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• Mississippi opioid fund advisory council selects third-party vendor to help vet applicants

  16-06-2026 18:40 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council has selected the Denver-based health consulting firm Steadman Group to advise the committee’s grant application process for the upcoming cycle.A state law passed in April instructed the council to contract with a third-party agency to help run its opioid settlement grant review process. Lawmakers appropriated $400,000 to Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office for the contract.Dr. JK Costello, Steadman’s behavioral healt
  
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• Department of Justice sides with Elon Musk’s xAI in Southaven lawsuit

  16-06-2026 17:32 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice is intervening on behalf of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company in a lawsuit filed by the NAACP, claiming xAI is illegally operating gas turbines to power its data centers in Southaven and Memphis.xAI on Monday asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the NAACP does not have legal standing to sue. The DOJ, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense,
  
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• VIDEO: Leaders Celebrate L.V. Hull Legacy Center Opening in Kosciusko

  16-06-2026 11:36 via breezynews.com
  
  The following video features remarks from Saturday’s opening celebration for the L.V. Hull Legacy Center in downtown Kosciusko.
  Speakers in the video include Kosciusko Arts Foundation President Allen Massey, former Arts Council President Hollis Cheek, Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle, and Yaphet Smith, who now owns Hull’s former home.
  The video captures the full remarks from the ceremony and the ribbon cutting. 
   
   
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• Happening today: Echoes of History Lecture Series Continues Today with Focus on the Natchez Trace

  16-06-2026 11:10 via breezynews.com
  
  The “Echoes of History: America 250 Lecture Series” continues today, Tuesday, June 16, in Kosciusko, with the next presentation set for 6 p.m.
  Presented by the Attala Historical Society in celebration of America 250, the series is held each Tuesday in June at 6 p.m. at the Mary Ricks Thornton Cultural Center.
  The program brings together local historians and guest speakers to explore key moments, places, and people that helped shape the history of Attala County and Mississippi, connec
  
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• Grand Larceny, Felony Child Neglect, and Felony Drug Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba

  16-06-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  ANNASTEY ADOCK, 18, of Conehatta, False ID, Public Drunk, ABC.  Bond $800, $600.
   MATTHEW CAIN, 38, of Philadelphia, Hold for Other Agency, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, PPD.  Bond N/A, N/A.
   ANGELA KAY ELDRIDGE, 57, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, Improper Turn, No Insurance, NCSO.  Bond $1,500, $300, $800.
   JONATHAN GOODIN, 41, of Philadelphia, Transfer, Distribution, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell, PPD.  Bond $25,00
  
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• Flood Threat Increasing Locally Later This Week

  16-06-2026 07:15 via breezynews.com
  
  This part of central Mississippi will continue to be near the edge of the heaviest rainfall today and tomorrow with growing concerns about flash flooding in the local area later this week.  The National Weather Service is forecasting four to six inches of rain through tomorrow from the Jackson area south with one to three inches possible in this area.   But the threat of significant flash flooding is expected to spread north on Thursday with four to six inches of rain possible ove
  
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• Welcome to the Starkville Derby, where the wiener (dog) takes all

  16-06-2026 00:52 via mississippitoday.org
  
  STARKVILLE – When asked about a race, most people may think of cars. Starkville native Alden Thornhill thinks about dogs. Starkville Derby Founder Alden Thornhill speaks to the crowd during the 4th annual Starkville Derby on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Credit: Aaron Lampley/Mississippi TodayThe Starkville Derby is an annual festival of wiener dog races, attracting thousands of people to this college town.The event — which was started by Thornhill in 2023 — was originally me
  
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