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• Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – August 26, 2026

  26-08-2026 09:35 via breezynews.com
  
  This week: On this episode of the Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show: Holmes Community College head football coach Coach Marcus Wood Coach Wood discusses getting the guys on campus this summer and discusses the game against Pearl River.  
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• Tougaloo College President Corey Wiggins promises transparency after years of leadership  concerns

  27-08-2026 00:56 via mississippitoday.org
  
  At his first convocation as Tougaloo College’s president, Corey Wiggins reflected on a question he’d asked himself before the event: What prepared him for this moment?“And strangely enough, my mind didn’t go to a job I had, a title I’ve carried, or even a degree I’ve earned,” Wiggins said during his speech. “It went home.” Wiggins, who took over as the college’s president on July 1, talked about growing up in Copiah County, and ho
  
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• Amazon challenge of data centers’ value could reduce tax payments to Madison County by millions

  26-08-2026 22:57 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Madison County residents were told that Amazon’s data centers would pay significant property taxes that would boost school and government budgets. But the actual amount may be lower than was projected, with Amazon challenging the tax valuation of its properties.Amazon Web Services recently challenged the Madison County tax assessor’s valuation of its data centers in Canton claiming that the county’s assessment is too high. The lower assessment Amazon is claiming would mean $5
  
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• ‘These are your people.’ Mississippians reflect on their special connection with Dolly Parton

  26-08-2026 22:43 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Even in his first conversation with Dolly Parton in the early 1980s, Sam Haskell leaned on his Mississippi roots to connect with the country music icon.Haskell’s job, working with the Beverly Hills talent group William Morris Agency, didn’t seem to interest her much. What piqued Parton’s interest, Haskell said, was when he told her he was from a small town called Amory and went to the University of Mississippi.“She said, ‘Ole Miss, that’s my husband’s f
  
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• Mississippi to get at least $189 million from landmark Meta settlement

  26-08-2026 21:21 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi will receive $189 million over 10 years as a result of a settlement announced on Wednesday between technology giant Meta and 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories that sued claiming the company’s social media platforms harmed children.The agreement nationwide comes out to $17.1 billion, the largest settlement ever paid by a social media company to states. Mississippi’s share of the payout was announced by Attorney General Lynn Fitch, who said Meta is s
  
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• Can an NFL athlete come back to play in college? Lawsuits by a pair of players from Mississippi could answer the question

  26-08-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  These used to be among the fundamental facts about going to college in America: College lasts four years. And though that timeline had been flexible when it comes to sports, there was never much debate over the notion that once a player moved on to the pros, their days as a college athlete were over.A recent rule passed by the NCAA has resulted in confusion, lawsuits and the once unthinkable notion of players leaving college, signing with professional teams and then turning around to
  
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• Mississippi cattle producers and politicians lament Trump’s imported beef plan

  26-08-2026 19:10 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi cattle producers and politicians are worried that President Donald Trump’s plan to suspend tariffs and cut a deal to import more cheap beef to the U.S. will hurt the state’s farmers and potentially cause long-term damage to an industry already facing high costs and record low herd numbers. “This policy does not help the U.S. herd-rebuilding efforts and could possibly do permanent damage,” the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and its president, Mike McC
  
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• Juveniles Break into Abandoned House in Kosciusko Tuesday Evening

  26-08-2026 17:58 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 6:45 PM, the Kosciusko Police Department was notified of two individuals breaking into an abandoned house on Tipton St. The caller told police that the suspects entered through the back door.
  The intruders were still inside the house when an officer arrived. When he made contact, he discovered that it was two juveniles who had trespassed onto the property.
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• In rural Mississippi, crisis text services help fill mental healthcare gaps

  26-08-2026 15:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Rural Mississippi has the third highest rate of using texting services for mental health support in the nation, according to a new report by the crisis intervention nonprofit, Crisis Text Line. The report is based on nearly 2 million text conversations across the nation from 2019 to 2024, at Crisis Text Line’s 741741 number. In Mississippi, 53% of people contacting the line resided in a rural county. Only Wyoming and Vermont had more rural texters.Crisis Text Line hopes this report w
  
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• Felony Child Abuse, Aggravated Domestic Violence, and DUIs in Philadelphia and Neshoba

  26-08-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  SABIAN BEN, 20, of Carthage, DUI – 1st, No Driver’s License, Disobeying a Traffic Control Device, Failure to Appear, MHP.  Bond $1,500, $300, $400, $0.
   FERMIN CANO-MENDOZA, 52, of Canton, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $300, $0.
   JESSICA FERGUSON, 43, of Philadelphia, Hold for Investigations, Domestic Violence – Aggravated Assault, NCSO.  Bond $0, $15,000.
   APRIL HUTTON, 36, of Eutaw, AL, DUI – 1st, NCSO. 
  
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• Today’s Forecast: Heat Then Storms

  26-08-2026 07:07 via breezynews.com
  
  After a few days of quiet weather, storms could return to this area later today.  Locally, we’re under a Level-1 “marginal” risk of damaging winds from this evening into early tomorrow morning.  There’s a Level-2 “slight” risk to our northwest.
  Before the storms, we’ll get the heat stress.  Temperatures will be in the mid 90s today and combined with high humidity, our afternoon heat index will be approaching 105 in most areas and up to aro
  
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• Level-2 Storm Risk Now Includes Part of Local Area

  26-08-2026 07:07 via breezynews.com
  
  A Level-2 “slight” risk of severe storms with damaging winds up to 60 mph has been extended into the local area, now including Carroll, Montgomery, Choctaw, northern Holmes and northern Attala counties.  A Level-1 “marginal” risk continues for the rest of this area from late this afternoon until early Thursday.
  Before the storms, we’ll get the heat stress.  Temperatures will be in the mid 90s today and combined with high humidity, our afternoon heat index
  
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• Level-2 Storm Risk Expanded Further Across Most of Local Area

  26-08-2026 07:07 via breezynews.com
  
  A Level-2 “slight” risk of severe storms with damaging winds up to 60 mph has been extended further into the local area, now including all but southwestern Leake County, which remains  under  a Level-1 “marginal” risk  from this evening into Thursday morning.
  Hot and humid weather continues this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the mid 90s today and our heat index will be approaching 105 in most areas and up to around 106 in Durant.The post Level-2 Storm
  
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• A Half-Million $$ in Holmes County– Is Some of It Yours?

  26-08-2026 07:02 via breezynews.com
  
  A chance today to find out if the state may be holding some of your lost money.   State Treasurer David McRae and his staff will be in Lexington this afternoon to try to return about a half-million dollars to the rightful owners.
  “We just go all around the state,” McRae says.  “We’ll go to big areas, small areas.   We’ve had lots of legislators ask us to come to their hometowns to do it and we’ve had great response.  I call it our
  
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• Thompson and Colom urge Black voters to turn out in November amid redistricting fight

  26-08-2026 01:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom on Tuesday called for Black Mississippi voters to turn out in November’s midterm elections to fight back against President Donald Trump’s agenda and an expected effort from state leaders to redraw electoral maps in Republicans’ favor.At a “Power in the Pews” luncheon in Jackson organized by the NAACP, the candidates spoke to a packed room at the Hilton Jackson filled with hundreds of attende
  
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• MDOT plans ‘Big Fix’: $400M, 2½-year repair project for I-20, I-55

  26-08-2026 00:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Leaders at the Mississippi Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that some of Mississippi’s busiest roadways will undergo major renovations over the next two-and-a-half years as part of a $400-million project. Called the “Big Fix,” the project will improve roads and bridges on Interstate 20, which runs east-west, and Interstate 55, which runs north-south, in Hinds and Rankin counties. The project, funded with federal and state dollars, will rehabilitate 36 bridge
  
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• MDOT plans ‘Big Fix’: $400M, 2½-year repair project for I-20 and I-55

  26-08-2026 00:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Leaders at the Mississippi Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that some of Mississippi’s busiest roadways will undergo major renovations over the next two-and-a-half years as part of a $400-million project. Called the “Big Fix,” the project will improve roads and bridges on Interstate 20, which runs east-west, and Interstate 55, which runs north-south, in Hinds and Rankin counties. The project, funded with federal and state dollars, will rehabilitate 36 bridge
  
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• Canton and Madison County schools anticipate millions of dollars from Amazon data center fees

  25-08-2026 22:49 via mississippitoday.org
  
  CANTON — Fees from new data centers in Madison County could generate millions of dollars for area public schools starting in January.Canton and Madison County schools officials say they plan to earmark the money for building improvements and investing in career and technical education. County leaders say the money could be “transformational,” allowing the schools to update their campuses, attract quality educators and offer innovative courses to students.That transformation is
  
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• Alleged synagogue arsonist will undergo psych exam, federal judge rules 

  25-08-2026 22:19 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Madison County man accused of setting fire to Mississippi’s largest synagogue early this year will undergo a psychiatric examination. U.S. Magistrate Judge LaKeysha Greer Isaac granted a request from Stephen Spencer Pittman’s attorney, who wrote in a sparsely worded court filing last week that he believed Pittman is suffering from a mental illness. “As such, the defense counsel believes this undefined mental disease makes the de
  
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• Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, has died at 80

  25-08-2026 20:42 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.Parton died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, her publicist said in a statement.Known for her curvy physique, massive blonde wigs and skin-tight outfits that served her self-deprecating wit, she was among the most beloved personalities in music and
  
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• Treasurer David McRae urges parents to make saving for child’s future part of back-to-school routine

  25-08-2026 17:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas 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 the section hereThe hustle and bustle of a new school year has already begun, at least in the McRae household. It’s a time filled with new teachers, new school supplies and, of course, new routines.As Mississ
  
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• Meet the Whippets set for Thursday

  25-08-2026 17:08 via breezynews.com
  
  The Historic Downtown Kosciusko Square will host the annual “Meet the Whippets 2026” rally Thursday, Aug. 27, bringing together local residents to celebrate area students, athletes, coaches, and band members.
  The community event is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature a variety of family-friendly activities throughout the evening, including face painting, photo opportunities, and festivities designed to build local school spirit ahead of the upcoming season.
  Among the highlight
  
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• COUNTRY MUSIC LOSES ITS QUEEN: DOLLY PARTON DIES AT 80

  25-08-2026 15:59 via breezynews.com
  
  image credit: Neshoba Democrat
  (Brian Montgomery) The country music world has lost one of its greatest voices, songwriters and personalities.
  Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.
  Over a career that lasted nearly six decades, Dolly became far more than a country music star. She was an entertainer, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist and one of those rare people who seemed capable of connecting with everybody.
  I had the privilege of meeting Dolly several times while I was in Sacramento, and
  
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• Accidents Tuesday Morning in Kosciusko

  25-08-2026 14:50 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 9:00 on Tuesday Morning, first responders were notified of a fender bender in the Walmart parking lot on Veterans Memorial Dr. There were no injuries reported.
  Later, at about 11:15 AM, there was an accident near the intersection of E. Jefferson St. and Veterans Memorial Dr. The vehicles involved pulled into the parking lot of the old Gateway Theater. EMS was called to the scene, but the extent of the injuries are currently unknown.
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• Cows Get Loose Tuesday Morning in Attala

  25-08-2026 14:32 via breezynews.com
  
  At about 5:40 AM, Attala County Sheriffs were notified of a cow in the road on Attala Rd. 2111 near the Yockanookany Wildlife Management Area between Ethel and McCool.
  Upon arrival, the cow was nowhere to be found but soon reports came in that there were now four disrupting traffic. Their numbers later increased to as many as seventeen before the owner managed to start wrangling them at about 7:15 AM.
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• Why is Democrat Cliff Johnson challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Trent Kelly?

  25-08-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Democratic nominee for Mississippi’s U.S. House District 1 outlines why he is running against incumbent Republican Rep. Trent Kelly. Johnson, a longtime attorney, is director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi where he pushed to shut down the state’s anachronistic debtor’s prisons. Johnson said his focus if elected to Congress would be on affordability, access to affordable healthcare, fighting political corruption and protecting people’s ri
  
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• Holmes and Attala County Greek Organizations Host 5th Annual Greekfest Saturday

  25-08-2026 12:06 via breezynews.com
  
  The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (Eta Eta Sigma Chapter) and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Rho Nu Zeta Chapter) will host the 5th annual Greekfest Saturday, Aug. 29, at Jason Niles Park.
  The free community event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  Planned activities include games, music, food, and family fellowship.
  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, tables, and tents.
  For more information, contact (662) 770-1033.
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• Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away

  25-08-2026 11:02 via mississippitoday.org
  
  EDWARDS — Every now and then a freight train rumbles through, creaking and groaning on the rusted tracks that run along the edge of the largely deserted downtown. On some days, that train is just about the only thing moving.Grandma’s Ice Cream Shoppe, an ice cream parlor owned by a retired preacher and his wife, gets only one or two customers per day. There is a small barber shop, and the empty ruins of a former thrift store. The sugary, smoky red meat at Lee’s Heavenly Barbec
  
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• Felony Child Abuse, Malicious Mischief, and Petit Larceny in Kosciusko and Attala Arrests

  25-08-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  DENNIS A BECKLEY, 31, of Kosciusko, Contempt of Court – Kosciusko Municipal Court, KPD.  Bond $0.
   LEW A BROWN, 61, of Sallis, Felony Indictment, ACSO.  Bond N/A.
   MICHEAL J BULLUCK, 26, of Kosciusko, Felony Fleeing or Eluding a LEO in a Motor Vehicle with Reckless or Willful Disregard for Safety, Felony Malicious Mischief, Resisting Arrest, DUI – 2nd, No Insurance, Revoked or Suspended Driver’s License, Improper Equipment, Failure to Obey Traffic Control, K
  
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• Blood drive planned at Kosciusko Walmart this week

  25-08-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Mississippi Blood Services is issuing an urgent appeal for blood donors amid a critical shortage across the state, with a community blood drive scheduled in Kosciusko later this week.
  The Rescue Attala County Blood Drive will take place Friday, Aug. 28, in the Walmart parking lot in Kosciusko from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome.
  Mississippi Blood Services says donors, especially those with A, B, and O blood types, are needed immediately to help ensure local hospitals have adequate supp
  
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