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• Oxford police investigate 2 university student deaths, warn against using kratom

  22-09-2026 23:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two University of Mississippi students died on Monday, sparking an ongoing investigation and a warning against using an herbal substance sold at many gas stations.
  The Oxford Police Department on Tuesday shared a news release on social media issued by Lafayette County Metro Narcotics, which said authorities are conducting two investigations into the deaths of the students, who were not named. It also advised avoiding kratom, sold in gas stations across much of Mississippi.“Law enforcement
  
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• The Other Side: Hulum says Mississippi, country need leadership, unity in Washington

  22-09-2026 23:13 via mississippitoday.org
  
  [11:45 AM]State Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III, who’s represented Harrison County in the state House since 2022, says his experience as a 22-year Army combat veteran, and years of helping feed the neediest Mississippians has taught him about leadership and how to bring communities together. Hulum is the Democratic nominee for the 4th District U.S. House seat in Mississippi, running against incumbent Republican Mike Ezell.
  
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• No ransoms paid in cyberattacks on UMMC and IHL, officials say

  22-09-2026 21:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
  No ransoms were paid to hackers during the cyberattacks that hit the University of Mississippi Medical Center or Institutes of Higher Learning this year, officials confirmed to Mississippi Today. “No state taxpayer dollars were used” to pay the perpetrators of either attack, said Sen. Nicole Boyd, a Republican from Oxford and the chair of the Senate Universities and Colleges Committee.A cyberattack struck the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning offices on Sep. 7, tempor
  
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• Raccoon boot camp in Mississippi teaches survival skills to abandoned kits

  22-09-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  PASS CHRISTIAN — Muddy, sweat-soaked and occasionally bloody, the dedicated staff at a Mississippi wildlife center are drill sergeants. And their soldiers? Baby raccoons.Welcome to raccoon boot camp, where the goal is to help sick or injured animals learn to survive in the south Mississippi wilderness — a skill set they would have learned from their mothers, most of whom died or were separated from their kits by storms, traffic accidents or other traumatic events.A raccoon kit peers
  
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• Nolan Wells may have drowned, but questions remain: How? And why?

  22-09-2026 20:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells say they will continue to push for answers about his death, after a Jackson County grand jury concluded that he likely drowned and no one would face criminal charges.Their attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton said that the grand jury report doesn’t close the book on Wells’ death or answer lingering questions about what led to it or how the 18-year-old died. His mother, Christine Wonsley, said she received a text message from Jackson Coun
  
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• Safe drinking water is human right, UN says, despite 5th Circuit ruling in Jackson case

  22-09-2026 18:45 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful ideas to be shared about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of Mississippi Today. You can read more about the section here. Although the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit from Mississippi residents related to lead-contaminated water earlier this month, the right to safe drinking water has been recognized by
  
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• UPDATE: Fire at Ethel Saw Mill Extinguished

  22-09-2026 17:09 via breezynews.com
  
  UPDATE: Firefighters arrived to find a pile of saw dust on fire and were quickly able to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire is unknown.There is currently a fire at the saw mill in Ethel on Mill Rd.
  Attala County firefighters and other volunteers were dispatched just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.
  Crews are currently responding to the scene. The extent of the fire and any damage is unknown.
  This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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• Ethel Saw Mill Fire Tuesday Afternoon

  22-09-2026 17:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The sawmill on Mill Rd. in Ethel is currently on fire.
  Attala County firefighters and other volunteers were dispatched just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.
  Crews are currently responding to the scene. The extent of the fire and any damage is unknown.
  This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
  The post Ethel Saw Mill Fire Tuesday Afternoon appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Survey ordered by Gov. Reeves shows many Mississippi agencies are embracing AI use

  22-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As Mississippi’s state government agencies embrace artificial intelligence, or AI, in their work, officials say human oversight remains essential.Mississippi defines AI in part as “a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.“In January 2025, Gov. Tate Reeves issued an executive order directing the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services t
  
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• Shoplifting, Hindering Prosecution, and Drug Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  22-09-2026 11:31 via breezynews.com
  
  SAMANTHA N BARRETT, 36, of Carthage, Contempt of Court – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   CHAD BRACKIN, 49, of Philadelphia, False ID, Hindering Prosecution, NCSO.  Bond $800, $0.
   TAKISHA M DEAN, 34, of Meridian, Possession of Marijuana, PPD.  Bond $800.
   GAYLON GIBSON, 43, of Philadelphia, Bench Warrant – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   HENRY HARRIS, 40, of Union, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   
  
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• Storm Threat Diminishing for MS

  22-09-2026 07:56 via breezynews.com
  
  The Storm Prediction Center now says severe weather in Mississippi is unlikely today.  A Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms with damaging winds has been shifted farther to the east into Alabama, although a few thunderstorms with gusty winds are still possible in the local area this afternoon and evening ahead of a cold front.
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• More Storms Possible in This Area Today

  22-09-2026 07:56 via breezynews.com
  
  Some areas got more than just rain yesterday.  There were some strong wind gusts and hail too.  As severe storms moved through, a tree was knocked down in Neshoba County on Marty Stuart Drive near Highway 19 southeast of Arlington.  And pea-sized hail was reported in the Pearl River Community and on Highway 21 northeast of Philadelphia.  The National Weather Service says there’s a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms again today across most of t
  
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• Attala Countians Voice Concerns Over Power Outages

  22-09-2026 07:47 via breezynews.com
  
  It was a chance for the people in northern Attala County to find out why their power keeps going off.
  “They’re not being provided reasonably adequate service,” says Public Service Commissioner Chris Brown was at a town hall meeting in Carmack last night.  Entergy-Mississippi’s CEO Haley Fisackerly told the crowd of more than 200 people that the company is working to reduce the number of outages systemwide by making major improvements in the power grid, using money th
  
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• Big SEC Weekend at Mississippi State Has Strong Kosciusko Connections

  22-09-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  When Mississippi State hosts Missouri this Saturday in Starkville, Kosciusko sports fans will have a massive SEC footprint to follow both on and off the field. With both teams entering the matchup undefeated and ranked in the latest Top 25 polls, a big weekend at Davis Wade Stadium gets even bigger as Kosciusko sports history takes center stage.
  Ted Milton: MSU Hall of Fame Induction
  The festivities begin Friday, Sept. 25, at the M-Club Sports Hall of Fame Gala, where former Whippets baseball co
  
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• Bank of Commerce to Host Financial Literacy Class for Teens at Attala County Library

  22-09-2026 06:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Library, in partnership with Bank of Commerce, will present “Bank on Your Future for Teens!”  Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 3:30 p.m.
  The interactive class is designed to help local teenagers take charge of their personal finances. During the session, participants will learn the fundamentals of banking, budgeting, smart spending habits, and saving strategies for the future.
  The event will be held at the Attala County Library, located at 201 S. Huntington Street in Ko
  
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• Grand jury issues no indictments in death of Nolan Wells, DA says

  22-09-2026 04:18 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A grand jury found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, a Black teenager whose body was found near a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast two days after he went missing on the Fourth of July.The condition of his body was consistent with drowning, according to a redacted copy of the Jackson County grand jury report that District Attorney Angel Myers McGrath released Monday night on Facebook.“In addition to bringing prosecutions against the guilty,
  
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• DA Colom urges judge to end murder case against Tameshia Shelton, arguing evidence could point to suicide: ‘State does not have evidence’

  22-09-2026 02:23 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Columbus-area District Attorney Scott Colom urged a judge Monday to dismiss the murder indictment against Tameshia Shelton, months after the state Supreme Court let stand a Court of Appeals ruling that threw out her conviction for the death of her sister’s boyfriend. Shelton served 11 years behind bars in the 2009 shooting death of 21-year-old Danelle Young. She was freed from prison in June after the Mississippi Supreme Court ruling. The Mississippi Court of Appeals had stated that
  
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