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• Chuck Schumer PAC spends $1.2 million for Scott Colom as pundits say Hyde-Smith lead is waning

  20-10-2026 22:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A top Democratic super PAC focused on U.S. Senate races announced Tuesday that it will spend $1.2 million on an ad campaign in Mississippi for Scott Colom.
  The ad, paid for by the Senate Majority PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, marks th
  
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• Wicker urges US-Ukraine deal as Trump strains ties with Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

  20-10-2026 22:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones dur
  
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• Wicker urges US-Ukraine deal as ties hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

  20-10-2026 22:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones dur
  
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• US ties with Ukraine hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

  20-10-2026 22:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones dur
  
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• During brain drain research, New Yorker finds reasons to remember Mississippi

  20-10-2026 20:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  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 th
  
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• Mount Everest Comes to Kosciusko

  20-10-2026 19:16 via breezynews.com
  
  Greg Taylor kept a joint meeting of The Kosciusko Rotary and Lions clubs spellbound Tuesday as he told his story of summiting Mount Everest.
  Taylor, a Mississippian, described the base camps, ice fields, the death zone and his 20 minutes on the summit. Taylor made the accent in May of 2025 when he was 60 years old.The crowd also got to see and even “try on” some of his clothing and equipment used in the climb. Dr Stephen Rea is pictured below wearing the backpack that made the accent
  
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• State lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to support Pearl River casino project

  20-10-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council on Monday night to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River, a move that could advance a long-sought riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital city.Rep. Chris Bell, a Democrat fro
  
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• State lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to sell property for Pearl River casino project

  20-10-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council on Monday night to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River, a move that could advance a long-sought riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital city.Rep. Chris Bell, a Democrat fro
  
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• These artists are honoring the Mississippi River Basin one piece of glass at a time

  20-10-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Libby Reuter watched the creek flow slowly, like she had done dozens of times before.Mallard ducks rested on stones and cattails sprang out of the creek. The water ran parallel to a street busy with traffic and joggers, pooling behind the art museum in Springfield, Mo. Fassnight Creek is hundreds of miles from the banks of the Mississippi River, but that’s exactly what drew Reuter, an artist, there with her creative partner, Joshua Rowan. They wanted to tell a story about the creek a
  
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• Burglary, DUI, and Shoplifting Arrests in Carthage and Leake

  20-10-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  HEATHER A BURRAGE, 43, of Carthage, Shoplifting, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, Bench Warrant – Carthage Municipal Court, CPD.  Bond $889.25, N/A, $0.
   KORY M GIBSON, 33, of Carthage, Trespass after Notice of Non-Permission, CPD.  Bond $398.
   CONNER W GRANTHAM, 19, of Carthage, Shoplifting, CPD.  Bond $889.25.
   
   CHARLES M JOHNSON, 41, of Vaiden, Felony Indictment, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   CASEY D MORRIS, 48, of Carthage, Receiving S
  
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• Burn Ban Ignored as Attala Firefighters Battle Multiple Fires; Costly Charges Pending

  20-10-2026 08:48 via breezynews.com
  
  Despite an active burn ban, Attala County firefighters continue responding to fires across the county. According to Attala County Fire Chief Tim Cox, crews have responded to several fires lately.
  Firefighters battled multiple grass fires on HWY 35 N, woods fires on Attala Roads 1116 and 2135, and a fire on Attala Rd. 4106 that involved woods, a structure, and a vehicle. Fortunately, the home was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. One of the HWY 35 N fires also involved a downed power line
  
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• Neshoba County Under Burn Ban

  20-10-2026 08:00 via breezynews.com
  
  There’s now a burn ban in effect in Neshoba County as the danger of wildfires continues this week.  Neshoba becoming the 46th county in Mississippi to make outdoor burning illegal.  The sheriff’s department says it’ll be enforcing the burn ban which will be in effect for at least two weeks.
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• What’s the Connection Between Kosciusko and the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash?

  20-10-2026 07:11 via breezynews.com
  
  49 years ago this evening, a small community in south Mississippi suddenly became the focus of the music world…
  “Free Bird” intro
  FAA Official:  “The aircraft was making an instrument flight rules flight from Greenville, South Carolina to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The pilot reported that he was low on fuel and the aircraft was then routed to McComb which was a nearby airport.  At 7:47 Eastern Daylight Time, the aircraft disappeared from the radar scope and
  
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• Report finds birth centers improve outcomes. Mississippi has none

  20-10-2026 06:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of 10 states with no centers. Mississippi is also among the states with the fewest midwives per births in the nation, according to a new report by th
  
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