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• Attempt Murder and DUIs in Carthage and Leake County

  04-10-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  DUDLEY D COTTON, 23, of Carthage, Felony DUI, Improper Equipment, No Driver’s License, Open Container, CPD.  Bond $10,000, $238, $438, $389.25.
   QWAANIESHA N HARMON, 32, of West, Hold – Detainer LCSO, Bench Warrant – Leake County Circuit Court, Bond Surrender, LCSO.  Bond N/A, N/A, $5,500.
   DANIEL H HUNTLEY, 22, of Ackerman, Possession of Paraphernalia, LCSO.  Bond $1,000.
   WILLIAM MONCRIEF, 49, of Newton, No Insurance, DUI – 1st, Lighting Eq
  
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• Journalism ‘exposes the corruption of the system,’ John Grisham says

  08-10-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Best-selling author John Grisham said Wednesday that journalism plays a critical role in Mississippi and the nation.Grisham, the keynote speaker at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, told an audience of more than 200 people that the work of journalis
  
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• Senate candidate Colom calls for suspending federal gas tax

  08-10-2026 14:03 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Scott Colom, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is calling for a temporary suspension of the federal 18.4-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax as fuel prices continue to climb. “Mississippi families are watching their gas and grocery costs increase while their pay
  
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• Pilots for Patients Fly-In and Car Show Coming to Kosciusko Airport October 17

  08-10-2026 10:56 via breezynews.com
  
  A unique combination fly-in and car show is coming to the Kosciusko-Attala County Airport on Saturday, Oct. 17, to raise funds for a vital regional cause.
  The event, hosted in partnership with Franks Chevrolet and the Kosy Cruisers Car Club, will benefit Pilots for Patients, an organization that provides free air transportation for patients in need of specialized medical care. Local pilots Stephen Franks and Ryan Lindsey regularly volunteer with the organization to fly individuals from Mississip
  
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• Farm Bureau Coaches Show – October 8, 2026

  08-10-2026 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 Gentry, highlights this week’s Players of the Game, and discusses Friday night’s game against Louisville. 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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• Kosciusko Aldermen to review department guidelines for license plate readers/cameras

  08-10-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen is reviewing a proposed policy to regulate access to the police department’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system.
  Mayor Tim Kyle emphasized that the cameras serve as a vital investigative tool, aiding in hit-and-run investigations, local thefts, and regional Amber Alerts. Under current police procedures, system access is strictly restricted to the police chief and two investigators, with all searches requiring an assigned case number.
  To address nat
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker speak about community solutions and local journalism

  08-10-2026 06:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker said Wednesday night at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration that they believe it’s important to invest in the people who are building sustainable community solutions, and that’s why they
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker focus on community solutions and local journalism

  08-10-2026 06:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker said Wednesday night at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration that they believe it’s important to invest in the people who are building sustainable community solutions, and that’s why they
  
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• Feds announce takedown of ‘major’ drug and gun trafficking ring after string of arrests in Delta, Tupelo

  08-10-2026 00:57 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  OXFORD — Authorities dismantled a “major” Mississippi drug and gun trafficking ring after arresting 14 suspects in Greenville, Leland and Tupelo late last month, federal officials announced Wednesday.Officials said the arrests targeted street dealers in
  
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• Dysfunction continues at Canton charter school while its fate remains unclear

  08-10-2026 00:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board will have a new leader come January. What remains uncertain is whether the board has information it needs to resolve an issue that has loomed for months: whether to revoke the charter of SR1 College Preparatory and STE
  
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• Curtis Flowers, wrongly imprisoned, enduring six trials, dead at 56

  07-10-2026 23:26 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose six trials for murder in Mississippi became a landmark case for racial bias in jury selection, has died, according to the Montgomery County coroner. Flowers was 56.His cause of death was not immediately released. Montgomery Cou
  
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• Judge dismisses Tameshia Shelton’s murder indictment

  07-10-2026 22:18 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WEST POINT — A Mississippi judge Wednesday threw out the murder indictment against Tameshia Shelton, putting an end to the case that has haunted the mother of four for nearly two decades.Shelton, now 48, was slated to face a new murder trial in Clay County on Monday, but Circuit Judge James T. Kitchens canceled the trial and agreed with Columbus-area District Attorney Scott Colom that the murder indictment should be dismissed.Shelton, who has maintained her innocence, served 11 years in p
  
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• Southaven Police Department took millions from Musk-backed companies. It wanted drones and Flock cameras.

  07-10-2026 21:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  SOUTHAVEN — Organizations linked to Elon Musk donated more than $3 million to the Southaven Police Department between December and February, as Musk’s SpaceXAI sought approval for a data center in the city amid increasing public hostility toward the artificia
  
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• Southaven Police Department took millions from Musk-backed companies for drones and Flock cameras

  07-10-2026 21:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  SOUTHAVEN — Organizations linked to Elon Musk donated more than $3 million to the Southaven Police Department between December and February, as Musk’s SpaceXAI sought approval for a data center in the city amid increasing public hostility toward the artificia
  
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• Hurricane expected to hit Coast this weekend, forecasters say

  07-10-2026 21:15 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias, which is expected to develop into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season by Thursday, may be on a path to hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast Friday evening, according to Wednesday projections from the National Weather Service.“While most severe impacts will remain concentrated along the Coast, heavy rain, flooding and gusty winds will be possible further inland across the forecast area,” NWS Jackson posted on its Facebook page Wednesday morning. “Please
  
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• Los refugiados y los solicitantes de asilo perderán cobertura de Medicaid el primero de octubre

  07-10-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A partir del primero de octubre, varios grupos de inmigrantes que residen legalmente en el país, entre ellos los refugiados y los solicitantes de asilo que no tienen un permiso de residencia  permanente, perderán cobertura de Medicaid (asistencia m&eac
  
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• ‘It’s torture’: Trans immigrant detainees allege experiencing abuse, medical neglect at Jena immigration detention center

  07-10-2026 19:57 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Three transgender women who have been detained for months at a male-only central Louisiana immigration detention center allege that they have faced abuse and transphobia at the hands of staff and other detainees.In interviews with Verite News, they allege that they have been assaulted by officers, forcibly detransitioned, verbally harassed and kept in solitary confinement. “Everywhere they call us men, faggots, very offensive words,” Camila Toro de Paula, one of the detainees,
  
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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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• Possible Break-in at Hannah Heights Apartments in Ethel

  07-10-2026 16:08 via breezynews.com
  
  Attala County Deputies were dispatched to Hannah Heights Apartments in Ethel just after 4 AM on Wednesday after a caller reported someone had kicked in her door and possibly shot something. According to scanner traffic the caller also stated someone was shining flashlights in her windows, and that there may have been two intruders.
  It is unclear from scanner traffic whether any intruders were located when deputies arrived. We will provide updates if any new information is made available.
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• Drug Trafficking, DUIs, Assault, and Shoplifting in Philadelphia and Neshoba County Arrests

  07-10-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  DENNIS BECKHAM, 44, of Philadelphia, Expired License Tag, DUI – Other Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tampering with Evidence, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply, NCSO.  Bond $400, $1,500, $800, $0, $600.
   SOLVIA LESHANNE COTTON, 45, of Philadelphia, Contempt of Court, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   JACOB DUBOSE, 22, of Lumberton, DUI – Test Refusal, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
   ZAKI O ELNAHAM, 39, of Philadelphia, Trafficking in a Controlled Substa
  
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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/Tropical Storm Warnings Issued For MS Coast

  07-10-2026 07:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Mississippi coast is now under hurricane and tropical storm warnings.  Hurricane Isaias (pronounced EESS-ah-EE-sus) is forecast 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 indicates that it may move inland near the Alabama-Florida line. The  storm is forecast to weaken some from its peak intensity before making landfall but is still expected to be a dangerou
  
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