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• Sen. Brice Wiggins on youth court reform

  28-07-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Senate Judiciary A Chairman Brice Wiggins has worked for years to reform Mississippi’s notoriously opaque youth courts. He sat down with Mississippi Today to discuss why the courts are now somewhat open to the public, what happened during the the recent special legislative session and why having a uniform youth court system is crucial to to the state.
  
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• Still no report: Lawmakers question why firm hasn’t provided review of prison health care

  28-07-2026 12:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  In December of 2025 Kristen Windham, director of policy for Gov. Tate Reeves, emailed a state lawmaker with a “report” on the status of a long-awaited review of Mississippi’s prison health care system. The document that Windham called a report was a letter that barely stretched beyond a page. And her update was that the monitoring report lawmakers were expecting still did not exist.
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• Prayer Walk for schools planned for August 2

  28-07-2026 09:33 via breezynews.com
  
  As local students and educators prepare for the start of a new school year, community members are invited to gather in support and fellowship for the upcoming Community Prayer Walk For Our Schools.
  The event will take place on Sunday, Aug. 2nd, at 6:00 PM, beginning outside Kosciusko High School.
  Organizers encourage all area residents—including students, teachers, administrators, staff, and families—to attend and join together in lifting up local schools in prayer for a safe, succes
  
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• Heat Wave Forecast to Peak Today

  28-07-2026 07:44 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
  EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple
   
  We’ve had some hot days in Mississippi this month but today may be one of the hottest.  While a heat advisory is once again posted for most of the local area, the western edge including Holmes and Carroll counties will be back under an extreme heat warning today.
  It looks like our current heat wave could be peaking today, with temperatures areawide topping out in the upper 90s with the afternoon hea
  
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