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• Allen Siegler wins award for investigation into Mississippi’s opioid settlement funds

  17-06-2026 23:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Allen Siegler, mental health reporter for Mississippi Today, was awarded the Community Champion Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News for his investigation that explored how Mississippi has spent opioid settlement funds. Allen Siegler is a Health Reporter at Mississippi Today. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi TodayThe award recognizes newsrooms “that made a significant contribution to the well-being of its community through a journalism-centered project or service,” acc
  
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• Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor’s call for 2028 redistricting

  17-06-2026 21:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
  ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to redraw congressional and legislative districts during a special session, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters.House Speaker Jon Burns sent Kemp a letter hours before a special session was set to begin Wednesday, and he announced the decision as
  
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• Kosciusko Fire Department Conducts Rappelling Training

  17-06-2026 19:03 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Fire Department closed off the bridge on N Jackson St. near the Fire Station to train some of their firefighters on rappelling.
  Captain Scott West held the ropes as Lieutenant Curtis Pope, Chris Mosely, and Cole Wilson took turns rappelling down the side of the bridge.
  Lieutenant Curtis Pope hangs on the side of the bridge as Captain Scott West prepares to lower him.
  This training allows fire fighters to learn the skills they’ll need if they need to perform a recovery or a re
  
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• Mississippi’s largest private health insurer updates guidelines for HIV prevention medication

  17-06-2026 18:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi has updated its guidelines for HIV prevention medication after a national advocacy group alleged the insurer’s coverage options violated federal law.Cayla Mangrum, director of corporate communications for Blue Cross, told Mississippi Today the company expanded its formulary Thursday to include two HIV prevention drugs: Descovy, a daily oral pill, and Apretude, a long-acting injectable medication administered every two months. “We simply
  
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• Kosciusko Softball announces new coaching staff

  17-06-2026 16:10 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko School District has announced new leadership for the Kosciusko High School softball program, introducing two new coaches who will guide the Whippets moving forward.
  Ryan Maxwell has been named the new head softball coach, while Katie Lawrence, a KHS softball alumna, will join the program as assistant softball coach.
  In a social media post, the district shared its excitement about the hires and the future of the program, noting the impact both coaches are expected to have on student
  
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• Audio: What’s Next for Kosciusko’s Historic Caboose? Mayor Shares Restoration Plans

  17-06-2026 15:44 via breezynews.com
  
  Now that Kosciusko’s historic caboose has been successfully moved to a new location, city leaders are turning their attention to what comes next.
  During this week’s Minute with the Mayor, Mayor Tim Kyle said the relocation of the 1894 caboose was far more difficult than expected, requiring crews to spend multiple days maneuvering the structure off its original supports and onto nearby railroad tracks.
  The caboose, which was built in 1894 and moved to Kosciusko around 1980, spent deca
  
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• Attala County Democratic Executive Committee to host Juneteenth-themed banquet in Kosciusko

  17-06-2026 13:34 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Democratic Executive Committee will host its annual Beans and Greens Banquet Fundraiser Saturday June 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club.
  This year’s event will feature a Juneteenth-themed program and menu, along with remarks from guest speaker Scott Colom.
  The banquet is described as a community-focused event tied to Juneteenth observance.
  For more information, call (662) 633-9128.The post Attala County Democratic Executive Committee to hos
  
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• The West Bolivar school board didn’t meet for roughly two months — disrupting food and transportation services for summer school students

  17-06-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  ROSEDALE — The West Bolivar School District stopped busing and feeding summer school students this month. The problem wasn’t that the school ran out of food or money. It’s that the school board hadn’t met in about two months to approve purchases and contract workers.Fewer than three board members, too few for a quorum, showed up to at least four meetings in April, May and June. State law re
  
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• Crooked Letter Sports: Can anyone best Shinnecock?

  17-06-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The show welcomes back guest Rand
  
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• Pedestrian Nearly Struck on Wednesday Morning in Attala

  17-06-2026 12:23 via breezynews.com
  
  A young woman walking with a dog on Hwy 12 near the bypass was nearly struck by a vehicle causing a wreck just after 7:30 Wednesday morning.
  EMS, Attala County Fire Department, MHP and Attala County Deputies responded to the crash.
  The person who had been walking along the highway and one of those involved in the crash were checked out by medical personnel on scene, and no injuries were reported.
   
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• Boswell Media to Host Grand Opening Ceremony for Help Happens Here

  17-06-2026 10:53 via breezynews.com
  
  Help Happens Here, a new online directory connecting local service providers with customers, will celebrate its official grand opening Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. at the Kosciusko Attala Partnership on North Natchez Street.
  Staff members from Help Happens Here and Boswell Media will be on-site to answer questions and provide information about the platform. Businesses that sign up during the grand opening events will be eligible for a limited-time 60-day free trial.
  Help Happens Here is designed
  
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• Minute with the Mayor – June 17, 2026

  17-06-2026 10:00 via breezynews.com
  
  This week on Minute with the Mayor: Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle recaps the latest Board of Aldermen meeting and highlights several America 250-related activities, including a special section in the Star-Herald and the upcoming downtown celebration on June 27. He also provides updates on street repair projects, shifting Natchez Trace Parkway closures due to bridge work, and the final “Echoes of History” lecture next week. Kyle additionally shares news on the new museum following its gran
  
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• Kosciusko native Jamario Winters named head football coach at Franklin County

  17-06-2026 09:31 via breezynews.com
  
  A former Kosciusko Whippet is taking the reins of a Mississippi high school football program.
  Franklin County High School announced this week the hiring of Jamario Winters as its new head football coach.
  After graduating from Kosciusko in 2007, Winters continued his football career at Ouachita Baptist University before transferring to Ole Miss, where he finished his collegiate playing career.
  His coaching career has included stops at his alma mater, Kosciusko High School, as well as Choctaw Coun
  
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• Felony DUI, Trespassing, and Drug Charges in Carthage and Leake

  17-06-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  MATTIE E BROOKS, 33, of Carthage, Bench Warrant – Carthage Municipal Court, CPD.  Bond $0.
   ANNIE N GIPSON, 27, of Carthage, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   MYECIA K JONES, 40, of Carthage, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device, Bench Warrant – Carthage Municipal Court, Seatbelt Violation, CPD.  Bond $163, $0, $72.
   JACQUES D KEYS, 34, Possession of Marijuana, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of
  
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• TS Arthur Forms, Heavy Rain Expected in MS

  17-06-2026 08:08 via breezynews.com
  
  Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the Texas coast this morning and is expected to come ashore in southwestern Louisiana tonight with the remnants moving toward Mississippi on Thursday with the threat of heavy rain and severe storms.
  A flood watch continues for portions of the local area including Leake and Neshoba counties.
  There’s also a marginal risk of isolated severe storms across the entire state tomorrow and for most of Mississippi again on Friday.
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• TS Arthur Dissipates, Heavy Rain Still Expected in MS, Tornadoes Possible

  17-06-2026 08:08 via breezynews.com
  
  What had been Tropical Storm Arthur dissipated near the southeastern Texas coast last night.  However, the threat of heavy rain and severe storms will continue for Mississippi as the remnants of the storm push through the state today.
  A flood watch continues for portions of the local area including Leake and Neshoba counties.  Three to five inches of additional rainfall are possible today across Leake, Neshoba, Winston and southeastern Attala counties with one to three inches in other
  
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• Not As Much Heavy Rain Expected in Most of This Area Now

  17-06-2026 08:08 via breezynews.com
  
  A flood watch continues for portions of the local area including Leake and Neshoba counties as forecasters monitor a tropical weather system along the Texas coast which is expected to move inland over southwestern Louisiana tonight. The National Hurricane Center says the area of low pressure could strengthen into a tropical storm today but should weaken once it moves inland and could dissipate by early tomorrow before reaching Mississippi.  But regardless of what happens, we’re still
  
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• Law enforcement uses tear gas after hundreds in Senatobia protest following police shooting of toddler

  17-06-2026 00:22 via mississippitoday.org
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  National civil rights attorney Ben Crump is part of the legal team representing the family of a child killed over the weekend in a law enforcement shooting in north Mississippi. A protest on Tuesday at the Walmart in Senatobia where the shooting occurred resulted in law enforcement deploying tear gas to disperse the crowd, ABC24 reported.
  “A 1-year-old child is dead because police officers in Mississipp
  
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• Family of 1-year-old killed by law enforcement hires legal team

  17-06-2026 00:22 via mississippitoday.org
  National civil rights attorney Ben Crump is part of the legal team representing the family of a child killed over the weekend in a law enforcement shooting in north Mississippi. “A 1-year-old child is dead because police officers in Mississippi opened fire on a car in a crowded Walmart parking lot,” Crump said in a Tuesday statement. “ … We intend to seek justice for baby Kohen and the life that was stolen from him.”Kohen Wiley was in the car with his mother
  
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