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• Stone County re-entry program sees growing demand and waitlist

  26-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  STONE COUNTY — A re-entry program at the Stone County Correctional Facility has developed a waitlist as officials prepare to select participants for its next cohort. Twenty-two participants graduated from the Pathway Home 5 Re-entry Program last month. Warden John Moran said interest has grown as inmates have seen others complete the program and prepare for employment and life after incarceration.“What I do see now is that we have a larger waiting list,” Moran said. &ldqu
  
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• DUI, Trespassing, and Felony Possession Arrests in Carthage and Leake

  26-09-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  LEONARD J BURNS, 42, of Lena, Felony Indictment, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ, 45, of Carthage, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, Hold for ICE, CPD.  Bond $438, $438, N/A.
   JAMES S MCDONALD, 53, of Grenada, Seatbelt Violation, Revoked or Suspended Driver’s License, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, CPD.  Bond $72, $498, N/A.
   DAVID J PEREZ-GOMEZ, 33, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, Hold for ICE, Speeding, CPD.  Bond $438,
  
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• Jackson police link Tasia Fortune killing to drug dispute

  26-09-2026 00:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mother of four, was killed after a dispute over drugs and her body hung from a tree, a Jackson police detective testified Friday during a preliminary hearing for one of the men charged with murder in her death.Jackson Police Department Detective Samuel Dukes said the defendant, Jarques Ratliff, 51, was one of a group of people involved in the death of the woman, who was found hanging from a tree in west Jackson.Earlier this week, police arrested another man, Earnest
  
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• Whippets Defeat Gators under the Friday Night Lights

  26-09-2026 00:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The undefeated Kosciusko Whippets football team traveled to Ackerman Friday evening to play long-time rivals, the Choctaw County Chargers.
  The Chargers scored first with a touchdown late in the first quarter. The Whippets immediately answered with their own touchdown.  Adding another, the home team was up 13-7 first quarter.  With scoring on both sides, the half time score was 30-21, Kosciusko.
  The home team dominated the second half with a final of 58-27.
  LD McBride and Rowdy Rone wer
  
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• Whippets Defeat Chargers under the Friday Night Lights

  26-09-2026 00:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The undefeated Kosciusko Whippets football team traveled to Ackerman Friday evening to play long-time rivals, the Choctaw County Chargers.
  The Chargers scored first with a touchdown late in the first quarter. The Whippets immediately answered with their own touchdown.  Adding another, the home team was up 13-7 first quarter.  With scoring on both sides, the half time score was 30-21, Kosciusko.
  The Whippets dominated the second half with a final of 58-27.
  LD McBride and Rowdy Rone were
  
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