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• Attala Co. Man Killed in Wreck in Leake County

  29-08-2026 21:19 via breezynews.com
  
  CARTHAGE, Miss.–One person was killed in a one-car wreck Saturday afternoon in Leake County, confirmed the Leake County Coroner’s Office.
  The wreck involved a gold Chevy Impala that turn ed over and caught fire on Hwy. 25 near Wiggins Loop Rd.
  The 911 call came in about 3:45 p.m. About ten minutes later Leake County deputies caslled for the coroner’s office.
  Leake County DeputyCoroner Michael Harper identified the victim as Quintin DeShawn Ferguson, 31, of Kosciusko.
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• Mississippi issues Lafayette burn ban after senator puts heat on agency amid drought

  03-09-2026 21:37 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Forestry Commission confirmed Thursday a burn ban is in place for Lafayette County after a lawmaker who represents the area publicly criticized the agency’s process.Sen. Nicole Boyd, a Republican from Oxford, sent a letter Wednesday to the commission questioning why it hadn’t issued a temporary burn ban for the county. In addition to little rainfall over the last month, Boyd said the county has had to handle 16 different fires since the beginning of August.“I u
  
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• Disillusioned with the healthcare system, these physicians stopped taking insurance

  03-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Dr. Rasheeda Hall didn’t want to cut her patients’ appointments off after the allotted 15 minutes, but she didn’t have much of a choice. Working as a family physician at a hospital and clinics in southeastern Mississippi, Hall said she watched as her patients were rushed through visits, sometimes giving her as little as five minutes to diagnose conditions, educate her patients, discuss treatment plans and write prescriptions. She tried setting timers on her phone and aske
  
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• Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Felony Drug Charges in Carthage and Leake County Arrests

  03-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  DANIEL D DEAR, 25, of Carthage, Felony Court Order – Leake County Circuit Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   DERRICK HAYES, 41, Felony Court Order, MDOC.  Bond N/A.
   DEONTE D JOHNSON, 24, of Carthage, Failure to Obey Traffic Control, DUI – Test Refusal, CPD.  Bond $960, $1,351.
   JESSICA E KELLY, 40, of Carthage, Felony Court Order – Leake County Justice Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   WILLIAM MCCURDY, 54, of Carthage, Felony Possession of a Controlled Sub
  
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• Attala County Health Resources Fair Set to Offer Free Services to Community Members

  03-09-2026 12:42 via breezynews.com
  
  Five Horizons Health Services has announced the upcoming Attala County Health Resources Fair, a free event aimed at connecting local residents to vital healthcare services and wellness support.
  The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the Attala County Coliseum, located at 550 MS-12 in Kosciusko, MS. It is completely free and open to all members of the public.
  Designed around the theme “Connecting Our Community to Better Health,” the fair w
  
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• Photo: Career Tech Center announces September Students of the Month

  03-09-2026 12:40 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center has announced its September Students of the Month for each of its programs.
  These students were selected by their program instructors for showing outstanding participation, effort, and dedication in their classes.September Students of the Month:
  Ag Science: Aiden McCrory
  Automotive: Les Helms
  Construction: Brayden Whittington
  Ed Prep: Adeline Pee
  Health Science: Caymen Kerr
  Keystone: A’Zaria Winters
  Multimedia: Kendal Washington
  Welding: Alonzo Teagu
  
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• VIDEO: Ongoing Proceedings in the Bryan Weaver Murder Trial

  03-09-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Tune in for live updates and courtroom coverage from the Attala County murder trial.
  If the video won’t work on your device, click HERE to watch on YouTube.
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• VIDEO: Closing Arguments in the Bryan Weaver Murder Trial

  03-09-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Thursday, September 3, 2026
  1:30 p.m.
  Closing arguments
  11:30 a.m.
  The prosecution and defense have both rested. Court is in recess until 1:30 this afternoon when closing arguments will be presented.
  Tune in for live updates and courtroom coverage from the Attala County murder trial.
  If the video won’t work on your device, click HERE to watch on YouTube.
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• **Proceedings to Resume at 1:30 p.m. Thursday** VIDEO: Ongoing Proceedings in the Bryan Weaver Murder Trial

  03-09-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Thursday, September 3, 202611:30 a.m.
  The prosecution and defense have both rested. Court is in recess until 1:30 this afternoon when closing arguments will be presented.
  Tune in for live updates and courtroom coverage from the Attala County murder trial.
  If the video won’t work on your device, click HERE to watch on YouTube.
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• Farm Bureau Coaches Show – September 3, 2026

  03-09-2026 09:30 via breezynews.com
  
  On this week’s episode of the Farm Bureau Coaches Show – Kosciusko Whippets head football coach Casey Orr recaps the game against Neshoba Central and discusses Friday night’s game against Florence. The Farm Bureau Coaches Show airs on Breezy 103 Thursday mornings at 7:35 am.The show is also now available on Spotify. (Just search “Boswell Media Sports)
   
   
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• September Heat Continues Today

  03-09-2026 07:32 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  No break from the heat today except in areas that get some rain.  A heat advisory will be back in effect for most of Mississippi including this area starting at noon, with the heat index locally ranging from 105 to 107.
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• Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids in the US are waiting for childcare assistance

  03-09-2026 06:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant’s care.  There’s the baby who remained in foster care, even after his mother completed the steps to bring him home. She had found a job, as the state required, but couldn’t afford h
  
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• City of Kosciusko updates Special Events Ordinance

  03-09-2026 06:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to amend and modernize Kosciusko’s special events ordinance, which had not seen a major update since 1994.
  The original ordinance specifically referenced only the Natchez Trace Festival. To accommodate the city’s expanding events calendar, managed alongside the Kosciusko-Attala Partnership, the updated policy now encompasses all municipal and chamber-sponsored events, including Food Truck Frenzy, the Heart of Mississippi Rodeo, and the Fa
  
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• Cassandra Wilson, Jackson native who earned international acclaim as a jazz singer, dies at 70

  03-09-2026 01:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Tributes are pouring in for Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson of Jackson, whose “sultry, honey-toned voice” brought her international fame. She died Tuesday at age 70.Singer Cassandra Wilson attends the 48th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 15, 2017, in New York.Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP“Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by fam
  
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• Mississippi pediatricians recommend vaccines against flu, COVID and RSV this fall

  03-09-2026 01:20 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi pediatricians are backing fall vaccination recommendations from a coalition of leading medical groups as the nation’s traditional federal vaccine advisory system remains in limbo. Historically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its vaccine advisory committee have issued guidance on seasonal immunization. But the vaccine advisory committee is no longer functioning after a federal judge ruled in March that Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. unlawfully alte
  
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• Another interim superintendent chosen for Canton schools

  02-09-2026 23:26 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Veteran educator Bonita Coleman is the new temporary superintendent of Canton Public School District. Coleman comes to the district after more than three decades of working in schools in Mississippi and Maryland. Most recently, she served as superintendent of Ocean Springs School District for a decade before retiring in 2023. According to a Canton schools press release, Coleman’s tenure in Ocean Springs was “characterized by a disciplined focus on student achievement, lead
  
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• Murder, Breaking and Entering, and Disorderly Conduct Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba

  02-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  JA’PATRICK DESHUN BANKS, 24, of Cruger, DUI – 1st, MHP.  Bond $1,500.
   DE’UNDRA DE’SHUN BOYD, 19, of Philadelphia, Indictment, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   CARL WESTERN CLEVELAND, 51, of Union, Indictment, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   ASHTON G EDWARDS, 25, of Philadelphia, Contempt of Court – Philadelphia Municipal Court, Hold – Detainer for PPD, PPD.  Bond N/A, $0.
   CLIFTON HICKMAN, 57, of Philadelphia, Failure to Appear, NCSO.  Bond $0.
  
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• Redistricting hearing turns tense in US Rep. Bennie Thompson’s backyard

  02-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  CLEVELAND – Most Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first public hearing on redistricting in the Delta criticized what they saw as a Republican push for power at the expense of Black representation, while some others said they support swift action to redraw electoral maps. Tuesday’s hearing was the third in a slate of public hearings intended for Mississippians to share their views on redistricting with a Republican-dominated joint House and Senate committee. It
  
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• Day Three of Bryan Weaver Murder Trial Underway

  02-09-2026 12:54 via breezynews.com
  
  Wednesday September 2, 202610:45 a.m.
  Day three of the Bryan Weaver murder trial is underway at the Attala County Courthouse.
  Meagan Weaver, the daughter of Bryan and Tracy Weaver, took the stand Wednesday morning. She was questioned by attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense.
  Court is currently taking a brief recess. Testimony will continue when proceedings resume.
  Breezy News will provide additional updates as the trial continues.
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• City of Kosciusko to Close Parking Lot Friday for Make-A-Wish Event and Mini-Parade

  02-09-2026 11:11 via breezynews.com
  
  The City of Kosciusko will close half of the parking lot behind Ivey Mechanical near the Historic Court Square this Friday for a special community Make-A-Wish celebration.
  To accommodate setup and breakdown, the parking lot closure will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The main event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will feature jump houses, hot dogs, and hamburgers.
  The celebration honors a 4-year-old wish recipient who loves big red trucks and fire trucks. To cap off the festivit
  
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• Minute with the Mayor – September 2, 2026

  02-09-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  This week on Minute with the Mayor: Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle discusses the new FY27 tax levies, updates to the city’s special events ordinance, progress on The Strand Theater, street closures for a local Make-A-Wish celebration, and a look ahead at the fall community event schedule following this week’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
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• MS Gas Prices Up, Leake the Lowest

  02-09-2026 10:50 via breezynews.com
  
  The price of gas in Mississippi has jumped an average of almost six cents in the last two days.  AAA says the statewide average is now at $3.69, the highest it’s been since the middle of June.  Despite the increase, the auto club says only two states—Indiana and Texas—have a lower average price.
  And if you’re looking to save on a tank of gas, the average price countywide in Leake County is the lowest in Mississippi at $3.50.   According to GasBuddy.com
  
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• Heat Advisory for Local Area Today

  02-09-2026 10:40 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  The entire local area– and much of Mississippi– will be under a heat advisory today as temperatures climb into the upper 90s this afternoon with a heat index around 105.  The National Weather Service says, even though September is here, it’ll feel like July or August in Mississippi for at least the next couple of weeks.  Fall begins Sept. 22 and typically, the first significant cold front of the season arrives toward t
  
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• Heat Advisory for Local Area Again Tomorrow

  02-09-2026 10:40 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  The entire local area– and much of Mississippi– will be under a heat advisory today as temperatures climb into the upper 90s this afternoon with a heat index around 105.  And a heat advisory has been posted for Thursday as well.   The National Weather Service says, even though September is here, it’ll feel like July or August in Mississippi for at least the next couple of weeks.  Fall begins Sept. 22 and typi
  
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• Helping Hands rummage sale set for Saturday

  02-09-2026 09:49 via breezynews.com
  
  Local bargain hunters will have a chance to hunt for unique treasures while supporting a good cause this weekend.
  Helping Hands Ministry is opening its doors for a large-scale rummage sale on Saturday, Sept. 5, running from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Ministry Building.
  Shoppers can expect a wide variety of discounted goods, including clothing, furniture, books, bedding, and household knick-knacks. Organizers encourage community members to arrive early for the best selection, noting that all p
  
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• Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – September 2, 2026

  02-09-2026 09:30 via breezynews.com
  
  This week: On this episode of the Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show, Holmes Head Coach Marcus Wood joins recaps the 372-yard passing performance from freshman QB George Wilcox, spotlights Player of the Game Eddie Holly, and detailswhat the Bulldogs have to clean up to defend home turf against Co-Lin tonightThe post Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – September 2, 2026 appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Besieged for sending racist text messages, Senatobia police chief is fired by city leadership

  02-09-2026 03:16 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Leaders of the northern Mississippi city of Senatobia fired their embattled police chief late Tuesday, days after Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times reported that he had routinely used degrading language and racist slurs against Black people in his text messages.Chief Harold Vanderford, known as Hal, had submitted a resignation letter earlier in the day, but the city’s Board of Aldermen voted to reject it and moved to terminate him instead. Vanderford’s depar
  
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• Hezekiah Watkins gets birthday wishes at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

  01-09-2026 23:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
  At age 79, civil rights veteran Hezekiah Watkins would do it all over again.As a teenager, Watkins became the youngest of the Freedom Riders, an interracial group of activists who challenged racial segregation on interstate buses and bus facilities in the South. He celebrated his birthday at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Tuesday. A crowd of visitors and staff from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History gathered in the center gallery. Under the glow of the museum’
  
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• Trial dates set for those accused of making threats in Nolan Wells’ case

  01-09-2026 22:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two people from out of state accused of threatening to kill or hurt witnesses in the Nolan Wells death investigation appeared in federal court in Mississippi this week.California resident Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce and Illinois resident Edward James Porter were indicted Monday and are scheduled to stand trial this fall in Gulfport. Both are charged with a felony that has a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. Both pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors h
  
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• Trial dates set for those accused of making threats in investigation of Nolan Wells’ death

  01-09-2026 22:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two people from out of state accused of threatening to kill or hurt witnesses in the Nolan Wells death investigation appeared in federal court in Mississippi this week.California resident Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce and Illinois resident Edward James Porter were indicted Monday and are scheduled to stand trial this fall in Gulfport. Both are charged with a felony that has a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. Both pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors h
  
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