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🌱 What we know about the serious Jerry Clower Boulevard hit-and-run
Yazoo City, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Yazoo City! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about the serious Jerry Clower Boulevard hit-and-run
- How U.S. Marshals helped Yazoo City police nab a wanted suspect
- Why Yazoo City’s Indians are still winless after facing Vicksburg
Also on today's calendar: It's The Ques Run.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man charged with leaving the scene of serious accident (yazooherald.net) — A Yazoo City man has been charged with felony leaving the scene after a collision on Jerry Clower Boulevard seriously injured motorcyclist John Cox, who was airlifted to Jackson for surgery. Police Chief Joseph Daughtry credits joint work by Yazoo City Police and the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department for locating the suspect and urges residents to keep Cox and his family in their thoughts while the investigation continues. 
• Wanted man in custody for shooting incident (yazooherald.net) — A man wanted in connection with a recent Yazoo City shooting into an occupied vehicle has been captured with help from the U.S. Marshals and is now in Yazoo City Police custody. No one was injured in the incident, but local authorities emphasize the cooperative effort that led to the arrest and the ongoing importance of community-supported local news.
• Gators shut out Indians in battle of winless teams (yazooherald.net) — Yazoo City’s Indians are still searching for their first football win after a tough 35–0 road loss to the Vicksburg Gators, dropping them to 0–5. The game recap highlights costly penalties, turnovers, and standout efforts from players like Johnny Barber and Luther Broomfield as the team looks to regroup for the rest of the season.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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