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• Author, former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens: ‘There is no Republican Party’

  21-07-2026 21:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Stuart Stevens for decades was one of the top Republican political strategists and he ran campaigns for dozens of congressional, senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential campaigns. But the Mississippi native left the party over President Trump and says, “There is no Republican party … it has turned into the pro-tariffs party.” Stevens says the GOP these days, “in many ways is to the left
  
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• California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?

  21-07-2026 21:25 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  California’s reading scores have been improving since the state invested billions in changing how students learn to read. In 2013, California ranked 47th nationally for fourth-grade reading skills. The state then introduced a new English language arts framework focusing on phonics and vocabulary. The biggest investment came in 2023 with $500 million for literacy coaches. However, a shortage of coaches is hin
  
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• Getting ready for the 2026 hurricane season

  21-07-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, meaning Mississippians should prepare now if they haven’t already. While the threat is the most prominent on the Coast, a hurricane or tropical storm has impacted most counties in the last 10 years, according to NOAA storm data.In May, NOAA announced it was predicting a “below-normal” Atlantic hurricane season for 2026. Experts with the a
  
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• ‘Black Box’ podcast goes beneath the surface of Mississippi’s opioid epidemic and settlements

  21-07-2026 17:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Eleven years and one day after his son Jeffrey died of an opioid fentanyl overdose, James Moore stood in a purple-lit Hattiesburg auditorium and welcomed hundreds of people to his annual celebration called “A Tribute to Courage and Recovery.”Moore didn’t center the event around himself or his family. He only shared a couple quick stories about Jeffery, lasting about three minutes. And he told sto
  
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• Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to bring heavy rain, flooding along the Gulf Coast

  21-07-2026 16:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday but was expected to weaken as it chugs closer to the U.S., potentially bringing coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle through southern Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.Those areas along the northern Gulf Coast were under a tropical storm warning through Wednesday and could see heavy rain and flooding into Thursday
  
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• Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico is moving toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama

  21-07-2026 16:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and was moving slowly toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama, causing a tropical storm warning and storm surge watches, forecasters said.The storm was about 110 miles south of Panama City, Florida, and 170 miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama, and moving northwest at 5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the Miami-based National H
  
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• Senate Republicans now pushing for more say in Iran war

  21-07-2026 16:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Republican senators are pressing the Trump administration to offer a clearer plan and more information about the Iran war after three U.S. service members were killed and dozens were wounded in renewed attacks in recent days.Several lawmakers said Monday that Congress should no longer remain on the sidelines and that the White House needs to explain where the conflict is headed.“It looked like thin
  
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• Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle Stars on Reflecting Mississippi Podcast

  21-07-2026 13:58 via breezynews.com
  
  Thursday, July 16, Mayor Tim Kyle of Kosciusko went on the Mississippi Humanities Council’s podcast, Reflecting Mississippi. The episode, “The Legacy of America250 in Mississippi,” kicks off the podcast’s second season.
  Listen to the Full Podcast HERE!
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• Mississippi Today and Deep South Today launch ‘Black Box,’ a podcast examining opioid settlement spending

  21-07-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi Today and Deep South Today announce the launch of “Black Box,” a new investigative podcast that takes listeners inside one of the most consequential public health and government accountability stories unfolding in Mississippi.Hosted by Mississippi Today Mental Health Reporter Allen Siegler, “Black Box” follows the money behind Mississippi’s opioid settlement and examines h
  
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• Embezzlement, DUIs, and Shoplifting in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  21-07-2026 10:00 via breezynews.com
  
  KIMBERLY ALBERT, 39, of Louisville, Embezzlement, Shoplifting, PPD.  Bond $500, $1,000.
   MIKKOLETTE M DAN, 30, of Choctaw, Contempt of Court, Failure to Appear, NCSO.  Bond $0, $0.
   DAVID K FRAZIER, 40, of Choctaw, Contributing to the Neglect or Delinquency of a Child, PPD.  Bond $700.
   KRYSTLE HUTCHINS, 42, of Carthage, Serving Sentence, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   THOMAS EARL MCCLELLAND, 32, of Decatur, Hold for MDOC, MDOC.  Bond $0.
   EARLIE KENYON MUMFOR
  
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• Kosciusko School District holding final week of school registration

  21-07-2026 06:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko School District is holding its final registration week for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.
  Parents and guardians during this final week must register their children at the individual school building each student will attend.
  Registration schedules for each school are as follows:Kosciusko Lower Elementary (KLE): Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Kosciusko Middle Elementary (KME): Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 1
  
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• State Sen. John Polk dead at 77

  21-07-2026 00:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Businessman and former state Sen. John Polk of Hattiesburg died, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said in a social media post on Monday. Polk was 77.“The Senate and I have lost a close friend, confidant, and outstanding person in former Senator John Polk of Hattiesburg,” Hosemann wrote. “We will always remember him for his unwavering dedication to Mississippi, his strong convictions, and his willingness to say what needed to be said even when it was difficult.”During a special
  
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• Former state Sen. John Polk dies at 77

  21-07-2026 00:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Businessman and former state Sen. John Polk of Hattiesburg died, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said in a social media post on Monday. Polk was 77.“The Senate and I have lost a close friend, confidant, and outstanding person in former Senator John Polk of Hattiesburg,” Hosemann wrote. “We will always remember him for his unwavering dedication to Mississippi, his strong convictions, and his willingness
  
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• Judge questions Jackson officials about Lake Hico data center discussion

  21-07-2026 00:05 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate, who’s overseeing the federal Jackson water lawsuit, wanted answers Monday about reported discussions of a potential data center on a historically significant property in the city.WLBT reported Friday on emails exchanged between Jackson Mayor John Horhn and a local tech nonprofit that detail the benefits a hyperscale data center at Lake Hico would bring, including up t
  
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