Hotel - Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/main-street-hotel-yazoo-city/) - Main Street Hotel - Yazoo City 203 S. Main Street Yazoo City, MS 39194 (662)751-8886 Booking Website Accommodations & Amenities: All of our spacious rooms are furnished with comfortable sitting area, LCD TV, microwave and refrigerator. Your room is unique, decorated with fine linens, antique furniture, bathrooms with claw-foot tub and shower. Every room has
- [Days Inn - Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/days-inn-yazoo-city/) - Days Inn - Yazoo City 1801 Jerry Clower Blvd, Hwy-49N Yazoo City, MS 39194 US Phone: 1-662-746-1877 Fax: 1-662-746-4119 Booking Website Check in:After 2:00 PM Check out:Before 11:00 AM Amenities & Services Accessible Facilities: • Accommodations have bath in bedroom •Staff trained in service to disabled guests General Hotel Information and Services: • Copy Service
- [Hampton Inn - Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/hampton-inn-yazoo-city/) - Hampton Inn - Yazoo City 2161 Grand Avenue Yazoo City, Mississippi, 39194 USA TEL: +1-662-746-3333 FAX: +1-662-746-3322 Booking Website Check-in: 3:00 pm Check-out: 11:00 am Amenities and Services Wherever your travels take you, you can count on Hampton to deliver value, consistency and service with a smile. we love having you here® For Your Business Convenience In
- [Econo Lodge - Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/econo-lodge-yazoo-city/) - Econo Lodge - Yazoo City 1600 Jerry Clower Blvd. Yazoo City, MS, US, 39194 Phone: (662) 746-6444 Fax: (662) 746-6448 Booking Website Features and Amenities: Hotel • Bus Parking • Business Center • Free Coffee • Free Continental Breakfast • Free Handicap Parking on Premises • Guest Use Copy Machine • Guest Use Fax Machine
- [Best Western Gateway Inn - Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/best-western-gateway-inn-yazoo-city/) - Best Western Gateway Inn 286 Wyeth Ln Yazoo City, Mississippi, 39194-4653, US Phone: 662/716-0930 Fax: 662/716-0931 Booking Website Check In 3PM (15:00) Check Out 11AM (11:00) Hotel Amenities: • Exercise facilities •Outdoor pool Pool Hours 10 am - 9 pm •Exercise facility •Laundromat •Ice/vending machines •Free parking outdoors •Fax services •Photocopy service •Internet access •High-speed
- [Christmas Open House](https://visityazoo.org/christmas-open-house/) - "Believe in the Magic of Christmas" Saturday, December 13th Christmas Open House - 10AM-Until Lighting of Main Street in Yazoo City - 5:00 PM Carols at the Courthouse - 5:30 - 7PM For more info, please call the Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce at 662-746-1273 or visit www.yazoochamber.com "The Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce Presents
- [KDH Disney Christmas Event](https://visityazoo.org/kdh-disney-christmas-event/) - Name: KDH Disney Christmas Event with Mickey Mouse, Friends, and Princesses Date: December 6, 2014 Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST Event Description: King's Daughters Hospital request your presence to join in a magical morning with food and fun with Disney Characters from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Disney Princesses! Tickets are $12 per
- [Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Passport Cancellations](https://visityazoo.org/mississippi-delta-national-heritage-area-passport-cancellations/) - National Parks Passport Cancellations Now Available in Yazoo County The National Parks Service's Passport program has expanded to include the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, an area which encompasses 18 counties in Mississippi and was designated by Congress in 2009. You can obtain a Passport by visiting www.eparks.com. According to the eparks.com website: Spaces in each region
- [CVB Honors 2014](https://visityazoo.org/cvb-honors-2014/) - Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Yazoo) presents the 2014 CVB Honors Awards! Thursday, November 2o Reception 6:00 PM Awards Presentation 6:30 PM "Tourism Pops" Honoring the best and brightest in Yazoo County tourism in 2014! We had such a great time honoring the best and brightest in Yazoo County's tourism industry! Thanks to everyone
- [2014 Unity in Gospel Mississippi Praise Fest](https://visityazoo.org/2014-unity-in-gospel-mississippi-praise-fest/) - Praise in the House Productions presents the 2014 Unity in Gospel Mississippi Praise Fest Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 5pm at the New Zion Multi-Purpose Center 630 East 12th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194 Featuring: The Golden Bells of Lexington, MS The Kaiser Singers of Yazoo City, MS The Expressions of Faith of Jackson, MS
- [Delta's Best Tourism](https://visityazoo.org/deltas-best-tourism/) - Yazoo Brings Home Two Delta Best Awards October 24, 2014 - Yazoo City, MS - Today, the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Yazoo), and local business people Paul and JoAnn Adams, were each honored with an award from the Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact in Greenwood at Mississippi Valley State University for "Delta Best
- [What is there to do in Yazoo this weekend?](https://visityazoo.org/what-is-there-to-do-in-yazoo-this-weekend/) - What is there to do in Yazoo this weekend? Answer: TONS of family-friendly, exciting, educational, and entertaining things! Check out our list of activities below, and come see us in Yazoo County, Mississippi. We're colorful, authentic, and unique... just like YOU! Antique Days 2014 When: Saturday, October 25, from 8am to 5pm Where: at
- [Taste of Yazoo - A Fundraising Event for S.O.S. "Save Our Santa"](https://visityazoo.org/taste-of-yazoo-a-fundraising-event-for-s-o-s-save-our-santa/) - Taste of Yazoo A Fundraising Event When: Tuesday, October 21, 4:30 to 7:30 pm - What: Fundraiser for the Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce's Christmas Decorations campaign. Where: Participating Yazoo County Restaurants and Retail Stores (see below) WRISTBANDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE NO SMOKING SMOKEHOUSE ON MAIN STREET! Purchase a $15 V.I.P.
- [What does Yazoo taste like?](https://visityazoo.org/what-does-yazoo-taste-like/) - "Taste of Yazoo" Fundraiser was a Huge Success October 22, 2014 - Yazoo City, Miss. - The "Taste of Yazoo" fundraiser, coordinated by the Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce and the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Yazoo), was a raging success. Nearly $800 was raised by the event to support the Chamber's S.O.S.
- [Yazoo County Brings Home Two Awards from State Conference](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-brings-home-two-awards-from-state-conference/) - It's a Three-Peat! Yazoo County CVB Wins 2014 CVB of the Year! MISSISSIPPI TOURISM RECOGNIZES BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN THE STATE’S INDUSTRY Yazoo County, Miss. (October 3, 2014) - This week, the Mississippi Tourism Association, in cooperation with the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division, presented a host of awards to tourism entities around the state
- [Find Out What's New in Yazoo](https://visityazoo.org/find-out-whats-new-in-yazoo/) - FIND OUT WHAT IS NEW IN YAZOO After-Hours Shopping Event in Yazoo County, Mississippi Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Beat the big-city crowds, and find one-of-a-kind treasures that are sure to delight you. This Shop Yazoo event, August 19th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, offers a preview of the newest merchandise for Fall! Win
- [Ubon's Barbeque](https://visityazoo.org/ubons/) - Ubon's Barbeque of Yazoo 801 Jerry Clower Blvd. Yazoo City www.ubons.net 662-716-7100 Ubon's BBQ Sauce, rebranded in 2012 at Ubons Sauce (because it is WAY more just "just" a BBQ sauce!) has been a Roark family tradition for five generations. Monnie and Lute Roark, in Southeast Missouri, first made the sauce, and thus began a
- [Murder in the Key of Motown](https://visityazoo.org/murder-in-the-key-of-motown/) - Murder in the Key of Motown Dinner and an interactive show in downtown Yazoo City! Put on your platforms. Bring your legwarmers and sing along with Jack Russell and the Terriers as they attempt to perform Top 40 hits in the style of artists from Motown to the totally awesome 80s. JR (Tommy Kobeck) and
- [Henry Herschel Brickell Memorial Yazoo Literary Walkway](https://visityazoo.org/henry-herschel-brickell-memorial-yazoo-literary-walkway/) - Henry Herschel Brickell, 1889 - 1952, was born in Senatobia, Mississippi on September 13, 1889. He grew up in Yazoo City attending the local schools, and no doubt visiting the historic Ricks Memorial Library. He went on to attend the University of Mississippi, where he began his career as an editor, writer and literary critic.
- [Jack Owens](https://visityazoo.org/jack-owens/) - Jack Owens Jack Owens was born L. F. Nelson, and lived and worked in Bentonia. Owens was never a professional recording artist, but he farmed, bootlegged and ran a weekend juke joint in Bentonia for most of his life. He was not recorded until the blues revival of the 1960s. Owens was rediscovered by David
- [This is THE Place for Music & Meetings!](https://visityazoo.org/this-is-the-place-for-music-meetings/) - The Editors of ConventionSouth magazine, a national multimedia resource for planning events that are held within the South, have officially announced their 2014 list of the "South's Top Cities For Music & Meetings." This inaugural list was compiled by ConventionSouth's editorial team in order to showcase to meeting planners some of the best cities in
- ["Gatemouth" Moore](https://visityazoo.org/gatemouth-moore/) - "Gatemouth" Moore Arnold Dwight “Gatemouth” Moore, a lesser-known blues icon is recognized for some of his blues compositions – “Did You Ever Love A Woman”, “I Ain’t Mad at You, Pretty Baby”, “Somebody’s Got To Go”. Blues greats such as B.B. King, Rufus Thomas, and Jimmy Witherspoon also recorded some of his tunes. In 1930
- [Skip James](https://visityazoo.org/skip-james/) - Nehemiah “Skip” James James grew up in Bentonia and is said to have learned the Bentonia Blues style from Henry Stuckey. Highly emotive, often strange, James was one of a half-dozen virtuosos of Delta blues. He stood out from other artists not only because of his skill, but because of his courage in pursuing his
- [Tommy McClennan](https://visityazoo.org/tommy-mcclennan/) - Tommy McClennan Physical, intense Mississippi blues. Underrated guitar player. Born on a farm in April, 1908, and grew up in nearby Yazoo City, Mississippi. Played across the South Delta in towns like Greenwood, Indianola and Itta Bena during the 1920s and through the 1930s, sometimes with his only local rival, and stylistic "sound-a-like", Robert Petway.
- [A Word from Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau's New Executive Director](https://visityazoo.org/a-word-from-yazoo-county-convention-visitors-bureaus-new-executive-director/) - It is with great honor that I introduce myself to you, the Travelers, Tourists, and Fans of Yazoo County, Mississippi, as the new Executive Director of the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau. As my home, Yazoo County is near and dear to my heart. As a 16-year tourism professional in Yazoo County, I am excited
- [Civil Rights Jubilee](https://visityazoo.org/civil-rights-jubilee/) - Oak Grove AME Church hosts Civil Rights Jubilee Saturday, June 21, 2014 10am to 2pm Hwy 16 W, Benton, Mississippi 39039 Celebrating 50 years since the signing of the Landmark Legislation Civil Rights Bill of 1964 and commemorating the Meredith March of Freedom Summer 1966! For more information, contact Mildred Brown at 662.673.9007 or 662.571.0005
- [Farewell Reception for Tonja Ray-Smith](https://visityazoo.org/farewell-reception-for-tonja-ray-smith/) - It is with great sadness that the Yazoo County CVB announces the resignation of our Executive Director of 6 years, Tonja Ray-Smith. Her years of service to the CVB have been amazing... Award-Winning, in fact! We wish her much love and success in her future endeavors, and hope she knows she will always be loved
- [Travel Rally Day 2014](https://visityazoo.org/travel-rally-day-2014/) - National Travel & Tourism Week is May 3 - 11, 2014. The Yazoo County CVB will be holding a Travel Rally in Yazoo City on Wednesday, May 7 Join us for FREE FOOD, FUN and PRIZES! Learn why Travel Matters to Yazoo County's economy. What's your ?
- [Louisiana Collegiate Wake Tour coming to Yazoo City in April!](https://visityazoo.org/louisiana-collegiate-wake-tour-in-yazoo/) - Wolf Lake Event a FIRST for LCWT! Located just 8 miles northwest of Yazoo City, Wolf Lake is an 18,000 acre, 15 mile-long lake that is the Mississippi Delta's best kept secret. The Louisiana Collegiate Wake Tour traveled outside of their home state for the first time, heading to Wolf Lake on the weekend of
- [Yazoo Drug Company](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-drug-company/) - Yazoo Drug Company 730 E. 15th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662.746.7423 10AM to 6 PM Monday - Friday 9AM to 1PM Saturday A full service independent pharmacy and gift shop. Offers fast, personal service by a caring staff dedicated to our customers’ needs. “A drug store and so much more!” Offering McCarty Pottery, cinda b
- [Methodist Market](https://visityazoo.org/methodist-market/) - Methodist Market Corner of Madison and Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi LIMITED HOURS: Monday from 9am - 12Noon Saturday from 9am - 12Noon Thrift shop - You never know what you may find! NO CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS - Cash ONLY.
- [Meet the CVB Interns!](https://visityazoo.org/meet-the-cvb-interns/) - Meet the CVB Interns! We are so pleased to announce that the participants in our 2014 Internship/Scholarship program have been chosen! This is the inaugural year for our program, offered in an effort to educate high school students in Yazoo County of the importance of tourism to the economy of our area, and to encourage them to
- [Yazoo County CVB Wins Marketing Award 3rd Year in a Row!](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-cvb-wins-marketing-award-3rd-year-in-a-row/) - Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau has received the 2013 All Star Award from Constant Contact®, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than half a million small organizations worldwide. Each year, Constant Contact bestows the All Star Award to a select group of businesses and nonprofits that are successfully leveraging online marketing tools to
- [Simple Girls Boutique & Gift Shop, too!](https://visityazoo.org/simple-girls/) - Simple Girls Boutique & Gift Shop, too! 207 E. 15th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-4752 simplegirls@comcast.net 10 AM to 5 PM Monday - Saturday Boutique & gift shop. Shooz, too!
- [Black's Fabric & Department Store, Inc.](https://visityazoo.org/blacks-fabric-department-store-inc/) - Black's Fabric & Department Store, Inc. 404 East 15th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-4841 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Mon.-Fri., 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Sat. Clothing (children and ladies), gifts, T-shirts, jewelry, footwear, and a wide selection of fabric.
- [Good Hope General Merchandise](https://visityazoo.org/good-hope-general-merchandise/) - Good Hope General Merchandise 809 Jerry Clower Blvd. Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-7776 www.goodhopegeneralmerchandise.com 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Mon.-Fri.. 8 AM - 3 PM Sat. Trendy and upscale shop carrying brands such as Carhartt, Miss Me Jeans, Annie Glass, Copper Worx by Terri Dallriva, gourmet foods, plants (yard & garden), unique floral designs, jewelry, bridal
- [Webb's Pharmacy](https://visityazoo.org/webbs-pharmacy/) - Webb's Pharmacy 216 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-3253 webbspharmacy@gmail.com 8 AM - 6 PM Mon. - Fri., 8 AM - 1 PM Sat. Pharmacy and medical supply, since 1886! Gift items including So Delta Candles, Blind Tiger Creek jewelry, Mississippi Cheese Straw Factory, Hallmark cards and gifts, baby gifts, balloons, Yazoo City souvenirs,
- [Cindi's Gifts of Distinction](https://visityazoo.org/cindis-gifts-of-distinction/) - Cindi's Gifts of Distinction 201 South Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-6520 9 AM - 5 PM Monday - Saturday Bridal registry, Wilton Armetale Pewter, Howard Miller clocks and cabinets, Gail Pittman, men's gifts, collectibles, china, lamps, decorative tables, baby & shower gifts, toys and more - in downtown Yazoo City for over 40 years.
- [Anderson's Jewelry](https://visityazoo.org/andersons-jewelry/) - Anderson's Jewelry same day approval loans 207 S. Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-5024 or 662-746-3754 10 am - 5 pm Mon. - Sat. Since 1956 - Certified Jeweler,Horologist, Gemologist, custom design work, watches (Seiko, Citizen, Pulsar, etc.), estate jewelry, engagement & wedding jewelry, silver, Add-A-Diamond bracelets and more. 6-month Lay-a-way available!
- [Scentual Attractionz](https://visityazoo.org/scentual-attractionz/) - Scentual Attractionz 509 E. 5th Street Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-7866 scentualattractionz@gmail.com 10 am - 6:30 pm, Mon. - Thurs. 10 am - 7:30 pm Fri. 9 am - 8 pm Sat. 10 am - 5 pm Sun. Trendy and unique boutique featuring jewelry galore, clothing, purses and other accessories, oil aroma lamps, and $1 hair
- [Cafe 7](https://visityazoo.org/cafe-7/) - Cafe 7 1527 N. Jerry Clower Blvd. Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-8666 Visit Cafe 7 on Facebook! Cafe 7 is a welcome addition, with ties to a past Yazoo favorite! The cooks at Cafe 7 spent time in the kitchen of Yazoo's famous "The Steak House" which unfortunately closed following the passing of the
- [Stubs Restaurant](https://visityazoo.org/stubs-restaurant/) - Stubs Restaurant 1902 Jerry Clower Blvd. Yazoo City, Mississippi 662-746-1204 Stubs Restaurant is a home town favorite for over 50 years. Serving cafeteria-style lunches and dinners in a large and spacious dining area, as well as a menu full of southern favorites, Stubs is sure to have something to please everyone in your group.
- [Hall of Fame Restaurant](https://visityazoo.org/hall-of-fame-restaurant/) - Hall of Fame Restaurant 54 Dover Road Bentonia, Mississippi 662-755-8330 Hall of Fame Restaurant is owned by David Brown, the brother of NFL Hall of Famer Willie Brown. The name came about when Mr. Brown decided their hamburgers would be the BEST, and worthy of the Hall of Fame. The walls of the small dining
- [2014 Mississippi Tour Guides - Available Now!](https://visityazoo.org/2014-mississippi-tour-guide/) - The 2014 official Mississippi Tour Guides are now available in print and online! The guide is all-new for 2014, including a re-vamped layout featuring the state's multitude of treasures and towns broken down by area: Capital/River Region, Coastal Region, Delta Region, Hills Region, and Pines Region. Find out about all the great places to Eat,
- [An award winning year in Yazoo County, Mississippi](https://visityazoo.org/2013-in-yazoo/) - Celebrating a successful 2013 in Yazoo County, and looking forward to a FABULOUS 2014! We are celebrating another award-winning year in Yazoo County tourism! The Big Move! The year started out on a high note with our move to the high-traffic area of Highway 49 (Jerry Clower Boulevard) in Yazoo City, and the opening of
- [Holidays at the Hampton](https://visityazoo.org/holidays-at-the-hampton/) - Don't miss this wonderful holiday event in Yazoo City. The lovely Hampton Inn - Yazoo City is hosting Holidays at the Hampton Join us for Holiday Cookies and Punch. Come and be a part of The Angel Tree sponsored by The Salvation Army, and see our beautiful Hotel. December 5, 2013 From 4:30PM to 7:00PM For more information,
- [CVB Honors Awards 2013 Winners](https://visityazoo.org/cvb-honors-awards-2013-winners/) - YAZOO COUNTY TOURISM RECOGNIZES BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN THE COUNTY'S INDUSTRY Yazoo City, Miss. (November 21, 2013) – Last week, the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau, winners of the 2012 and 2013 CVB of the Year for their budget category from the Mississippi Tourism Association, presented a host of awards to tourism entities around
- [Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting](https://visityazoo.org/coc-annual-meeting/) - Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting The 93rd annual meeting and banquet of the Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce is Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 6pm at the McCoy Elementary School Cafeteria. World Champion turkey caller and entertaining outdoors speaker Preston Pittman has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late
- [World Premier of "United States of BBQ"](https://visityazoo.org/world-premier-of-united-states-of-bbq/) - Be sure to get to Yazoo City a day early for the Fire & Feast BBQ Competition & Festival and catch the WORLD PREMIER of "United States of BBQ" Thursday, September 5, at 6pm in the Triangle Cultural Center auditorium 332 North Main Street, Yazoo City, MS 39194 FREE ADMISSION! We'll have great Food including
- ["Good Old Boy" Tour](https://visityazoo.org/good-old-boy-tour/) - Also known as the "Good Old Boy Tour" FULL School Day Tour 9AM •Arrive at Triangle Cultural Center Tour office, Take Restroom Break •Tour the Sam Olden Historical Society Museum (Located in the Triangle Cultural Center) •Downtown Walking Tour - My Dog Skip/Good Old Boy •Hear the story of the legendary “witch of Yazoo” read
- [Yazoo City Historic Homes and Churches Tours](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-city-historic-homes-and-churches-tours/) - Walk or Drive one of these tours through Yazoo City. Antebellum, Queen Anne and Victorian architecture in the historic business and residential district. Yazoo City's Town Center Historic District was selected by This Old House Magazine as one of the 2012"Best Old House Neighborhoods." View the listing online here. Below you can download PDF format
- [Get Dad a Unique, Boutique or Thrifty Gift in Yazoo](https://visityazoo.org/get-dad-a-unique-boutique-or-thrifty-gift-in-yazoo/) - Unique, Boutique or Thrifty - Yazoo County has lots of great shops - boutiques, unique gift and thrift stores (we won't tell!) and more for all your Father's Day shopping! Check out our new Unique, Boutique & Thrifty shopping guide for Yazoo County, and get dad something he will LOVE! loans for africa Unique Boutique
- [Governor Haley Barbour Room - Dedication and Grand Opening at the Sam B. Olden Yazoo Historical Museum](https://visityazoo.org/governor-haley-barbour-room-dedication-and-grand-opening-at-the-sam-b-olden-yazoo-historical-museum/) - Join the Yazoo Historical Society for the Dedication and Grand Opening of the Governor Haley Barbour Room inside the Sam Olden Historical Museum. Thursday, May 30th at 6:30 pm The Sam Olden Historical Museum, located in the Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City, brings together the County’s diverse past - from fossils dating back
- [Travel Rally Day 2013](https://visityazoo.org/travel-rally-day-2013/) - May 8th is Travel Rally Day in Yazoo! We'll be on the Triangle Cultural Center grounds in Yazoo City with FREE music, food and information about travel & tourism in Mississippi and Yazoo County. The event will begin at 11am and wrap up at 1pm. Everyone is welcome! We are asking the community to come
- [Join Us for Open House!](https://visityazoo.org/join-us-for-open-house/) - Grand Opening! Please join us as we celebrate the opening of our new office and visitor center at our new location in the 49 Junction shopping center on Jerry Clower Boulevard (Highway 49) in Yazoo City! Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau 110 N. Jerry Clower Blvd., Suite S Yazoo City, Mississippi Click here
- [Yazoo Christmas Parade 2012](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-christmas-parade-2012/) - "Miracle on Main Street" cash back loans Get a glimpse of Santa himself at the annual Yazoo Christmas Parade - Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 6pm on historic Main Street in Yazoo City! Download the parade application here - Miracle on Main Street - Yazoo Christmas Parade 2012 - Application
- [Historical Markers in Yazoo County - Civil War](https://visityazoo.org/historical-markers-in-yazoo-county-civil-war/) - Use this map of Civil War related historical markers in Yazoo County to visit interesting sites during your sesquicentennial tours in Mississippi. View Civil War in Yazoo County, 1863-1865 in a larger map
- [Fire & Feast 2013 - planning has begun!](https://visityazoo.org/fire-feast-2013-planning-has-begun/) - Planning has already begun for the 2013 edition of Yazoo City's newest festival - Fire & Feast BBQ Competition & Festival, September 6 & 7! As presenting sponsors for Fire & Feast, the Yazoo County CVB, has issued an open call to local and regional artists who would like to perform in Yazoo City on
- [We had a BLAST!](https://visityazoo.org/we-had-a-blast/) - We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came out last Thursday, January 17, to celebrate the grand opening of our new office and visitor center. Special thanks to Tom's on Main, Ubon's Barbeque of Yazoo, and Cafe 7 for donating door prizes. We also wish to thank McDade's Market, catering services
- [Yazoo County Multi-Day FAM Tour](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-fam-tour/) - Yazoo County, Mississippi Day 1 9:00 am Leave Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau office and visitor center in Yazoo City, Mississippi 10:00 am Arrive in Vaughn, MS area Rico Knives -4751 Hwy 432, Vaughan, MS 39179 Harkins Chairs -3808 Bend Road, Vaughan, MS 39179 Oak Grove AME Church – 8722 Hwy 16 E, Benton,
- [Yazoo County Tour](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-tour/) - Full Day tour with Overnight Stay 10:00 Arrive at the Triangle Cultural Center Tour Sam Olden Historical Museum and the Duke Carter Antique Tool Museum 11:00 Leave for Glenwood Cemetery Hear the Story of the Witch read by local Story Teller, visit Willie Morris’s grave site and select historic grave sites. Drive by Willie Morris’s
- [Yazoo County Senior Group Tour ](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-senior-group-tour/) - Tour Length: Approx. 5 hrs. (Half Day) Arrive at Yazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau office and visitor center in Yazoo City, Mississippi Travel to the Triangle Cultural Center Tour the Sam Olden Historical Society Museum (located in the Triangle Cultural Center on top level, staircase only) Depart for Glenwood Cemetery Hear the story of
- [Yazoo City 'One Hour' Tour](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-city-one-hour-tour/) - Arrive at Triangle Cultural Center Tour the Sam Olden Historical Society Museum A historical view of Yazoo County which includes the Flood of 1927, notable Yazooans, Willie Morris exhibit, Civil War history, Casey Jones story, the Fire of 1904, historic “Yazoo Firsts” exhibit, Prehistoric Yazoo County displays, Jerry Clower Exhibit, President Jimmy Cater visit, Yazoo
- [Yazoo County Blues and Heritage Tour](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-blues-and-heritage-tour/) - Tour Length: Approx. 4 hrs. Arrive at Blue Front Cafe Hear the history of the Bentonia Style Blues, told by Jimmy “Duck” Holmes Bentonia Style Music performed by Jimmy Duck Holmes, Stop by and view the 3 MS Blues Trail Markers in Bentonia, MS (Skip James, Jack Owens, and the Blue Front Cafe) Leave for
- [Happy New Year from Yazoo County CVB!](https://visityazoo.org/happy-new-year-from-yazoo-county-cvb/) - Happy New Year! WOW! What a year 2012 has been for Yazoo County, Mississippi! We brought the family out to historic downtown Yazoo City for the 8th annual Jerry Clower Festival, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Bentonia Blues Festival in the place where it all began, we brought the best of the best
- [Civil Rights March](https://visityazoo.org/civil-rights-march/) - Civil Rights March In front of Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, Hwy 16 East beyond Benton, Mississippi In June 1966 a march for voting rights, en route from Yazoo City to Jackson, camped here while passing through Benton. The marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were provided food and water by members of the Oak
- [C.S.S. Arkansas](https://visityazoo.org/css-arkansas/) - C.S.S. Arkansas West Broadway Yazoo City, Mississippi Launched on July 14, 1862 from the Navy Yard in Yazoo City, the ironclad ram "Arkansas" commanded by Lt. Isaac N. Brown successfully engaged the combined Union fleets on the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers. She met the Union vessels "Queen of the West," "Tyler," and "Carondelet" on July
- [Bank of Yazoo City](https://visityazoo.org/bank-of-yazoo-city/) - Bank of Yazoo City mortgages The bank was formed in 1876 by Yazoo County businessmen to aid in recovery of the area's cotton planters after the Civil War. It is the oldest financial institution in Yazoo County.
- [Dalton House](https://visityazoo.org/dalton-house/) - Dalton House 10000 bad credit loans 214 South Monroe Street Yazoo City, Mississippi Possibly the oldest remaining house in Yazoo City, the Dalton House is much altered in its present form. This house is recorded as having been sold with the property in 1837. The windows and the siding of the present structure are replacements
- [Yazoo County Courthouse](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-courthouse/) - Yazoo County Courthouse Corner of Broadway and Washington Street in Yazoo City A three story, hip roof, stuccoed brick structure, the current county courthouse was completed in 1872. This building replaced an 1849 Greek Revival structure designed by William Nichols, the architect of the Old Capitol Building and the Governor’s Mansion. That building was burned
- [Crump Fountain](https://visityazoo.org/crump-fountain/) - Crump Fountain, at the corner of Main and Washington St. in Yazoo City, honors George Crump whose estate provided funding for school purposes. At the base of the cast iron fountain, a bonze tablet acknowledges the gift of Crump and the services of Mr. E. Drenning in securing it. The fountain was restored in 2010
- [Woodbine](https://visityazoo.org/woodbine/) - Woodbine Hwy. 433, 2 miles west of Bentonia Built in 1841, this antebellum house has been completely restored to its original splendor. Woodbine was built by John and Louraine Johnson and named for the profusion of Virginia creeper that grows in the surrounding woods. This impressive house is set far back on a rise in a
- [Starling-Wilburn House](https://visityazoo.org/starling-wilburn-house/) - Starling-Wilburn House 1416 Bell Road Yazoo City, Mississippi inaccurate creditgreenwoods personal credit Historically known as the Mosely-Woods house, this house was built ca. 1860 and purchased by William Mosely in 1880. It is one of the oldest African American residences continuously owned by the same family in the Yazoo City area. This house was listed
- [Rudy Shields Memorial](https://visityazoo.org/rudy-shields-memorial/) - Rudy Shields Memorial Located at Campanella Park at the corner of 7th and Martin Luther King Drive in Yazoo City, the Rudy Shields Memorial honors the civil rights activist responsible for over 30 boycotts in the state, including one in Yazoo City. He was also active in voter registration. Shields is buried in the New
- [Big John Hart House](https://visityazoo.org/big-john-hart-house/) - Big John Hart House, on Castle Chapel Road, was originally located in Harttown but moved to its current location. Built by Big John Hart in 1843, the house represents a typical antebellum vernacular Greek Revival planter’s cottage. A distinctive feature of the house is its original trompe l’oeil decorative wall paintings that have been preserved
- [Black Jack Church](https://visityazoo.org/black-jack-church/) - Black Jack Church Black Jack Church, near Deasonville, was founded by early settlers after the Choctaw Indians ceded their lands at Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830. It was organized in 1843. The cemetery, with graves dating back to 1858, is at the site of the original church building. The present church was built across the
- [Home Place](https://visityazoo.org/home-place/) - Home Place Midway Community For at least five generations, the Swayze Home Place has been farmed by the same family. Richard Swayze received an original land grant in 1832. His first home still stands and is used as a tool shed today. The present home was built in the 1850s. This farm has been recognized
- [New Site!](https://visityazoo.org/new-site/) - Thanks for visiting the all new website of the Yazoo County CVB! Please be patient with us as we add our wealth of information about Yazoo County sites and attractions. For more information, please call our office at 800-381-0662. We hope you will come 'Soak up some Yazoo' soon!

## Pages

- [Visit Yazoo County](https://visityazoo.org/) - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi | Explore Yazoo County, Mississippi. Colorful. Authentic. Unique. Just like you.
- [Tourism Grants from Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau](https://visityazoo.org/tourismgrant/) - Information about tourism grants available for tourism related projects from Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- [Stay](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/lodging/) - Where to stay in Yazoo including hotels, motels, and RV parks, in Yazoo County, Mississippi
- [Eat](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/restaurants/) - Where and what to eat in Yazoo County, Mississippi including Yazoo City, Bentonia, Satartia, Holly Bluff and more Award winning barbecue, Mississippi made treats, down-home cooking
- [Venues & Catering](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/venues-catering/) - Venues and catering in Yazoo
- [Yazoo County Events](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/events/) - Annual events and upcoming events in Yazoo County, Mississippi, including Bentonia events, Yazoo City events, and more Yazoo County events. Things to do in Yazoo County
- [Parks](https://visityazoo.org/outdoor-activities/parks/) - Listing of public parks in Yazoo City and Yazoo County
- [Event Sponsorships](https://visityazoo.org/event-sponsorships/) - Yazoo County CVB has a sponsorship program to help fund tourism events in Yazoo City and Yazoo County. Learn more here.
- [Contact Us](https://visityazoo.org/contact-us/) - Contact information for the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- [Plan Your Trip](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/) - Plan your trip to Yazoo! Group tours, Civil War history, African American history and heritage, original delta blues, Mississippi art, Mississippi Delta hunting and fishing,
- [Shop](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/shopping/) - Shopping in Yazoo City and shopping in Yazoo County
- [Tours](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/tours/) - Information on tours available in Yazoo City and Yazoo County
- [Outdoor Activities](https://visityazoo.org/outdoor-activities/) - RV Parks, Wolf Lake, Panther Swamp and other outdoor activities and places of interest in Yazoo County are detailed here.
- [Camping and RV Parks](https://visityazoo.org/outdoor-activities/camping/) - Yazoo County camping and RV parks information is available here including public land camping.
- [Transportation](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/transportation/) - Transportation in Yazoo
- [Yazoo County Genealogy Resources](https://visityazoo.org/genealogy/) - Genealogy research and resources in Yazoo City and Yazoo County
- [Brochures](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/brochures/) - Download brochures about Yazoo City and Yazoo County including the Witch of Yazoo, Yazoo and Bentonia blues, historical information, and self-guided tours.
- [Blues](https://visityazoo.org/blues-art-culture/blues/) - Yazoo County blues history and blues trail markers, including Skip James, Gatemouth Moore, the Blue Front Cafe, Tommy McClennan, and Jack Owens.
- [A Colorful Christmas in Yazoo](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/colorful-holidays/) - Christmas in Yazoo including information about holiday season events. Updated annually.
- [Christmas Lights Installation bid specifications](https://visityazoo.org/christmas-lights-installation-bid-specifications/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INSTALLATION Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau is soliciting bids from qualified contractors wishing to provide Yazoo County CVB with labor, equipment, and project management needed for the installation of Christmas lights on 40+ buildings in Yazoo
- [Blues, Art & Culture](https://visityazoo.org/blues-art-culture/) - Yazoo County has a rich and diverse history in the arts, from the Delta blues style unique to Bentonia, Mississippi, to famous writers and artists.
- [Night Life](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/night-life/) - Yazoo night life
- [Museums](https://visityazoo.org/what-to-do/museums/) - Museums in Yazoo
- [Wolf Lake](https://visityazoo.org/outdoor-activities/wolf-lake/) - Wolf Lake near Yazoo City is the Mississippi Delta's best kept secret! This 18,000 acre, 15-mile-long lake is located 8 miles northwest of Yazoo City off MS-149 and has been the site of crappie and bass fishing tournaments each year.
- [People & Places of Interest](https://visityazoo.org/people-places-of-interest/) - This is a selection of people and places of interest in Yazoo City and Yazoo County.
- [Fishing & Hunting](https://visityazoo.org/outdoor-activities/fishing-hunting/) - Hunting and fishing in Yazoo County includes Wolf Lake, National Wildlife Refuge lands, Delta National Forest, Lake George and more.
- [Historic Sites & Events](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/historic-sites/) - Yazoo City and Yazoo County selection of historic sites and events.
- [Historic Buildings](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/historic-buildings/) - Historic buildings of Yazoo City and Yazoo County
- [Famous Yazooans](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/famous-yazooans/) - Learn about some of Yazoo County's famous residents past and present.
- [Civil War](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/civil-war/) - Civil War history of Yazoo County
- [African-American History & Heritage](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/african-american-heritage/) - African-American History and Heritage sites of interest and tours in Yazoo County, Mississippi
- [History of Yazoo County](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/history-of-yazoo/) - Brief history of Yazoo County, Mississippi
- [History & Heritage](https://visityazoo.org/history-heritage/) - Yazoo County represents vanished Native America civilization, Civil War history, African-American contributions, Delta Blues, Victorian architecture and captivating Southern heritage.
- [Disclaimer & Privacy Policy](https://visityazoo.org/disclaimer/) - YCCVB Disclaimer and Privacy Policy
- [Literary History](https://visityazoo.org/blues-art-culture/literary-history/) - Ranging from local history, fiction, biography, literary criticism and photography and beyond, Yazoo County boasts over 100 published authors and contributors to the literary world.
- [Artists & Artisans](https://visityazoo.org/blues-art-culture/artists/) - Yazoo City and Yazoo County artists and artisans work in a wide range of media. Learn more here.
- [About Us](https://visityazoo.org/mission-statement/) - Learn more about the award-winning Yazoo County CVB including Mission Statement, Awards, Board meetings, and the communities in Yazoo County.
- [Yazoo County: Travel Close to Home](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-county-travel-close-to-home/) - Social Distancing: Things to Do in Yazoo County It is no secret that COVID-19 has had a tremendous financial impact on the Travel and Tourism industry worldwide. Yazoo County's hotels, restaurants, retailers, gas stations, non-profits, public entities, and others have been hit by reduced revenues due to travel restrictions, mandatory closures, event cancellations, and overall
- [Yazoo County's Miss Hospitality](https://visityazoo.org/yazoo-countys-miss-hospitality/) - Yazoo County Miss Hospitality Tea Pageant 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 represent Yazoo County and compete for
- [Visit Yazoo Social Lounge](https://visityazoo.org/visit-yazoo-social-lounge/) - [twinesocial app="VisitYazooSocial" nav="yes"]
- [Things to do in Yazoo County, Mississippi](https://visityazoo.org/attractions/) - Check out our listing of things to see and do in Yazoo County, Mississippi, including Yazoo City, Bentonia, Satartia, Eden, Vaughan and other Yazoo County communities. For information on annual and upcoming events in Yazoo County, visit our "What to do in Yazoo" page: https://visityazoo.org/plan-your-trip/events/ Fishing & Hunting Famous Yazooans Blues Museums People &
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