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• House Ethics Chair Michael Guest violates the STOCK Act

  17-08-2026 22:58 via mississippitoday.org
  
  House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, whose committee enforces compliance of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, violated the insider trading and transparency law, a NOTUS review of congressional financial records indicates.Guest, a four-term Republican from Mississippi, was more than six months late disclosing three stock sales made by a family trust fund owned by his wife, Haley, involving shares of the oil giant Chevron, the lodging platform Airbnb and the cos
  
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• Amid Mississippi health disparities, Jackson event offers Black men free screenings

  17-08-2026 22:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Showing up to Black Men’s Wellness Day might have saved Joseph Holiday’s life, he said while attending the 5th annual event in Mississippi. Downtown Jackson was one stop on the national “Wellness Day Tour” hosted by the African American Male Wellness Agency, and local organizers said over 450 people joined this year’s celebration. Volunteers and vendors worked in the sweltering 90-degree heat, offering tests for blood glucose and cholesterol levels, eye exams
  
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• First Degree Murder, Larceny, Domestic Violence, and Felony Shoplifting in Kosciusko and Attala Arrests

  17-08-2026 22:23 via breezynews.com
  
  CHRISHADA CLAY, 29, of Sallis, Bench Warrant – Attala Circuit Court, ACSO.  Bond N/A.
   JAMES H DUNCAN, 55, of Kosciusko, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Careless Driving, ACSO.  Bond $5,000, $1,000, $1,000.
   TERRENCE D ELMORE, 25, of Carthage, Contempt of Court – Kosciusko Municipal Court, KPD.  Bond $664.25.
   JAMES HOPKINS, 37, of Kosciusko, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, ACSO.  Bond N/A.
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• Public’s Help Requested in Leake County Cold Case

  17-08-2026 20:25 via breezynews.com
  
  It’s been more than five years.  But the Leake County sheriff’s office isn’t giving up on finding a missing man.  The cold case dates back to April 25, 2021 when “Chavez” Glenn, 19, was last seen when he left home to go for a walk.  Central Mississippi Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information on what happened to him.   (601-355 TIPS)
  FULL NAME: Khinyin “Chavez” Maurice Glenn
  AGE: 19
  HEIGHT: 5 ft 6 in
  WEIGHT: 165
  DISTING
  
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• Ole Miss at Texas A&M? The CFP bracket based on the preseason AP Top 25

  17-08-2026 19:59 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia and Notre Dame would be the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on the preseason AP Top 25 poll with Texas, Indiana, Miami and Texas A&M hosting first-round games.One of the first-round matchups would feature No. 9 seed Mississippi at No. 8 Texas A&M. The winner would then meet No. 1 Ohio State.The five highest-ranked conference champions — from the Power Four and one from the Group of Six — will qualify for th
  
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• Gov. Reeves appoints Oxford attorney Amanda Tollison to state Supreme Court

  17-08-2026 17:44 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday appointed Amanda Jones Tollison, a private-practice attorney in Oxford, to a vacant seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court. Tollison is currently a partner with the law firm Butler Snow, where she has practiced since 2012. Before this, she served as legal counsel to Governor Haley Barbour from 2008 to 2012. In that role she advised Barbour on legal, legislative, and policy matters, including judicial appointments, elections, budget issues, and disaster recovery ef
  
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• Redistricting hearings across the state are open to the public, with tight security planned

  17-08-2026 16:45 via mississippitoday.org
  
  When a panel of state lawmakers convenes in Tupelo on Tuesday to hear from the public on how, or whether, the state should redraw Mississippi’s legislative, judicial and congressional districts, the hearings will be open to the public. State and local authorities plan to provide security for the hearings before a joint House and Senate committee on redistricting on what has become an intensely debated topic.Alex Gibert, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, sa
  
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• Local Cases of West Nile Virus Confirmed

  17-08-2026 16:09 via breezynews.com
  
  Two more cases of West Nile virus in Mississippi, both of them in this area.  The State Health Department is reporting a new case in Neshoba County and another one in Winston County.  That makes a total of nine across the state so far this summer.  The earlier cases of the mosquito-transmitted disease were in Hancock, Madison, Rankin and Lincoln counties.
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• Local News Hub awards $150,000 to Deep South Today to support reporting on women in politics

  17-08-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi that will soon launch a new newsroom in Arkansas, is pleased to announce it has received a $150,000 grant from Local News Hub to increase its coverage of women in politics across the communities it serves.“We are very pleased to be able to build upon our strong track record of nonpartisan political reporting to strengthen our coverage of how women participate in government and are impacted by it,” said D
  
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• Jackson State University pursues top research status 

  17-08-2026 13:05 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Professor Kamal Ali and his team of Jackson State University student researchers spent their summer tending to a crate of oysters, magnets and wires. The team has been developing tiny sensors that attach to oyster shells to collect data on how the creatures respond to changes in their environment. Jackson State Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Kamal Ali, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi TodayThe marine research project is part of t
  
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• Shoplifting, larceny, and other recent Kosciusko arrests

  17-08-2026 13:00 via breezynews.com
  
  08-16-2026 — Terrence De-Shon Elmore, a 24-year-old Black male from Carthage, was arrested for Failure to Appear in Court by Ofc. Nash.
  08-16-2026 — Shaquita Monquie Kern, a 24-year-old Black female from Kosciusko, was arrested for Contempt of Court by Ofc. Nash.
  08-15-2026 — Jimmy Darrell Huskey Jr., a 67-year-old White male from Belleville, IL, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Suspended Driver’s License by Ofc. Nash.
  08-14-2026 — Steve Hol
  
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• Happening today: Holmes CC annual Meet the Bulldogs

  17-08-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  With the start of the 2026 football season just around the corner, Holmes Community College will host its annual “Meet the Bulldogs” night Monday, Aug. 17.
  The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. inside Frank Branch Coliseum on the Goodman campus.
  Fans, students, and community members are invited to get an early look at the 2026 Holmes football squad and coaching staff as they prepare for the upcoming season opener.
  The evening will also highlight the full spirit contingent, fea
  
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• HARDY Announces “One Night in Starkville” Show Ahead of MSU-Alabama Football Weekend

  17-08-2026 10:30 via breezynews.com
  
  Philadelphia native and country-rock star HARDY is coming back to Starkville for a one-night-only performance Friday, Oct. 2, at Humphrey Coliseum.
  Titled “One Night in Starkville,” the show is powered by STATE 1878 and will feature support from musical acts TRIPPP and Will Terry. The event takes place on the eve of Mississippi State’s home football matchup against Alabama, setting up a massive weekend on campus.HARDY — born Michael Hardy in Philadelphia — is known
  
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