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• Legislators expect special session on youth court reform as deal nears

  10-07-2026 22:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Legislative leaders are close to finalizing a deal on reforming Mississippi’s youth court system and expect Gov. Tate Reeves to call them into a special legislative session soon, according to multiple lawmakers and negotiators involved in the discussions. It’s unclear how wide-ranging the reforms to the court would be and when exactly the special session would take place, though several legislator
  
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• Governor appoints assistant DA Brad McCullouch  to temporarily lead Hinds County DA’s office

  10-07-2026 21:40 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday appointed an interim steward to lead the Hinds County District Attorney’s office until a Nov. 3 special election can fill the vacancy left by the resignation of District Attorney Jody Owens, who pleaded guilty last week to federal conspiracy charges.Brad McCullouch, a Madison County resident, has worked as an assistant district attorney in Hinds County since 2023. Owens pleaded gui
  
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• What happened to Nolan Xavier Wells?

  10-07-2026 20:42 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Miles from the Mississippi Gulf Coast on a remote island whose beauty of clear beaches and white sand dunes was immortalized by famed American artist Walter Inglis Anderson, Nolan Xavier Wells’ young life came to an end. How and why are among the many unanswered questions that remain after the 18-year-old from Ocean Springs was last seen on the Fourth of July and his body found two days later off Horn I
  
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• Voter voices: ‘It’s so discouraging to see the whole thing all over again’

  10-07-2026 20:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  “Voter Voices” is a series of people 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.One of the first things Ed Godfrey was taught w
  
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• New ruling on Mississippi Supreme Court redistricting not likely for several months

  10-07-2026 19:05 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  It will be at least several months before a federal judge, for the second time, decides whether Mississippi’s three state Supreme Court districts violate the Voting Rights Act and deprive Black voters.After the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Louisiana v. Callais decision, rolled back protections for racial discrimination in redistricting, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision from U.S. Distri
  
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• Twenty years later, Thad Cochran’s vision of Delta Health Alliance still impactful, CEO says

  10-07-2026 18:31 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of Mississippi Today. You can read more about the section here.For many Mississippians, the late Sen. Thad Cochran’s legacy is measured in roads, buildings, research cente
  
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• High blood pressure is climbing in young adults. In Mississippi, young women face the rising stakes

  10-07-2026 16:53 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  For months, Katie Shappley was in denial about her symptoms. Despite difficulty breathing and odd tingles in her left arm, the daughter of a “hard-headed farmer man” didn’t go see a doctor until her headaches were bad enough to call off of work. When she finally went in, Shappley, who works in physician credentialing at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, remembers the nurse practitio
  
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• Breezy 103.7 Celebrates One year on air

  10-07-2026 15:01 via breezynews.com
  
  Breezy 103.7 (WLIN-FM), Boswell Media’s adult contemporary station serving Kosciusko, Attala County, and central Mississippi, is celebrating its first anniversary on the 103.7 FM frequency this weekend.
  The milestone marks one year since Breezy officially transitioned from 101.1 FM to 103.7 FM on July 11, 2025, a move designed to strengthen the station’s signal and significantly expand its broadcast reach across central Mississippi.
  The frequency change was necessary after it was det
  
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• Aggravated Assault, DUIs, and Disorderly Conduct in Carthage and Leake County Arrests

  10-07-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  DAMIEN ANDERSON, 34, of Walnut Grove, Disorderly Conduct – Disturbing the Peace, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply with LEO, LCSO.  Bond $0, $500.
   MICHAEL J DAVIS, 51, of Forest, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, CPD.  Bond N/A, $438, $438.
   BRYANNA L FRESHOUR, 25, of Walnut Grove, Disorderly Conduct – Disturbance in a Public Place, LCSO.  Bond $0.
   JERIAN D MACK, 26, of Carthage, Aggravated
  
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• Carroll County Secures $310,000 in FEMA Disaster Recovery Funds

  10-07-2026 12:13 via breezynews.com
  
  Local storm recovery efforts are getting a major financial boost. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $310,000 for Carroll County to help cover the costs of emergency protective measures taken during recent disasters.
  The funding is part of a larger, state-wide rollout announced by FEMA this week, which includes more than $9 million distributed across 14 recovery projects in Mississippi. Much of the state’s funding is tied to response efforts from the severe winter
  
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• Diamond Youth State Tournament details (bracket, times, etc)

  10-07-2026 09:49 via breezynews.com
  
  Tournament Information
  AAA (10U) State Tournament – BRACKET Dates: July 10–13
  Teams: Corinth, Columbia, East Central, Ellisville, Franklin County, Hattiesburg, Iuka, Kosciusko, Lincoln County, Long Beach, Philadelphia, St. Martin, Vancleave, Wayne County and West Lauderdale.
  Kosciusko’s first game: Friday, July 10, 8:00 p.m. vs. St. Martin (Field E)
  State champion advances to: Diamond Youth 10U World Series in Laurel12U Ozone State Tournament – BRACKET Dates: Ju
  
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• Attala County School District Announces Summer Registration Dates

  10-07-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County School District has announced registration dates and requirements for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.
  All student registration will be completed online, but parents and guardians must still visit their child’s school during the designated registration period to complete the process and receive class schedules.
  Summer registration will be held:
  July 15, July 20 & July 218 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  July 16Noon – 6 p.m.
  District officials say there will be no registr
  
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• Teen stomped to death in Hinds County jail, coroner says

  10-07-2026 00:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  An 18-year-old killed in the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond last week was stomped to death, the coroner said Thursday. “It appeared he had shoe prints all over his head,” Hinds County Coroner Jeremiah Howard told Mississippi Today. The teen, Mielun Butler, was booked in jail on July 1 after he was arrested in connection to a killing at a south Jackson apartment complex. By the morni
  
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