Yazoo

Haley Barbour :

Haley Barbour is the Republican Governor of Mississippi. He was elected on November 4, 2003 in the largest turnout in a gubernatorial election in state history. He was inaugurated on January 13, 2004.

Willie Brown :

"Combine all of Willie's skills and the result is what myths are made of. He is a marvel to watch, a true artist at work." A sportswriter once wrote this after ...

Jerry Clower :

He was born September 28, 1926, in Liberty, Mississippi. The day after he finished high school, he joined the Navy and served on the aircraft carrier Bennington in the Pacific during World War II. When he returned to Mississippi after the war ...

Skip James :

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 ...

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 ...

Willie Morris :

During the three decades since the London Sunday Times praised his memoir North Toward Home as "the finest evocation of an American boyhood since Mark Twain," Willie Morris has written more than a dozen other books (including a second well-received autobiography) and has attained ...

Stella Stevens :

Although Stella Stevens' film career began in 1959 with a bit part in Say One For Me with Bing Crosby, she made a bold career move (for that time) by posing nude for Playboy in the January 1960 issue. This coincided with an excellent movie break in the film Li'l Abner, and ...

Sarah Mary Taylor :

Born Aug. 12, 1916 in Anding, Miss., Taylor is a nationally acclaimed folk artist, known for her vibrant applique quilts. Producing original designs, Taylor’s works have been exhibited across the country in museums and galleries in New York, Illinois, Texas, New Mexico, Connecticut, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and in the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C.

Zig Ziglar :

As a motivational teacher and trainer, Zig Ziglar is rated by his peers -- as well as by audiences everywhere -- as one of the best and most versatile ever. He travels the world over delivering his messages of humor, hope and ...

John George Quekemeyer :

John George Quekemeyer, a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, graduated from Yazoo City High School, attended the University of Mississippi, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1906. Lt. Quekemeyer performed regular duty in Colorado, Arizona Territory, and ...

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Mail: P.O. Box 186
Yazoo City, MS 39194