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• Special education teachers were promised an extra $2,000. Where’s the money?

  18-06-2026 23:58 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As teachers finalize their contracts for the upcoming school year, their salaries will reflect a $2,000 raise the Legislature passed this year. However, special education teachers might notice something missing: their additional $2,000 bonus. Mississippi Department of Education officials said this week that they’re still trying to get clarity from the Legislature about who that money should go to.Raising teacher pay was one of the top issues of this year’s legislative session.
  
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• Wicker is among GOP senators with harsh reviews of Trump plan to end Iran war

  18-06-2026 22:38 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Roger Wicker and other top national security figures, were voicing strong reservations Thursday — and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran.The memorandum of understanding signed by President Donald Trump started a 60-day negotiating clock to reach a final deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear program. While Trump allies noted the agre
  
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• IHL Board moves toward performance-based funding model for Mississippi universities

  18-06-2026 22:21 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board moved one step closer Thursday to adopting a new funding model for public universities that would tie a portion of state money to graduation rates, student retention and workforce outcomes. The 12-member board that governs the state’s eight public institutions unanimously accepted a proposal that has two main parts. The first would determine the amount of money universities need for campus operations including administ
  
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• Greenwood Leflore Hospital warns of closure as Medicaid moves to withhold $2.4 million payment

  18-06-2026 20:56 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Division of Medicaid filed papers Wednesday asking a bankruptcy court for permission to withhold a scheduled roughly $2.4 million payment to Greenwood Leflore Hospital. But hospital officials say a missed payment could force the struggling facility to close by June 30 and derail a proposed agreement for the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over its operations. In a motion filed in federal district court the same day in a separate case, Greenwood Leflore Hosp
  
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• One Hospitalized After Crash Involving MHP in Pursuit

  18-06-2026 19:56 via breezynews.com
  
  A crash involving a Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Attala Road 2247 (Old Trace Road) and Attala Road 3122. Attala Deputies, Attala Firefighters, and EMS were called to the scene just before 3:30 p.m.
  The MHP trooper was reportedly in pursuit when another vehicle pulled out in front of the patrol unit, resulting in a collision.
  The driver of the civilian vehicle was trapped and had to be extricated by the Attala County Fire Department. The dr
  
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• Disturbances and a Crash in Attala on Thursday Morning

  18-06-2026 19:38 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 1:35 AM on Thursday, police responded to a call from someone on Lowry St. about a woman beating on their door and windows. She had reportedly left the property by the time the call was made, but the property owner wanted police to ensure she was gone. No further reports of the woman were made.
  At 7:50 AM, a caller reported a disturbance at the Cannonade Apartments. A man had been beating on a door for about an hour, attempting to gain entry into an apartment. Police advised him to leave t
  
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• More Rain and Storms Possible on Friday

  18-06-2026 19:13 via breezynews.com
  
  While most of today’s flooding rains have moved off into Alabama, the National Weather Service says more downpours are possible on Friday along with a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms across most of Mississippi.  Friday’s storms could develop along a weak front which is forecast to stall out and heavy downpours will be possible resulting in a renewed threat of flash flooding.  One to three inches of additional rain could fall across Leake, Nesho
  
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• Voter voices: Reena Evers-Everette witnessed rage over Black voting

  18-06-2026 17:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  “Voter Voices” is a series of Mississippians sharing their thoughts on voting rights, the state’s history of voter suppression and the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case gutted the federal Voting Rights Act’s requirements for majority Black districts.Reena Evers-Everette witnessed rage at
  
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• Boswell Media Introduces Help Happens Here to Our Local Communities (photo gallery)

  18-06-2026 16:11 via breezynews.com
  
  Help Happens Here recently held grand opening ceremonies in Carthage, Philadelphia, and Kosciusko to introduce the new online directory to local communities.
  The events were well attended by business owners, community leaders, and residents who stopped by to learn more about the platform and how it can help connect people with local service providers.
  From plumbers and electricians to custom bakers, contractors, landscapers, and more, Help Happens Here was created to make it easier for people to
  
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• Vehicle Destroyed in Fire Wednesday in Ethel

  18-06-2026 15:07 via breezynews.com
  
  A vehicle was destroyed in a fire at a residence on Attala Road 5207 Wednesday afternoon.
  Just before 3 p.m., the Attala County Fire Department and Ethel Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.
  Firefighters arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames.
  The fire caused minor damage to the exterior of the home. No injuries were reported.
  The post Vehicle Destroyed in Fire Wednesday in Ethel appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Federal lawsuit alleges strip searches at McAdams High School

  18-06-2026 14:16 via breezynews.com
  
  A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the Attala County School District and several school officials alleging a group of male students at McAdams High School were subjected to unconstitutional strip searches earlier this year.
  According to the complaint filed June 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the incident allegedly occurred Feb. 10 when several students were removed from a restroom area, detained and searched individually by school perso
  
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• Assault, Domestic Violence, and Shoplifting in Neshoba and Philadelphia

  18-06-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  SHELBY RENEA BAILEY, 23, of Union, DUI – 1st, Speeding, No Insurance, Possession of Paraphernalia, Littering, MHP.  Bond $1,500, $300, $800, $600, $600.
   LANDON CALLUM, 18, of Hernando, Public Drunk, Alcohol Possession by < 21, NCSO.  Bond $0, $800.
   KRISTEN N FINLEY, 29, of Philadelphia, Shoplifting > $1,000, PPD.  Bond $10,000.
   CHIQUITA GREEN, 47, of Philadelphia, DUI – 2nd, NCSO.  Bond $2,500.
   JASE D HERRINGTON, 16, of Union, Hold fo
  
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• More information released on Natchez Trace Parkway closure

  18-06-2026 13:49 via breezynews.com
  
  More information has been released on the upcoming closure along the Natchez Trace Parkway between Kosciusko and French Camp, with the National Park Service now confirming details of the detour and the scope of the project.
  Beginning June 22, motorists will be detoured around a 15-mile section of the Parkway between Mississippi Highway 12 (MP 165) and Mississippi Highway 413 (MP 180) in Attala and Choctaw counties.
  Officials say the closure is part of a major rehabilitation project that include
  
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• ‘Mother Nature gave me ice’: Winter Storm Fern’s systemic turmoil, the holes it revealed and how Mississippi explains its response to cold weather disasters

  18-06-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  This is the first story in a series revisiting Winter Storm Fern.Every few winters in a global climate pattern, the South falls victim to jet streams blowing weather down from the North, delivering cold fronts to the states least ready for them.In January, those elements culminated in Winter Storm Fern. Despite large winter storms in recent years, such as in 2021 and 2023, Fern delivered a force and persistence Mi
  
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• Kosciusko Moving Forward with Street Repairs on Woodard and Woodland Streets

  18-06-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The City of Kosciusko is continuing infrastructure improvements with targeted repairs on several streets showing foundation issues.
  Mayor Tim Kyle said crews are currently addressing problem areas on Woodard Street, located in the subdivision off Highway 43 North, as well as Woodland Street, which runs across from Jordan Funeral Home and connects to a county road.
  The city is using a method that involves removing weakened sections of roadway and rebuilding the base with crushed concrete before p
  
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• ‘Can’t get him back’: Family and community mourn toddler killed in Senatobia

  18-06-2026 01:43 via mississippitoday.org
  
  SENATOBIA – A crowd of family and friends gathered outside a Senatobia Walmart Wednesday to honor the life of a 1-year-old killed in a law enforcement shooting and to demand justice and accountability. The night before, police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters from the same location. One-year-old Kohen Wiley was killed after a shooting by law enforcement responding to alleged shoplifting at Walmart on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Credit: Courtesy of Carlos Haynes and
  
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