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• Former Prosecutor Becoming Circuit Judge in East Mississippi ... - U.S. News & World Report

  17-10-2017 21:46 via usnews.com
  Former Prosecutor Becoming Circuit Judge in East Mississippi ...
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  Gov. Phil Bryant announced Tuesday that he is appointing Charles W. Wright Jr. to be one of two judges in the 10th Circuit Court District in Clarke, Kemper, ...and more »
  
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• Being Oxford’s mayor means listening first

  16-04-2024 19:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  I love Oxford.  I love Mississippi. I love America.  Loving America also means loving Americans. Yet, we are at a time in our history where the rhetoric only seems to get more and more divisive, and the toxic polarization is sadly becoming something we accept as the norm. We have gone past disagreeing to disliking – and even despising – those who don’t agree with us.  We’ve lost sight, in many cases, of the possibility of understanding and r
  
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• Indianola mom’s situation raises question: If you call police for help during a domestic disturbance, will you lose your kids?

  16-04-2024 18:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Exposing children to domestic violence commonly leads to abuse and neglect charges and can result in loss of custody, experts say.But in the case of Nakala Murry, an Indianola mother facing neglect allegations, it was a police officer responding to her call for help, not her ex-partner who was causing trouble, that left her then-11-year-old son with a gunshot wound to the chest.Jennifer Morgan, manager of the family defense program at the Office of the State Public Defender, said it’s oft
  
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• Experts analyze House, Senate Medicaid expansion proposals, offer compromise plan

  16-04-2024 16:57 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As Mississippi lawmakers look for compromise between widely differing House and Senate Mississippi Medicaid expansion plans, experts with a health research group have projected the costs, savings and efficacy of the plans and offered a third, potential compromise plan.The analysis shows that under each plan, the state would see net annual savings – ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars – by expanding the state-federal Medicaid program to cover working, poo
  
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• Audio: Musicians call in to The BreckFast Show to preview Tuesday night concert

  16-04-2024 16:35 via breezynews.com
  
  Marta Szlubowska, a talented violinist, and Svetlana Belsky, a renowned pianist, called in to The BreckFast Show this morning to preview the Tuesday night concert at the Skipworth Performing Arts Center.
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• K-9 Colby and Deputy Edwards: Tackling Crime in Attala

  16-04-2024 15:40 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Sheriff’s Office is proud to introduce K-9 Colby and his handler, Deputy Jacob Edwards, to the public. Deputy Edwards, a seasoned member of ACSO with three years of service, has been partnered with K-9 Colby for approximately one year, and their collaboration […]
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• Whippets to face Amory in opening round of playoffs

  16-04-2024 15:10 via breezynews.com
  
  The opponent and schedule is set for Kosciusko baseball’s opening round playoff series. Kosciusko will face off against the Amory Panthers, the #4 seed from Region 1-4A. Game 1 will be in Kosciusko Friday, April 19 at 6:00 pm. Game 2 is set for Saturday, […]
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• Happening today: Szlubowska-Belsky concert at Skipworth Performing Arts Center

  16-04-2024 15:10 via breezynews.com
  
  World renowned musical artists will take the stage Tuesday night at the Skipworth Performing Arts Center. Marta Szlubowska, a talented violinist, and Svetlana Belsky, a renowned pianist, come together to deliver an unforgettable musical experience. Internationally acclaimed for their virtuosity, the duo promises an evening […]
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• US Supreme Court effectively bans mass protests in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. - Daily Kos

  16-04-2024 14:37 via news.google.com
  
  US Supreme Court effectively bans mass protests in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.  Daily Kos
  
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• Meet the six people negotiating a final Medicaid expansion bill at the Capitol 

  16-04-2024 00:38 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The House and Senate can now begin negotiating ways to enact a law to expand Medicaid coverage to poor Mississippians after legislative leaders named the six people to hammer out a final plan.House Speaker Jason White, R-West, recently appointed Republican Reps. Missy McGee of Hattiesburg, Sam Creekmore IV of New Albany and Joey Hood of Ackerman to be the House negotiators. Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann last week named Republican Sens. Kevin Blackwell of Southaven, Nicole Boyd of Ox
  
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• Marshall Ramsey: Happy Tax Day!

  16-04-2024 00:08 via mississippitoday.org
  
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• Constructive dialogue can be the bridge to understanding and empathy

  15-04-2024 23:41 via mississippitoday.org
  
  “We need to talk.” When uttered, these four words have the power to instill fear in the hearts of spouses, children, and employees alike. They aptly describe the situation we face as a nation today. The problem? Toxic polarization – the way we demonize each other across differences. Most of us have few or no friends who have different political preferences. We think “other people in America” pose the biggest threat to our way of life. We are finding it mo
  
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• 2024 Neshoba County Fair Grandstand Entertainment lineup announced

  15-04-2024 20:34 via breezynews.com
  
  The Neshoba County Fair has announced the full entertainment lineup for this year’s event. The lineup was announced in a video on the fair’s official Facebook page. (See post below). This year’s lineup includes: July 30 – Jon Langston July 31 – BlackBerry Smoke Aug. […]
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• Thank you, Mississippi taxpayers, for funding Medicaid expansion in 40 other states

  15-04-2024 18:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Note: This editorial anchored Mississippi Today’s weekly legislative newsletter. Subscribe to our free newsletter for exclusive access to legislative analysis and up-to-date information about what’s happening under the Capitol dome.Happy Tax Day, when millions of us Mississippians will send our hard-earned money to 40 other states that are providing health care coverage to millions of poor, working people.But here in Mississippi, hundreds of thousands of poor, working peop
  
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• Homeowner Narrowly Escapes Early Morning House Fire

  15-04-2024 18:13 via breezynews.com
  
  Attala County Firefighters and McCool Volunteers were called to a house fire on Attala Rd. 2140 in the Tall Pines community on Monday, April 15 , 2024 at 6:42 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find a single story home fully engulfed in flames. ACFD Chief Tim […]
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• Simple assault, public drunk and other recent Kosciusko arrests

  15-04-2024 17:23 via breezynews.com
  
  On 4-14-2024, Kaley Engle, a 46 year old w/f, was arrested for Disturbing the Peace, Public Drunk, and Resisting Arrest on West Jefferson Street by Lt. Cody Williams. On 4-12-2024, Bridget Crawford, a 35 year old b/f from Lexington, was arrested for Shoplifting on Highway […]
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• Tigers take 2 against Noxpater, White tosses no-hitter

  15-04-2024 16:24 via breezynews.com
  
  The Ethel Tigers baseball team picked up two wins over district rival Noxapater this weekend. In game 1 on Friday night, Colin White pitched a no-hitter as the Tigers defeated the Noxapater 6-0. On Saturday, the Tigers won game 2 by a score of 12 […]
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• Jerry Mitchell receives the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

  15-04-2024 16:10 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Jerry Mitchell, a senior investigative reporter with Mississippi Today, is the winner of the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his body of work and lifelong commitment to investigative journalism.The medal, administered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, honors the life of investigative journalist I.F. Stone and is presented to a journalist or journalists whose work captures the spirit of journalistic independence, integrity and co
  
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• Podcast: Medicaid expansion, other issues could make end of 2024 session chaotic

  15-04-2024 13:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance discuss the biggest issues – Medicaid expansion, school funding and PERS – that could spur contentious  final days of the 2024 legislative session.
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• Statutory Rape, Trespassing, and Disorderly Conduct Arrests in Leake and Attala

  14-04-2024 19:02 via breezynews.com
  
  DEDRICK BUFKIN, 31, of Kosciusko, Open Container, Speeding, DUI – 1st, CPD.  Bond $389.25, $228, $1,331.   JASMINE N DAY, 23, of Carthage, Disorderly Conduct – Disturbing the Peace, LCSO.  Bond $500.   MARCUS D HUFFMAN, 33, of Carthage, Willful or Malicious Trespass, CPD.  Bond […]
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• Report: Mississippi among least green states in US - WJTV

  14-04-2024 18:22 via news.google.com
  Report: Mississippi among least green states in US  WJTV
  
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• Domestic Assault Reported Saturday Night

  14-04-2024 16:52 via breezynews.com
  
  ETHEL, Miss.–A domestic assault was reported Saturday night on Attala Rd. 2101 north of Ethel. The call came in to 911 about 10:50 p.m. about a domestic disturbance on Rd. 2101. Deputies responded and soon after that call went out an ambulance was called to […]
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• Pitbulls Reported Chasing People; Unrelated Cow Trouble

  14-04-2024 16:24 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–Two pitbulls were reported chasing a couple of kids on Parkway Dr. Saturday evening about 7:25 on Parkway Dr. When officers arrived they spoke with the owner of the dogs and informed her that she must keep the dogs leached or locked up. Cows […]
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• UPDATE: Central Electric Restoration Efforts Continue

  14-04-2024 15:59 via breezynews.com
  
  Date: April 14, 2024 Update: 8:30 A.M. Central Electric Restoration Complete As of 8:30 a.m., Central Electric has restored power to everyone that can receive it. Manager Long would like to thank all the CEPA employees, Alcorn County Electric Power Association, East Mississippi Electric Power […]
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• Tree Falls on the Natchez Trace

  14-04-2024 15:59 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A tree fell across the Natchez Trace Parkway Friday night about 9 p.m., blocking traffic in both directions near Holly Hill. Once an Attala County deputy arrived on the scene, he called dispatchers and told them that Natchez Trace maintenance would need to bring […]
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• On this day in 1952

  14-04-2024 14:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  April 14,1952Ralph Ellison wrote “Invisible Man” for Random House. Credit: Courtesy of Random HouseRalph Ellison’s only novel, “Invisible Man,” confronted many issues facing Black Americans and became the first by a Black author to win the National Book Award. Ellison told The Paris Review that Black history “is the most intimate part of American history. Through the very process of slavery came the building of the United States.” Born in Okla
  
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• Marshall Ramsey: A Mississippi Sermon

  14-04-2024 13:18 via mississippitoday.org
  
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• Legislature on track for record education funding, but House leaders could derail effort if they don’t get their way

  14-04-2024 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi House’s proud proclamation earlier this session that they had voted to spend the most money in the history of the state on public education is no longer true.Now the state Senate can make that boast — by a smidgen.The Kindergarten through 12th grade appropriations bill approved last week by the Senate provides about $6 million more for local schools than the House proposed earlier this session. The Senate is proposing about $256 million more than the $3.08 billion be
  
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• BOLO: Missing Juvenile in Attala – Jazmine McDonald

  13-04-2024 22:37 via breezynews.com
  
  Jazmine McDonald, a 16-year-old Hispanic female, is missing from a group home on Attala Rd. 5216 (Munson’s Crossing). Jazmine was last seen wearing gray jogging pants, a black top, black and white shoes, and carrying a gray backpack. Jazmine is 5 ft. 5 in. and […]
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• Kosciusko Defeats Caledonia to Earn Number One Seed for Baseball Playoffs!

  13-04-2024 19:46 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Whippets hosted the Caledonia Cavaliers Friday in the game that would determine the number-one seed for the Region 3-4A playoffs.  After the close 1-0 win over the Cavaliers on Monday, the Whippets returned home with high hopes to clinch the top spot. After […]
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