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• After state Supreme Court disbars him, former Hinds DA Jody Owens says his work isn’t over

  29-07-2026 23:51 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Supreme Court on Wednesday permanently disbarred Jody Owens, the former Hinds County District Attorney who recently resigned after pleading guilty to a federal charge conspiring to commit bribery. The move was expected after the Mississippi Bar sought to suspend Owens from practicing law by filing a complaint with the state’s high court earlier this month. Shortly after, Owens filed a mo
  
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• Local Sheriffs Get Leadership Training From the FBI

  29-07-2026 20:27 via breezynews.com
  
  Sheriff Atkinson and Sheriff Clark shown at the FBI Academy’s National Command Course
  (Atkinson second from left, third row from the bottom, Clark second from right, second row from the bottom)
   
   
  Two local sheriffs from neighboring counties say they learned some things about law enforcement leadership by participating in the National Command Course at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
  “It was hard to be gone a week out of my county but it was one of those things, a c
  
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• Some Jackson council members ‘still not convinced’ city has a budget deficit

  29-07-2026 19:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Months after Mayor John Horhn warned Mississippi’s capital city faced a hefty budget shortfall, a narrow majority of the Jackson City Council refused to formally declare that is the case. On paper, Jackson has a deficit, but that doesn’t mean the city is truly facing a shortfall this year since the administration took steps to curb spending. During Tuesday’s council meeting, four of Jac
  
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• Vehicle Fire Wednesday Afternoon in Attala

  29-07-2026 18:45 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 12:30 Wednesday Afternoon, Attala County first responders received a notification of a vehicle that had caught fire on Attala Rd. 3022. The vehicle was fully engulfed, but no injuries were reported.
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• Mississippi landowners prepare as FERC pipeline decision nears

  29-07-2026 18:32 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A federal government commission is set to release by Friday its decision on a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross the full width of Mississippi.Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. and Southern Natural Gas Co., both a part of the giant Kinder Morgan network, are looking to build the new infrastructure to increase gas capacity in the southeastern United States.The project would connect to already existing pipeline
  
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• ATV Thief Meets Deputy on a Dirt Road, Lands in Jail

  29-07-2026 17:34 via breezynews.com
  
  A Leake County man was arrested for the theft of a Kubota side-by-side that was stolen from a deer camp on Attala Road 5001 Tuesday afternoon.
  The Attala County Sheriff’s Office was notified and began investigating the theft. At around 6 p.m., Deputy Tommy Pender, who was traveling on Attala Road 2247 on his way home after working his shift with the ACSO, met a side-by-side matching the description of the stolen ATV.
  The driver was identified as Bradley Kase Quick of Leake County. Quick wa
  
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• Updated: Head-On Collision Reported Near Highway 12 Bypass

  29-07-2026 15:14 via breezynews.com
  
  Drivers should avoid HWY 12 near the “new” bypass and find alternate routes while a crash is being cleared from the area.
  Emergency responders are currently on the scene of a head-on collision.
  *Update* Both drivers were taken to the hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries.
  This is a developing story. Breezy News will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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• Head-On Collision Reported Near Highway 12 Bypass

  29-07-2026 15:14 via breezynews.com
  
  Drivers should avoid HWY 12 near the “new” bypass and find alternate routes while a crash is being cleared from the area.
  Emergency responders are currently on the scene of a head-on collision.
  The extent of any injuries is unknown at this time.
  This is a developing story. Breezy News will provide updates as more information becomes available.
  The post Head-On Collision Reported Near Highway 12 Bypass appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Head-On Collision Reported HWY 12 W Near HWY 14 Intersection

  29-07-2026 15:14 via breezynews.com
  
  A head-on crash on HWY 12 W near the intersection of HWY 14 blocked traffic for a while Tuesday afternoon.
  The black Chevrolet Silverado and white Ford F-150 collided around 1:15 p.m.
  Both drivers were taken to the hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries.
  The post Head-On Collision Reported HWY 12 W Near HWY 14 Intersection appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Letters hint at impending lawsuit in Nolan Xavier Wells’ death

  29-07-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Multiple people have received letters giving notice of an anticipated civil lawsuit by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells, a community college football player whose body was found near Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast two days after he went there with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July. A copy of the letter was provided to some news organizations by recipients, and was published. The attorney who
  
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• Child Neglect, Multiple DUIs, and Felony Motor Vehicle Thefts in Philadelphia and Neshoba Arrests

  29-07-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  LACY BASS, 41, of Union, Child Neglect, NCSO.  Bond $800.
   BRIANNA R CLEMONS, 32, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
   CHARLES D CROSS, 32, of Scooba, Possession of a Controlled Substance, DUI – 1st, PPD.  Bond $1,000, $1,500.
   DERRICK FRAZIER, 34, of Philadelphia, Contempt of Court – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   ARMOND GOMEZ, 36, of Magee, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $3
  
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• Football great Glen Collins joins the show

  29-07-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s induction weekend is this weekend and the Clevelands discuss all of the Class of 2026, including former Mississippi State and NFL great Glen Collins. Collins joins us in studio to discuss his career, which began at at Whitten Junior High, continued at Jim Hill High School and then State. His second year at Mississippi State coincided with Rick’s first year at the C
  
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• What incentives are available to data centers in Mississippi?

  29-07-2026 12:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  As public opposition to data centers has grown in Mississippi, the government economic incentives available to companies have come under increasing scrutiny online and in city hall meetings. Data centers are eligible for state and local tax incentives that proponents and some officials say are essential to bring projects to the state, but critics disagree.Standard data center tax exemptionsMost data centers,
  
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• Happening today: Attala County Library to Host Annual “Waterworks” Summer Event

  29-07-2026 10:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Library is preparing to beat the summer heat and wrap up the break with one of its most anticipated seasonal traditions: the annual “Waterworks” program, scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m.
  Designed as a fun-filled end-of-summer celebration, the interactive event invites local families and children to cool off before the new school year begins. Attendees can look forward to a afternoon packed with splash-filled outdoor activities, including water gun games
  
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• Attala County Library to Host Annual “Waterworks” Summer Event on Thursday, July 30

  29-07-2026 10:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Library is preparing to beat the summer heat and wrap up the break with one of its most anticipated seasonal traditions: the annual “Waterworks” program, scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m.
  Designed as a fun-filled end-of-summer celebration, the interactive event invites local families and children to cool off before the new school year begins. Attendees can look forward to a afternoon packed with splash-filled outdoor activities, including water gun games
  
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• The Heat Wave Rolls On

  29-07-2026 07:08 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
  EXTREME HEAT WARNING show in purple
   
  The heat isn’t loosening its grip on central Mississippi just yet.  We’ll see afternoon highs in the mid 90s today instead of yesterday’s upper 90s.  But the heat index will still range from 108 in Durant and Carthage to 107 in Philadelphia and 106 in Kosciusko.   The western parts of the local area will be back under an extreme heat warning with a heat advisory for the res
  
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• Disturbing the peace, gambling, and other recent Kosciusko arrests

  29-07-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  07-27-2026 — Azaira McMillan, a 20-year-old Black female from Kosciusko, was arrested for Disturbing the Peace by Inv. Lewis.
  07-26-2026 — Shamorya Kamal Dixon, a 21-year-old Black male from Belzoni, was arrested for Disobeying a Police Officer, Simple Assault, and Destroying Public Property by Ofc. V. Moore.
  07-24-2026 — Kwanesha A. Lewis, a 35-year-old Black female from Kosciusko, was arrested for Expired Tag, No Driver’s License, and No Insurance by Ofc. V. Moore.
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• Gas Prices in MS Now Highest in Six Weeks

  29-07-2026 06:58 via breezynews.com
  
  Gas prices in Mississippi are up an average of 24 cents in the last two weeks, now at their highest level since the middle of June.  AAA says the statewide average is $3.67 this morning.  Locally, four counties are lower than that:  Winston at $3.58, Leake and Neshoba at $3.60 and Choctaw at $3.65.   The auto club’s countywide average in Holmes and Montgomery counties is $3.73, in Attala County it’s $3.78 and in Carroll County $3.88.  Looking at individu
  
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• Power is shut off at Jackson apartment complex, prompting city and community to step in

  29-07-2026 01:38 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Dirty blankets lined the rails of the Grand Chateau apartments, left behind by residents after power to their homes was shut off by Entergy last week.The owner of the apartment complex said the building was supposed to be vacant. But when power got disconnected, at least a dozen people still living there were left vulnerable to the triple digit heat.City officials have stepped in to help provide the nearly one doz
  
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• Medgar Evers Library reopens to ‘an explosion of excitement’

  29-07-2026 00:15 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Medgar Evers Library reopened Tuesday during a day packed with activities for Jackson children.Mississippi Today previously reported that multiple branches in the Jackson/Hinds Library System had maintenance issues, including the Evers branch in northwest Jackson.The library closed for two months for air conditioning repairs. David Burks Jr., vice-chairman of the Jackson/Hinds Library System’s board of t
  
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