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Will the tobacco lawsuit settlement provide lessons for current leadership?

26-07-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org

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In a 2005 special session, the Mississippi Legislature was on the verge of selling a significant portion of its future annual tobacco lawsuit settlement funds for an immediate sum of money when a single phone call from the powerful House speaker stopped the process.Then-state Treasurer Tate Reeves, a Republican who is now in his second term as governor, had explained to legislative leaders how the process to sell

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Will the tobacco lawsuit settlement provide lessons for current leadership?

26-07-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
In a 2005 special session, the Mississippi Legislature was on the verge of selling a significant portion of its future annual tobacco lawsuit settlement funds for an immediate sum of money when a single phone call from the powerful House speaker stopped the process.Then-state Treasurer Tate Reeves, a Republican who is now in his second term as governor, had explained to legislative leaders how the process to sell

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Heavy Equipment Mishap Saturday Afternoon

26-07-2026 09:37 via breezynews.com

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, Attala County deputies and emergency workers were called to Hwy. 19 south where some heavy equipment ended up in a pond.
According to the caller, a bush hog slid off of a trailer and into a pond, across from Century Heating and Cooling.
Dispatchers were told that no one was hurt. But, a wrecker would be needed to get the equipment out of the pond.
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The Week Starts With Dangerous Heat

26-07-2026 08:00 via breezynews.com

HEAT ADVISORY is shown in orange on map above
EXTREME HEAT WARNING is shown in purple

This part of central Mississippi remains under a heat advisory until 9 pm tonight. The extreme heat warning has been expanded, and in the local area, will now include Holmes and Carroll counties on Tuesday. The rest of the area will be back under a heat advisory Tuesday.
The National Weather Service is forecasting highs in the upper 90s today and Tuesday with a heat index this afternoon rangi

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Heat Stress Forecast to Increase into Next Week

26-07-2026 08:00 via breezynews.com

HEAT ADVISORY is shown in orange on map above
EXTREME HEAT WARNING is shown in purple

The dangerously hot weather we’re experiencing in the local area this weekend will only get worse during the upcoming work week. A heat advisory is posted from 11 am today through 9 pm Monday with an extreme heat warning to the northwest. The advisory is likely to be extended through midweek and the warning could be expanded into other parts of the state.
The National Weather Service is

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