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• People in 15 counties can receive replacement SNAP benefits without application

  07-02-2026 00:10 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The federal government approved mass replacement of benefits for recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in 15 Mississippi counties hard-hit by the treacherous January ice storm that swept through Mississippi, the state Department of Human Services announced Friday. The benefits will be automatically uploaded to beneficiaries’ accounts in the selected counties without an application and are expected to appear in accounts in the next few weeks, said spokesper
  
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• Retired Pittsburgh police commander is nominated as Jackson’s new police chief

  06-02-2026 23:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mayor John Horhn announced Friday that he is nominating former Pittsburgh Bureau of Police commander RaShall Brackney as the next chief of the Jackson Police Department.The capital city conducted a months-long recruiting process, which included community listening sessions, after Joseph Wade retired as chief in September. Brackney’s nomination must be confirmed by the Jackson City Council.Horhn, who became mayor in July, selected Brackney from a list of four finalists announced last month
  
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• Local, state officials vet plans to secure Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s financial future

  06-02-2026 22:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s financial crisis plods on, more people are stepping up to propose remedies aimed at keeping the hospital’s doors open. Hospital leaders warned in December that the facility was on the brink of closure under the weight of debt owed to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid. This debt stemmed from overpayments from a program designed to support struggling hospitals. The public hospital faces a looming deadline at the end of February to reach an agree
  
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• Photo: Career Tech Center announces February Students of the Month

  06-02-2026 22:19 via breezynews.com
  The Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center has announced its February Students of the Month for each of its programs. These students were selected by their program instructors for showing outstanding participation, effort, and dedication in their classes. The February Students of the Month are: Ag Science: […]
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• Byhalia ‘ICE warehouse’ deal is canned after chat with Noem, Wicker tweets

  06-02-2026 21:40 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has agreed to abandon efforts to acquire a warehouse in northern Mississippi and turn it into a detention center for immigrants, according to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.Wicker’s announcement came days after he had written to Noem opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, acquiring an industrial warehouse in Byhalia.The Republican senator wrote on his X account Friday, “I just spoke with DHS Secretary Noem about the propos
  
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• The House’s education bill is dead, but school choice isn’t. What happens now?

  06-02-2026 21:37 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The House’s expansive education bill is dead — but that doesn’t mean school choice is off the table this session.The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday killed House Bill 2, the House’s omnibus education package, which contained a key element of expanding school choice with education savings accounts, which allows public dollars to be used for private schooling.School choice, a years-long movement that’s gained momentum in Mississippi in recent months, refers to
  
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• Trump posts, then removes, racist video depicting the Obamas as apes

  06-02-2026 20:36 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle was removed from President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account Friday.Hours after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called criticism of the post “fake outrage,” officials backtracked.An official said: “A White House staffer erroneously made the p
  
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• No, Archie doesn’t have brain cancer. Yes, Trinidad’s future will be decided in court

  06-02-2026 19:24 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Notes, quotes and an opinion or two…Let’s get right to it: Archie Manning does not have terminal brain cancer as has been posted on social media several times in recent days.I pretty much knew that, but checked in by phone, just to make sure.“My back hurts,” Archie told me. “Can’t seem to get much relief. But, no, I don’t have brain cancer that I know of.”And, “No,” he answered, he hasn’t publicly criticized Donald Trump as a &l
  
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• Two suspects cleared of murder in 2025 post-parade shooting in Jackson as investigation continues

  06-02-2026 19:20 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Nearly a year after a mass shooting hours after Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade in downtown Jackson, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is touting progress he said his office has made on the case but offering few details to help the public make sense of the chaotic incident that killed one and injured seven. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens speaks during a press conference in downtown Jackson on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Credit: Aaron Lampley/Mississippi TodayThe shootin
  
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• McAdams High School to host Region 5-1A District Basketball Tournament

  06-02-2026 17:10 via breezynews.com
  McAdams High School will serve as the host site for the 2026 Region 5-1A District Basketball Tournament, welcoming teams and fans from across the area for a full week of postseason action. The tournament is scheduled for Feb. 9, 10, and 13, with all games […]
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• Playoff Soccer, Baseball Jamboree Highlight Busy Home Weekend for Whippets

  06-02-2026 16:52 via breezynews.com
  Kosciusko sports fans will have plenty to cheer for this weekend, as multiple Whippet teams are set to compete in a packed schedule highlighted by postseason soccer and a preseason baseball jamboree. The spotlight will be on Whippet Stadium, where both the Kosciusko High School […]
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• Expanded eligibility for federal student grants could boost Mississippi’s workforce

  06-02-2026 16:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Expanded eligibility for federal Pell Grants could help more Mississippians pursue training that may lead to a job and earning a living wage, workforce advocates and higher education officials say. As part of sprawling spending and tax legislation Congress passed last year, eligibility for the Pell Grant program, which provides financial aid for students from low-income backgrou
  
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• USACE employees rescue Mississippi motorist during winter storm response - usace.army.mil

  06-02-2026 16:01 via news.google.com
  USACE employees rescue Mississippi motorist during winter storm response  usace.army.mil
  
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• Happening today: Kosy Walks to Host “Walk for Your Heart” Event at Hugh Ellard Park

  06-02-2026 15:28 via breezynews.com
  A local women’s walking group is inviting the community to step out for heart health this week. Kosy Walks, a local women’s walking club, will host a “Walk for Your Heart” event Friday, Feb. 6, at Hugh Ellard Park. The walk will take place from […]
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• Kosciusko-Attala CTC students earn statewide honors at Educators Rising Conference

  06-02-2026 15:07 via breezynews.com
  Students from the Kosciusko-Attala Career and Technical Center’s Educator Preparation program earned statewide recognition this week at the Educators Rising–Mississippi State Conference, held February 2–4 at the University of Southern Mississippi. The Kosciusko-Attala CTC chapter was presented with the 2025–2026 Community Service Award, honoring the […]
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• Attala County Sheriff’s Office Gets Taser Upgrades

  06-02-2026 14:06 via breezynews.com
  The Attala County Sheriff’s Office has recently upgraded their tasers to Axon Taser 10’s and have gotten a VR headset for virtual training. Chief Deputy Kelly Mitchell, who offered a demonstration of these tasers, gives his thanks to Sheriff Curtis Pope for going to bat […]
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• Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center February Staff Spotlight: Sheri Burrell

  06-02-2026 11:06 via breezynews.com
  The Kosciusko-Attala Career and Technical Center has recognized Mrs. Sheri Burrell as its February Staff Spotlight. Burrell serves as the Multimedia instructor at KACTC, where she prepares students for success in today’s digital world through hands-on instruction and real-world multimedia projects. Her dedication to creativity, […]
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• Photos: Whippet basketball celebrates senior night

  06-02-2026 04:55 via breezynews.com
  The Kosciusko Whippets honored their basketball seniors Thursday. Senior Night festivities were held between the girls and boys games against Gentry. Family, friends, coaches, and fans gathered to recognize the hard work, dedication, and leadership of the Whippets’ senior players as they wrapped up their […]
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• Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss’ NCAA appeal is denied, but legal fight over eligibility continues

  06-02-2026 01:51 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ appeal to the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility so he can play for the Rebels next season has been denied, the university said on Wednesday, but the fight is not over.The NCAA originally denied Chambliss’ request for a sixth year of college football eligibility on Jan. 9, so an appeal was made to the NCAA’s Athletics Eligibility Subcommittee, which was also denied.Ole Miss issued a statement that said the NCAA’s decisi
  
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• Library to Host “House Makeover: Bird Edition” Craft Event

  06-02-2026 01:24 via breezynews.com
  The Kosciusko Public Library will host a family-friendly craft event, “House Makeover: Bird Edition,” Friday, Feb. 6, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Held in celebration of National Bird Feeding Month, the event invites participants of all ages to transform a gingerbread house into a bird-friendly feeder […]
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• Visitor brochures are returned to Medgar Evers home

  06-02-2026 01:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Hours after Mississippi Today reported Thursday that the National Park Service had removed brochures to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that identified his murderer as a racist, the Park Service returned the brochures to the home.On Thursday, Park Service officials told Mississippi Today that the reason they removed the brochures was they were “outdated.”The Park Service had pulled the brochures in anticipation of replacing them with a new version, which would r
  
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• Advocates demand fix for Mississippi’s child care crisis

  05-02-2026 23:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi needs to invest in its youngest residents and improve access to child care, nearly 100 advocates, community leaders, early childhood educators and lawmakers said Thursday at the Capitol.A 10-month crisis has shown the fragility of support structures for families and providers. Last year, 170 child care centers closed statewide – the highest number in nearly a decade
  
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• Mississippi Marketplace: Are state leaders rethinking data center deals?

  05-02-2026 22:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A bill proposing to divert a portion of local taxes from large developments to the state generated a stir at the Capitol this week. Rep. Trey Lamar, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and the bill’s author, did not bring up the bill in committee before Tuesday’s deadline, letting it die without a vote. But it could signal some leaders are reevaluating the incen
  
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• Leaky roofs, broken generators, tight wallets: Direct federal aid could be slow to reach Mississippians after devastating winter storm

  05-02-2026 22:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Paige El-tayech trekked across her icy yard in Corinth with her husband, Dee, during the early hours of Jan. 24. The couple took pictures of the havoc caused by Winter Storm Fern – proof they hope will come in handy when or if direct recovery assistance becomes available.Limbs littered the yard. The family’s yellow and blue swing set was covered by a split tree that could no longer bear the weight of its frozen branches. The weatherproof cap that connects electric lines to their hou
  
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• Leaky roof, broken generators, tight wallets: Direct federal aid could be slow to reach Mississippians after devastating winter storm

  05-02-2026 22:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Paige El-tayech trekked across her icy yard in Corinth with her husband, Dee, during the early hours of Jan. 24. The couple took pictures of the havoc caused by Winter Storm Fern – proof they hope will come in handy when or if direct recovery assistance becomes available.Limbs littered the yard. The family’s yellow and blue swing set was covered by a split tree that could no longer bear the weight of its frozen branches. The weatherproof cap that connects electric lines to their hou
  
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• Kosciusko lottery player wins $100,000 Powerball Prize

  05-02-2026 21:42 via breezynews.com
  A Kosciusko lottery player is celebrating a big win after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000. The ticket was sold at Tobacco Warehouse 41 in Kosciusko and matched four of the five white balls plus the Powerball in Wednesday night’s drawing. The ticket initially […]
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• Lawmakers propose allowing Mississippi schools more days off without makeup after storm 

  05-02-2026 20:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As school closures continue into a second week after Winter Storm Fern, the Mississippi House has voted to extend the amount of time districts can close without making days up. The storm ravaged the state in late January, leaving downed power lines, icy roads and fallen trees in its wake. Schools across the Southeast are still dealing with closures, including Oxford School District and Holly Springs School District in Mississippi. House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, a Rep
  
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• Photos: Kosciusko Whippets Baseball players sign college Letters of Intent

  05-02-2026 20:19 via breezynews.com
  Three Kosciusko High School baseball players have signed to continue their careers at the collegiate level. Aidan Howard and Carson Philyaw will play at Holmes Community College, while Braxton Smith has committed to Meridian Community College. Pictures from today’s signing are included, highlighting the players […]
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• Wiggins man headed to federal prison in church arson case

  05-02-2026 20:08 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A south Mississippi man who vandalized and set fire to a Mormon church will serve 30 years in federal prison. Stefan Day Rowold was sentenced Tuesday on civil rights and arson charges for the July 2024 fires set at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wiggins.“This was a deliberate, hate-fueled attack on a place of worship meant to intimidate an entire community,” J.E. Baxter Kruger, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, said in a statement.
  
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• Governor signs bill for hospital improvements as lawmakers work to boost rural facilities

  05-02-2026 18:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A new law takes effect immediately that will make it easier for health facilities to make costly improvements and limit where the University of Mississippi Medical Center can open new locations without state approval after Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Wednesday. Lawmakers passed nearly identical changes to the state’s certificate of need law last session, but this year, they removed a provision that led Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to veto the legislation in April.
  
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• Water and Lights Equipment Storage Under Construction on W Adams St.

  05-02-2026 18:20 via breezynews.com
  Kosciusko Water and Lights has recently begun construction on their new equipment storage on West Adams Street. The storage building is being constructed on the lot where the old Attala Company used to stand. Workers Roy, Hayden, Joy, Kevin, and Jetty from Central Building & […]
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• House passes pharmacy benefit manager reform bill in Mississippi

  05-02-2026 17:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The House on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at increasing regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit managers, an issue advocates argue is critical to protecting patients and independent pharmacists in Mississippi against the risk of rising drug costs. The legislation, authored by House State Affairs Chairman Hank Zuber, a Republican from Ocean Springs, passed by a 76-38 vot
  
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• Bogue Homa man sentenced in Reservation burglary case

  05-02-2026 17:20 via breezynews.com
  A Bogue Homa man was sentenced today to three years in prison for a burglary on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Director Gabriel Billie of the Choctaw Police Department of Public Safety made the […]
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• Two investigations fellows are joining Deep South Today Reporting Center

  05-02-2026 16:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  We are proud to announce two journalists joining the Local Investigations Fellowship and the newly established Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center created in collaboration with The New York Times. Mukta JoshiThe Local Investigations Fellowship, led by Dean Baquet, the former executive editor of The Times, gives journalists the opportunity to produce signature investigative work focused on the state or region they’re reporting from. Last year, Deep South Today announced th
  
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• Power Restored Locally, Outages Continue Elsewhere

  05-02-2026 13:24 via breezynews.com
  For the first time since the ice storm, the website poweroutage.us is reporting that service has been fully restored in this part of central Mississippi.  It shows no outages in Attala, Holmes, Carroll or Montgomery counties this morning.  Statewide, about 23,000 customers are still without […]
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• Flu Cases Climbing in MS

  05-02-2026 13:24 via breezynews.com
  What a difference a week makes.  Flu activity in Mississippi, which had been third-lowest in the nation, has leapfrogged more than two dozen other states.  And our CDC classification has gone from “minimal” to “high.”  We’re still seeing less flu than three of our neighboring […]
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• Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist

  05-02-2026 12:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a “racist.”Edits to the brochure have removed that reference to Byron De La Beckwith, according to Park Service officials, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution. Other edits include eli
  
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• Happening today: Kosciusko Whippets to host Gentry for Senior Night

  05-02-2026 11:16 via breezynews.com
  The Kosciusko basketball teams will celebrate their seniors tonight as they take on Gentry High School. Tip off for the high school girls game is set for 6:00 pm, with Senior Night recognition happening between the girls and boys games, at approximately 7:20 pm. Prior […]
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• Sen. Wicker writes to Kristi Noem opposing feared ‘ICE warehouse’ in Byhalia

  05-02-2026 01:41 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mukta Joshi is part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship.A letter sent Tuesday by Sen. Roger Wicker to the secretary of Homeland Security lent credibility to residents’ fears that federal officials were planning to buy a Byhalia, Mississippi, warehouse to convert into a massive immigrant detention center.In his letter to Secretary Kristi Noem, Wicker wrote that it had come to his attention that immigration officials were in the “final stages” of the pu
  
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• House votes to legalize online sports betting and divert $600M to pension system

  05-02-2026 00:35 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The House voted Wednesday, for the third year in a row, to legalize online sports betting in Mississippi.Proponents say this could generate tens of millions of dollars a year in new tax revenue, but critics warn it would fuel gambling addiction and hurt brick-and-mortar casinos.The approval of HB 1581 sets the House up for another showdown with the Senate, where legislation to legalize online betting has died amid opposition from the casino industry and concerns over gambling addiction. The mea
  
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• Lawmakers push bills to heighten transparency for rural health federal funding

  05-02-2026 00:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As Mississippi prepares to spend tens of millions of federal dollars to strengthen rural health care, lawmakers in both state legislative chambers have advanced bills aimed at increasing transparency and oversight. In December, Mississippi was awarded nearly $206 million as a part of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This fund was designed to support rural health care and offset the disproportionate impact already-struggling rural hospitals are expected to bear as a result of federa
  
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• House unanimously approves $5K teacher pay raise

  04-02-2026 23:57 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Every Mississippi lawmaker has voted so far to give teachers a pay raise. House Bill 1126, which was passed unanimously on Wednesday, would raise teachers’ annual salaries by $5,000. The Senate unanimously passed its own $2,000 teacher pay raise bill last month. Senate leaders said they want to increase that number by the end of the session. The House bill would incre
  
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• Senate measure to restore Mississippi voters’ right to ballot initiative advances

  04-02-2026 23:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Senate Elections Committee passed a measure on Tuesday that would, at least partially, restore the system to allow Mississippians to bypass the Legislature and put issues to a statewide vote. The committee voted to approve Senate Concurrent Resolution 518, which would require initiative organizers to gather signatures from at least 10% of registered voters in the state, or r
  
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• Ribbon Cutting at May & Bloom

  04-02-2026 23:15 via breezynews.com
  May & Bloom on the square had a ribbon cutting to officially celebrate the shop’s grand opening after its initial opening in October of 2025. As a part of the celebration, Jodi May, the shop’s owner, gave out Coke and Root Beer Floats. Along with […]
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• Mississippi prison health care reforms: What lived, what died with legislative deadline?

  04-02-2026 22:13 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Measures to improve prison health care access and create stronger safeguards against the denial of care in Mississippi prisons survived the first legislative deadline on Tuesday, but several also died.The legislation is part of a reform package introduced by Rep. Becky Currie, the Republican House Corrections Chairwoman from Brookhaven.Her effort to ensure more Mississippi prisoners receive the medical care they need follows tours of prisons she took around the state and findings reported in Mi
  
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• Seven Kosciusko Whippets sign college football Letters of Intent on National Signing Day

  04-02-2026 21:50 via breezynews.com
  Seven members of the Kosciusko High School football team made their college plans official Wednesday on National Signing Day, joining programs across the region as part of the 2026 senior class. Linebacker Rokari Covington will take his talents to Northeast Mississippi Community College, while defensive […]
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• A winter storm is just the latest test of resilience in the sparsely populated south Delta

  04-02-2026 20:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  ROLLING FORK – Preparing to feed a revolving door of linemen Monday at her restaurant Chuck’s Dairy Bar, Tracy Harden recalled the winter storm of 1994, the last one that resembled what many Mississippians have lived through the past two weeks. It was then, 32 years ago, she stumbled upon a lineman she still knows well to this day. “He was up top a light pole, and I saw him and I told my mom, ‘I’m going to marry that man up there,’” she said of mee
  
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• ‘When it’s affecting you, crime is bad’: Competing realities behind Jackson’s falling homicide figures

  04-02-2026 18:32 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Fredrick “Geno” Womack didn’t need to see the data to know that Jackson’s homicides had fallen. Gone are the nightmarish days of 2020, when Womack, the executive director of Operation Good, said he could step outside his nonprofit’s south Jackson headquarters and smell the metallic scent of crystal meth in the air. It’s been years, he said, si
  
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• The looming return of Jim Crow to America’s Blackest state

  04-02-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi’s political system could soon look more like 1966 than 2026, and it’s time to acknowledge the full extent of the greatest threat to the American Experiment in decades.Within months, more than 1 million Black Mississippians could lose meaningful representation in Congress and at every level of government — not because they stopped voting, but because the U.S. Supreme Court may soon make it legal to erase their power.The Voting Rights Act of 1965 effectively ended th
  
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• Minute with the Mayor – February 4, 2026

  04-02-2026 15:46 via breezynews.com
  This week on Minute with the Mayor: Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle recaps topics from this week’s meeting of the city Board of Aldermen. My Kosciusko App Download Links: Iphone Anrdoid  
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