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• Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show

  27-07-2026 21:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  If you are arrested and charged with a felony crime in Mississippi and cannot afford a lawyer, you will be appointed one. But how soon you receive your criminal defense lawyer depends on where in Mississippi you are arrested and charged.In some Mississippi counties, like Pearl River and Hinds, you could expect to be assigned a full-time public defender whose sole job is to represent criminal defendants. Ideally, t
  
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• Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show

  27-07-2026 21:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  If you are arrested and charged with a felony crime in Mississippi and cannot afford a lawyer, you will be appointed one. But how soon you receive your criminal defense lawyer depends on where in Mississippi you are arrested and charged.In some Mississippi counties, like Pearl River and Hinds, you could expect to be assigned a full-time public defender whose sole job is to represent criminal defendants. Ideally, t
  
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• Gov. Reeves appoints DeSoto County Judge Celeste Wilson to state Supreme Court

  27-07-2026 20:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday appointed Celeste Embrey Wilson, a circuit court judge in DeSoto County, to fill a vacant seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court. “Judge Wilson has dedicated her career to serving the people of Mississippi with integrity, fairness and a steadfast commitment to the rule of law,” Reeves said in a news release. Wilson has served as a circuit court judge in northwestern
  
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• Gov. Reeves appoints DeSoto County Judge Celeste Wilson to state Supreme Court

  27-07-2026 20:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday appointed Celeste Embrey Wilson, a circuit court judge in DeSoto County, to fill a vacant seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court. “Judge Wilson has dedicated her career to serving the people of Mississippi with integrity, fairness and a steadfast commitment to the rule of law,” Reeves said in a news release. Wilson has served as a circuit court judge in northwestern
  
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• How one man’s Olympic moment brought new life to Jackson rugby

  27-07-2026 18:08 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mitchell McGinnis owns two music academies and teaches vocal lessons in his spare time. He goes regularly to the gym, but that was as far as his athletic prowess and interest in sports went – until he found himself in Paris, at Stade de France during the 2024 Olympics, watching a sport he knew almost nothing about.The game looked vaguely familiar: players chasing an oval-shaped ball and piling atop one anoth
  
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• How one man’s Olympic moment brought new life to Jackson rugby

  27-07-2026 18:08 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.
  Mitchell McGinnis owns two music academies and teaches vocal lessons in his spare time. He goes regularly to the gym, but that was as far as his athletic prowess and interest in sports went – until he found himself in Paris, at Stade de France during the 2024 Olympics, watching a sport he knew almost nothing about.The game looked vaguely familiar: players chasing an oval-shaped ball and piling atop one anoth
  
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• Statutory R@pe, Felony Malicious Mischief, and Burglary Arrests in Kosciusko and Attala County

  27-07-2026 17:53 via breezynews.com
  
  JOHN C ALLEN, 22, of Kosciusko, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Failure to Give Traffic Signal, ACSO.  Bond $5,000, $1,000.
   JASMINE D BEEMAN, 22, of Weir, Burglary – B&E, Willful or Malicious Trespass, ACSO.  Bond $5,000, $1,000.
   RODNEY W BROCK, of McCool, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, ACSO.  Bond $10,000.
   AMY N BUSTAMENTO SPENCER, 36, of Kosciusko, Felony Indictment, ACSO.  Bond N/A.
   DARIN R COTTON, 31, of Koscius
  
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• Kosciusko Attala Partnership Names Leslie Edwards as Tourism Coordinator

  27-07-2026 12:33 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Attala Partnership (KAP) has announced the promotion of Leslie Edwards to the position of Tourism Coordinator.
  Since joining the KAP team, Edwards has demonstrated a strong commitment to the organization’s mission, bringing creativity, local expertise, and enthusiasm to her work. In her new role, she will oversee local tourism efforts, manage initiatives at the Visitors Center, and work to promote Attala County to visitors across the region and beyond.
  “Watching Leslie
  
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• Ethel Set to Host Preseason Football Jamboree on August 21

  27-07-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  High school football action returns to Ethel Friday, Aug. 21, as the Tigers host a multi-team preseason jamboree to close out their summer preparations.
  The exhibition event will give local fans their first look at the 2026 Ethel Tigers in live action before the regular season official kickoff Aug. 28.
  The jamboree features a double-header schedule, bringing together regional rivals for a night of scrimmage action on the hill:
  Jamboree Schedule (August 21)
  6:00 PM: Nanih Waiya vs. Pisgah
  Follow-
  
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• Audio: 2026 Football Preview – Ethel Tigers

  27-07-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  On this episode of the Boswell Media Sports 2026 Football Preview: Second year Ethel head football coach Junior Graham joins host Breck Riley to recap the 2025 season, discuss his coaching staff, take a look ahead at the 2026 Tigers’ football schedule and season. 
   
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