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• Alert: Mississippi Blood Services seeks donors to ease shortage

  07-10-2026 19:03 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi Blood Services is calling on all eligible donors to give blood as it struggles with a severe supply shortage.Donors of every blood type are needed.Kasey Dickson, Mississippi Blood Services director of marketing and public relations, explained that it’s
  
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• More threats in Nolan Wells case and a lawsuit

  07-10-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  An Alabama man has become the fifth person charged in federal court with making threats related to Nolan Xavier Wells’ death investigation. Claude Henry Bates Jr., 41, of Montomery is accused of sending death and bomb threats to the Jackson County sheriff’s and coroner’s offices on Sept. 25 — days after a Jackson County grand jury declined to indict anyone in the death of Wells, according to court records. The 18-year-old’s body was found on July 6 on Horn Isl
  
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• ‘All In on Mississippi’ returns Thursday. Here’s the schedule and how to get last-minute tickets

  07-10-2026 17:29 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Leaders from business, government, education, philanthropy and journalism will gather in Jackson for Mississippi Today’s second annual “All In on Mississippi” summit, an afternoon of conversations about the forces shaping the state’s future.The su
  
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• Update: Carmack Community Skeet Shoot Competition rescheduled due to weather

  07-10-2026 13:09 via breezynews.com
  
  Due to the weather forecast, the Carmack Community Center has rescheduled its annual Skeet Shoot Competition. The event has been moved to Saturday, Nov. 14.
  The competition will still take place at the Carmack Community Center, located at 24452 Highway 35 North in West.
  Pre-registration is still open and will run through Nov. 6. On the day of the event, registration will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., with shooting beginning at 10:00 a.m.
  The entry fee is $50 per person, and awards will
  
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• Charter school in Canton opened with a STEM focus but no full-time STEM teachers. It has had many more problems

  07-10-2026 13:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  CANTON — Kristen Williams was excited to co-lead Mississippi’s first charter school geared toward the sciences.When SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy opened in 2023, she became the inaugural provost. She told Chief Executive Officer and Founder Tamu Gr
  
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• Attala Road 4110 Bridge Closure

  07-10-2026 11:54 via breezynews.com
  
  According to Attala County Emergency Management Director Danny Townsend, the bridge on Attala Road 4110 near Attala Road 4121 is currently closed.
  If you need to travel around the closure, you can take Highway 12 to access Attala Road 4121.
  Plans are underway to repair the bridge. We will provide updates as more information on the repairs and reopening becomes available.
  The post Attala Road 4110 Bridge Closure appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Audio: Kosciusko aldermen evaluate Kratom ban ordinance amid rising concerns

  07-10-2026 11:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen is considering an ordinance to prohibit the sale and distribution of Kratom within city limits. The proposed ban follows growing scrutiny of the herbal substance across Mississippi and nationwide.
  Derived from a Southeast Asian tree, Kratom produces stimulant effects at lower doses and opioid-like effects in higher quantities. Because the substance is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), health officials warn that products sold in convenie
  
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• Minute with the Mayor – October 7, 2026

  07-10-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  This week on Minute with the Mayor: Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle discusses license plate reader policies, a proposed Kratom ban, Strand Theater progress, upcoming street paving bids, and an update on major city infrastructure projects following this week’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
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• Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – October 7, 2026

  07-10-2026 09:35 via breezynews.com
  
  This week: On this episode of the Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show, Holmes Head Coach Marcus Wood joins recaps the game against Itawamba, spotlights Player of the Game Will Shoemake, and previews the game against Northwest MS.The post Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – October 7, 2026 appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Tropical Storm Forms in the Gulf, Expected to Become a Hurricane

  07-10-2026 07:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Mississippi coast could be placed under a hurricane watch later today.  Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced EESS-ah-EE-sus) formed in the Gulf this morning and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by tomorrow and to reach Category-2 strength by Friday as it heads toward landfall along the northern Gulf coast Friday night.  The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shifts the storm track to the east indicating that it may move inland near the Alabama-Florida line but
  
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• Hurricane Watch Issued for MS Coast

  07-10-2026 07:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Mississippi coast is now under a hurricane watch.  Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced EESS-ah-EE-sus) formed in the Gulf this morning and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by tomorrow and to reach Category-2 strength by Friday as it heads toward landfall along the northern Gulf coast Friday night.  The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shifts the storm track more to the east indicating that it may move inland near the Alabama-Florida line but the Hurricane Ce
  
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