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• Friday Night House Fire on Youth Center Rd.

  18-07-2026 19:23 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A house fire was reported Friday night on Youth Center Road across from Bethlehem Church.
  The 911 call came in at 9:07 p.m.
  When firefighters arrived they reported smoke and flames coming from all sides of the house. They also reported seeing sparks from electrical connections to the house and Entergy was notified.
  It was not believed that anyone was inside the house.
  Attala County deputies were also sent to the house for traffic and crowd control. An ambulance was also se
  
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• Friday Night Fire on Youth Center Road

  18-07-2026 19:22 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A house fire was reported Friday night on Youth Center Road across from Bethlehem Church.
  The 911 call came in at 9:07 p.m.
  When firefighters arrived they reported smoke and flames coming from all sides of the house. They also reported seeing sparks from electrical connections to the house and Entergy was notified.
  It was not believed that anyone was inside the house.
  Attala County deputies were also sent to the house for traffic and crowd control. An ambulance was also se
  
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• Senatobia officer involved in fatal shooting of Black toddler was accused of making a racially offensive remark two days prior

  18-07-2026 19:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  Mukta Joshi is an investigative reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining immigration and criminal justice issues. She can be reached at [email protected]. Joseph Cranney is a reporter with the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The New York Times. Learn more about the center’s work here.SENATOBIA &
  
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• Proposed weir rehabilitation aims to restore East Pearl River

  18-07-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Pearl River County officials are working to restore water flow to the East Pearl River, a long-planned effort aimed at improving recreation, supporting wildlife habitat and benefiting communities along the river. The project remains in the planning and permitting process and will require continued coordination among local, state and federal partners before construction can begin, ac
  
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• Aggravated Assault and Multiple DUIs and Domestic Violence Arrests in Carthage and Leake County

  18-07-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  ASHLEIGH B CZARNIK, 34, of Kosciusko, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance X 2, Possession of Paraphernalia, LCSO.  Bond N/A X 2, $1,000.
   BRUCE DAWSON, 62, of Carthage, Bench Warranty – Kosciusko Municipal Court, LCSO.  Bond $0.
   DEODRICK GOSS, 39, of Carthage, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Delon, LCSO.  Bond $10,000.
   JERMAINE GRIFFIN, 44, of Carthage, Aggravated Assault – Deadly Weapon, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   KILIES K HUFFMAN, 48, of
  
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• Domestic violence, resisting arrest, and other recent Kosciusko arrests

  18-07-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  On 07-15-2026, Elia Garcia, 44-year-old H/F from Kosciusko, was arrested for Domestic Violence by Capt. Hawthorne.
  On 07-14-2026, Charles Campbell, 45-year-old B/M from Durant, was arrested for Contempt of Court by Ofc. Quesnot.
  On 07-13-2026, Gregory Taylor, 60-year-old W/M from Kosciusko, was arrested for Abusive Calls to Emergency Phone by Lt. Williams.
  On 07-12-2026, Bruce Dawson, 62-year-old B/M from Carthage, was arrested for Contempt of Court by Capt. Hawthorne.
  On 07-12-2026, Kwaneshia L
  
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• Senatobia officer involved in fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was once accused of exaggerating threat posed by a car 

  18-07-2026 00:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  Mukta Joshi is an investigative reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining immigration and criminal justice issues. She can be reached at [email protected]. Joseph Cranney is a reporter with the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The New York Times. Learn more about the center’s w
  
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• Mississippi joins states reporting cyclospora stomach bug

  18-07-2026 00:20 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  Five cases of the diarrhea-causing disease cyclosporiasis have been confirmed in Mississippi, the Department of Health reported Friday. State Epidemiologist Dr. Renia Dotson temporarily declared cyclosporiasis a reportable disease Thursday due to the nationwide spike in cases, she told reporters at a Friday press conference. Mississippi was previously one of three states that did not require health profession
  
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