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• Central Electric Power Issues a Press Release

  19-02-2025 23:00 via breezynews.com
  
  TVA and CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION MEDIA ADVISORY Public Power Team Working to Keep Consumers Warm Extended periods of extremely cold temperatures significantly increase the demand for electricity. Central Electric Power Association, together with TVA, is proactively taking steps to reduce energy consumption by asking […]
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• Here are the Democratic and Republican candidates running for Congress in 2026

  29-12-2025 19:29 via mississippitoday.org
  All four of Mississippi’s incumbent U.S. representatives and its incumbent junior U.S. senator filed paperwork to run for reelection in 2026, according to news releases from the state Democratic and Republican parties. Twenty candidates qualified to run in the party primaries, which will take place on March 10. The party nominees will compete against one another in the general election on Nov. 3. Here is the list of Republican candidates running for Congress: United States
  
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• Mid-MS Regional Library System announces New Year’s hours

  29-12-2025 17:03 via breezynews.com
  The Mid-MS Regional Library System has announced that all MMRS branch locations, including the Attala County Library, will be closed in observance of the New Year’s holiday. The closure will run from Thursday through Saturday, January 1 -3.
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• This superhero, born out of the Jackson’s underground volcano, is here to battle the city’s detractors

  29-12-2025 14:00 via mississippitoday.org
  A volcanic explosion 2,900 feet beneath Jackson forged the capital city’s very own superhero, Captain Jackson. The immortal man – born 1822, the year Jackson was founded – wears a green suit inspired by the city’s flag and takes to the skies in the inaugural issue of Jackson Comics. He fights fire with fire to defend the city from flamethrower-wielding villains who seek the downfall of Jackson. “He’s protecting not just the people of Jackson, but al
  
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• Will Mississippi see meaningful prison health care reform?

  29-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  Mississippi Today reporters Gwen Dilworth and Michael Goldberg recap some of the findings from their series “Behind Bars, Beyond Care,” which uncovered widespread accusations of lack of adequate health care in Mississippi prisons and the suffering it causes. They discuss the potential for passage of reform in the upcoming 2026 legislative session.
  
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• Mississippi Today’s most-read stories of 2025

  29-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  This year, Mississippians tuned into news about how federal funding cuts would affect child care and colleges. They also continued to follow news on the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee. Read the top stories of 2025 below.
  Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state lawsCredit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaThe Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collec
  
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• How a Prentiss County fossil park changed science history

  29-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  BALDWYN — In rural Prentiss County, on a triangle of land cornered between a stretch of U.S. 45 and Twenty Mile Creek, Joanna Byrd McDowell walked her two petite leashed dogs on a narrow clay path a few feet above the creek on a drizzly November morning. Taking her hand momentarily off the path’s parallel metal railing, she bent down and stuck her fingers in the brown clay.When they emerged from the rain-laden dirt, her palm had in it a rounded shell fragment from an oyster. She spo
  
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• Windy Morning, Cold Nights Across Mississippi

  29-12-2025 12:46 via breezynews.com
  Strong gusty winds could cause some problems this morning across Mississippi.  The National Weather Service says, in the wake of a cold front, sustained north winds of 15-20 miles per hour are expected with gusts up to 35 mph.   That could be strong enough to […]
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• How to educate your kids now about creating long-lasting healthy money habits

  29-12-2025 08:00 via mississippitoday.org
  As you solidify your New Year’s resolutions, it’s a great time to start having a conversation with your kids – whether they’re in elementary school, high school, or college — about smart ways to navigate finances. Starting the conversation earlier on will help to create healthy money habits as they grow, ultimately benefiting their financial future.To help you get started, here are tips that make it easier for kids of all ages to learn how to save, budget and begin
  
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• Arrest Made in Attala County Shooting Case

  28-12-2025 21:29 via breezynews.com
  Jarius Campbell was taken into custody in Durant this morning, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. Campbell, 29, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting that occurred on Attala Road 1137/Horne Road earlier this month.  Campbell is being held at […]
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• Mississippi-based photographer’s unseen Civil Rights images are shown in Alabama, seven decades later

  28-12-2025 18:48 via mississippitoday.org
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked.The photos were taken by the late Civil Rights photographer Matt Herron, and they depict Parks at the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 — a five-day-long, 54-mile trek that
  
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• Stolen Truck Located, Chased in Attala and Holmes Counties

  28-12-2025 15:01 via breezynews.com
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A truck that was reported stolen in Alabama was sighted by an Attala County deputy and a chase ensued when the deputy attempted to pull the truck over. Saturday afternoon Kosciusko Police and Attala deputies were put on alert that a Chevy Silverado 2500 […]
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• Are legislators keeping their promise to follow the Mississippi Constitution?

  28-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  In the 1990s and early 2000s, then-state Rep. John Reeves, a Jackson Republican, made the point of order on more than one occasion that economic development projects offering incentives to private corporations should require a two-thirds majority to win the approval of the Mississippi Legislature.Reeves danced to his own tune and would often forgo the edicts of both political parties. He argued that it should require a two-thirds vote to provide the benefits to the private companies because of
  
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• Mississippi blueberry farmers look to future generations to join industry

  27-12-2025 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  POPLARVILLE — As Mississippi’s blueberry industry faces a steep decline, one Poplarville farm is finding new ways to keep the state fruit growing — from fresh berries to teas, baked goods and even dog treats. J&D Blueberry Farm, co-founded by Donald Van de Werken and Jeff Brown, started small in 2004 selling fresh blueberries. Over time, they expanded their operation to include blueberry-infused products and a mobile bakery, part of an effort to build a lasting brand
  
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• This MS Coast city is among the ‘neediest’ in the US, ranking says. See where & why - Biloxi Sun Herald

  27-12-2025 13:00 via news.google.com
  This MS Coast city is among the ‘neediest’ in the US, ranking says. See where & why  Biloxi Sun Herald
  
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• Crooked Letter Sports: The Christmas-New Year’s-Sugar Bowl edition

  27-12-2025 00:02 via mississippitoday.org
  The question on everyone’s mind: Does Ole Miss have a shot against mighty Georgia. The answer: Of course they do, but the Rebels will have to play their best game and hope Georgia doesn’t. The Cleveland boys also discuss the New Orleans and Duke’s Mayo bowls and the resurgent New Orleans Saints.Stream all episodes here.
  
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• Candidates file to qualify for U.S. Senate and House elections in Mississippi - SuperTalk Mississippi Media

  26-12-2025 23:20 via news.google.com
  Candidates file to qualify for U.S. Senate and House elections in Mississippi  SuperTalk Mississippi Media
  
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• Beyond the classroom, Jackson Public Schools helps students, families meet basic needs

  26-12-2025 21:30 via mississippitoday.org
  When students have to grapple with challenges outside of school such as homelessness and food insecurity, it can curb academic performance, attendance and mental health. Those struggles can also lead to higher dropout rates and lower grades, said Josh Anderson of FutureEd, an education think tank. It’s like a stone dropping in a pond, with the impact rippling outward. But wraparound services, such as washers and dryers and food pantries, can directly counteract these negative ef
  
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• Christmas Morning Mystery: Man Tells Police He Went to Sleep in Memphis and Woke Up in Kosciusko

  26-12-2025 20:15 via breezynews.com
  A man from Memphis, TN contacted the Kosciusko Police Department early Christmas morning after waking up in the parking lot of Glendale Apartments with no recollection of how he arrived there. According to scanner traffic, the man said he went to sleep—apparently in Memphis—and later […]
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• Some professors say students struggle with reading and critical thinking. This center at UM tackles a more complicated truth

  26-12-2025 20:00 via mississippitoday.org
  There’s a complaint that Liz Norell often hears from faculty at the University of Mississippi: Students are not doing the course readings.Is it true? And if so, what should professors be doing to help students?  “We’ve been talking about this issue for as long as I’ve been in higher ed, and that’s almost 20-something years,” said Norell, an associate director of instructional support at the university’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Le
  
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• Belzoni resident has witnessed damages of lack of health care

  26-12-2025 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here.Rural communities in Mississippi are constantly being under-resourced, underserved and overlooked.Growing up in a small town in the Delta, I witnessed firsthand the everyday struggles of my neighbors, from food insecurity caused by high medical expenses to limited access t
  
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• Multiple Kosciusko Whippets to feature in All-Star game this weekend

  26-12-2025 17:14 via breezynews.com
  Multiple Kosciusko Whippets football players will play in all-star games this weekend. Receiver Jaybre Pierce, corner back Adarius Bonslater, safety Keith Lay, linebacker Rowdy Rone and defensive lineman Brayden McNeal will represent Kosciusko in the Magnolia Sports Association All-Star weekend Sunday, Dec. 28 in Decatur. […]
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• Two more Kosciusko Whippets to feature in All-Star game this weekend

  26-12-2025 16:43 via breezynews.com
  Two more Kosciusko Whippets football players will play in an all-star game this weekend. Linebacker Rowdy Rone and defensive lineman Brayden McNeal will represent Kosciusko in the Magnolia Sports Association Super Sophomore Game Sunday, Dec. 28 in Decatur. Both Rone and McNeal were key contributors […]
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• Year in review: Mississippi Today’s most-read health stories

  26-12-2025 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  Looking back on 2025, this year has been filled with unexpected turmoil, twists and turns in the news, both in Mississippi and around the country.Here at Mississippi Today, our health team has reported out stories, and many of you have followed along, like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which are set to endure historic levels of funding cuts. We will continue to focus on how these changes shape health care systems and people’s health outcomes and qual
  
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• Top BreezyNews Stories of 2025

  26-12-2025 12:36 via breezynews.com
  Here’s a look back at the some of the biggest BreezyNews stories from 2025: MS State baseball players partner with Make-a-Wish Mississippi with Home Runs for Wishes (February) Husband indicted for wife’s murder (February)  Kicks 96 Named MAB Radio Station of the Year (March) Ethel […]
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• Denied parole 28 times, Wayne County man still clings to hope

  26-12-2025 12:00 via mississippitoday.org
  James Lukes says he slips in his earbuds and the slow ache of blues fills his ears. Johnnie Taylor’s “Last Two Dollars” crackles through the radio, carrying him back to the dusty fields of his childhood farm in Mississippi. Now 73, Lukes says he has to lean on a cane as he shuffles through the prison yard of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, where he’s spent more than five decades serving a life sentence. At 17, he was charged with the stabbing death o
  
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• North Dakota Outpaces Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, Rhode Island, Mississippi and More US States in Winter Real Estate Scams Exposing Major Vulnerabilities in US Housing Market, New Shocking Truth Could Change Everything: Don’t Miss It - Travel And Tour Wo

  25-12-2025 22:38 via news.google.com
  North Dakota Outpaces Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, Rhode Island, Mississippi and More US States in Winter Real Estate Scams Exposing Major Vulnerabilities in US Housing Market, New Shocking Truth Could Change Everything: Don’t Miss It  Travel And Tour World
  
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• Carthage Man Arrested in FBI’s Child Predator Crackdown

  25-12-2025 21:52 via breezynews.com
  The FBI in Jackson says a Carthage man was arrested as a result of a child predator investigation.  The unidentified suspect is accused of communicating with what he thought was a 15-year-old female from the Abilene, Texas area.   The arrest was announced Dec. 24, two […]
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• Funding to help Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State preserve local artifacts of Black history

  25-12-2025 15:32 via mississippitoday.org
  In January, hundreds of oral histories, manuscripts, book collections and historical archives of Black Mississippians collected by the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University will go into a temperature controlled storage during renovations of its campus home, Ayer Hall, which is also the oldest building on the campus. The federal funds covering the cost of the move came through this fall, but for several months earlier this year, it was unclear whether that would happen.In 2023,
  
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• Dense Fog Advisory Again This Morning

  25-12-2025 13:43 via breezynews.com
  (Dense Fog Advisory shown in gray on map above.)   A dense fog advisory has been reissued this morning for much of Mississippi including the local area.   Visibility could drop to a quarter-mile or less.  Conditions should improve by mid-morning.
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