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• Driver Flees Deputies During Sunday Night Chase in Attala

  05-10-2026 18:52 via breezynews.com
  
  A driver fled on foot after leading Attala County deputies on a chase Sunday night. Deputies attempted to stop a red Chevrolet pickup truck at approximately 9:30 p.m., but the driver refused to stop. A pursuit followed, with speeds reaching up to 85 mph.
  The chase traveled from Attala Road 4114 toward Attala Road 4221 before continuing onto Highway 12 toward Kosciusko. The pursuit passed through McAdams before turning onto Attala Road 4167. The vehicle stopped on Attala Road 4101, and the driver
  
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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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• 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 Watch Issued for MS Coast

  07-10-2026 07:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Mississippi coast is now under a hurricane watch.  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 more to the east indicating that it may move inland near the Alabama-Florida line but the Hurricane Ce
  
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• Trial is delayed again for two former Capitol Police officers accused in shootings

  06-10-2026 22:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The trial of two former Capitol Police officers accused of unlawfully opening fire on a car and shooting a passenger in the head has been delayed for at least the ninth time, Hinds County Courthouse staff said.The white former officers, Michael Lamar Rhinewalt and Jeffer
  
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• Madison attorney Phil Buffington announces run for state auditor

  06-10-2026 21:23 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Phil Buffington, a Madison attorney involved in conservative politics and chairman of the Mississippi Tort Claims Board, announced on Tuesday that he will run for state auditor next year in the Republican primary. Buffington, a partner at Balch and Bingham LLP, advi
  
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• Redistricting mess: Sen. Johnny DuPree, just elected to one seat, running for another

  06-10-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Even though state Sen. Johnny DuPree was elected last year to represent portions of Forrest and Lamar counties in the Legislature, he’s now trying to represent a new area of the state. DuPree announced on Monday that he’s qualifying to run in a special e
  
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• Grand jury report should not be the end of Nolan Wells investigation, human rights advocate argues

  06-10-2026 19:22 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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• Reeves waives diesel tax enforcement after Trump order

  06-10-2026 17:32 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that Mississippi would not enforce dyed diesel prohibitions on highways after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to try to lower the soaring cost of the fuel.   This would mean diesel, which has shot up to more
  
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• Housing unstable? What Mississippi families should know about school enrollment

  06-10-2026 16:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  RANKIN COUNTY — Cherie Reiff said she turned to a friend for a place to stay after losing her housing. While trying to enroll her children in school, she faced questions about how to establish residency without her name on the lease.Christine Hawthorne described a
  
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• Multi-Agency Operation Leads to Four Arrests in Philadelphia

  06-10-2026 12:40 via breezynews.com
  
  Four people were arrested and a large quantity of suspected illegal products was seized during a multi-agency operation in Philadelphia and Neshoba County following an investigation that lasted more than a year.
  According to the Philadelphia Police Chief, Eric Lyons, officers executed multiple search and arrest warrants beginning around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The warrants stemmed from an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of illegal controlled substances and other illegal
  
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• Felony Child Abuse, Felony DUI, and Drug Possession with Intent to Sell Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  06-10-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  BARRY DONALD BATTLE, 50, of Union, Hold for Investigations, Grand Larceny, NCSO.  Bond $0, $10,000.
   JOHN TYLER COGHLAN, 32, of Carthage, Felony Child Abuse, NCSO.  Bond $5,000.
   CHRISTY DELAP, 52, of Philadelphia, Bench Warrant – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   MOHAMAD O ELNAHAM, 19, of Philadelphia, Transfer, Distribution, or Possession of a Controlled Substance, with Intent to Sell, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   KEONA RICHES FOSTER, 31, of Phila
  
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• National Park Service should investigate Nolan Wells’ death, congresswomen say

  05-10-2026 23:28 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Members of Congress are asking the National Park Service to investigate the death of Mississippi Gulf Coast teenager Nolan Xavier Wells, adding to calls for federal intervention to help his family better understand what happened to him. Rep. Frederica Willson, a Democrat from Florida, wrote to the agency Sept. 28, requesting a “prompt and exhaustive investigation.” Wells, 18, was last seen on July 4 at Horn Island, a barrier island that is part of the Gulf Islands National Seas
  
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• Burn Ban Now in Effect for Attala

  05-10-2026 21:24 via breezynews.com
  
  Attala County has implemented a burn ban, effective immediately according to Attala County Fire Chief Tim Cox.
  According to the Mississippi Forestry Commission: Anything with an open flame that produces an ember is not allowed during a burn ban. The wind can carry floating embers away from the original fire and start a spot fire up to one-half mile away from the burning area. This includes:Campfires
  Bonfires
  Fire pits
  Fire rings
  Burn barrels
  Debris burning
  Field burningThe post Burn Ban Now in E
  
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• Farish Street gets breath of fresh air with new green space

  05-10-2026 20:24 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  More than a year after breaking ground, Jackson residents and city officials gathered Monday morning to celebrate the opening of Farish Street Green and Urban Forest, a project that has transformed a once-vacant lot in one of the city’s historic neighborhoods into
  
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• Farish Street gets a breath of fresh air with new green space

  05-10-2026 20:24 via mississippitoday.org
  
  More than a year after breaking ground, Jackson residents and city officials gathered Monday morning to celebrate the opening of Farish Street Green and Urban Forest, a project that has transformed a once-vacant lot in one of the city’s historic neighborhoods into a cooling green space intended to combat extreme heat.Along North Farish Street, young sycamores, maples and sumacs are beginning to spread their branches over grass, walking trails and lounge areas, replacing a landscape that o
  
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• A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting

  05-10-2026 17:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  SCOTLANDVILLE, La. — If you cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long-O.K. Allen Bridge, pass the Exxon Refinery, then head north for a few minutes, you’ll find a pocket of Louisiana that’s unlike any other place in America’s never-ending ba
  
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• Mississippi agencies ask for more money as lawmakers begin work on $7B budget

  05-10-2026 16:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A panel of state lawmakers heard from 11 state agency leaders on Thursday and Friday about their proposed spending for fiscal year 2028.Nearly every agency asked for more money as legislators begin the work of setting a more than $7 billion state budget.The Joint Legisla
  
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• Domestic Violence, Trespassing, DUIs, and Drugs in Kosciusko and Attala County Arrests

  05-10-2026 13:39 via breezynews.com
  
  PHILLIP E BOATMAN,M 56, of Kosciusko, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, KPD.  Bond $5,000.
   TREY R BOATMAN, 32, of Durant, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Contempt of Court – Kosciusko Municipal Court, Improper Equipment, KPD.  Bond $5,000, $0, $400.
   JAMES H DUNCAN, 55, of Kosciusko, Trespass after Notice of Non-Permission, KPD.  Bond $1,000.
   PATRICK D FLETCHER, 44, of Kosciusko, Hold – Detainer KPD, Hold – Detainer MDOC,
  
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• Lettuce is safe to eat, says Mississippi epidemiologist, and food safety questions answered

  05-10-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted a steady stream of food recalls, following a summer with historic rates of cyclospora-induced illnesses and several products with potential salmonella contamination. Mississippi Today talked to food safety experts to learn
  
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• Kicks Picks Week 6 Winner is… Eddie Duncan of Kosciusko!

  05-10-2026 11:50 via breezynews.com
  
  Congratulations to our Kicks Picks Week 6 winner, Eddie Duncan of Kosciusko! Duncan topped the competition this week with the most correct picks, and he the winner of our weekly Friday Night Food Spot Prize, a $15 gift card to Sonic.
  A reminder to all Kicks Picks players: The entry deadline will once again be Thursday this week due to several games being played Thursday night. Be sure to get your picks in early!
  You, too, could be a winner. Just be sure to submit your picks by 6:00 p.m. on Frida
  
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