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• Experts dispel fears that Medicaid expansion is too costly for Mississippi

  26-04-2024 17:58 via mississippitoday.org
  
  National studies and experts in Medicaid expansion states refute concerns voiced in Mississippi’s legislative conference committee that costs to the state would exceed projections.Among those dispelling that fear are experts and a former governor in Kentucky – one state Mississippi conferee and Senate Medicaid Chairman Kevin Blackwell referred to as an example of where expansion has been expensive.One study in the National Bureau of Economic Research that analyzed state budget data
  
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• Whippets track athletes finish 1st and 2nd at state meet

  07-05-2024 14:30 via breezynews.com
  
  Two Kosciusko track athletes brought home medals from the MHSAA State Track & Field Championships Monday at Pearl High School. Raven Pernell won first place in the long jump, setting a 4A state record in the process. Addtionally, Tyran Mosley placed second in 4A in […]
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• Some notable bills that died in the 2024 Mississippi legislative session

  07-05-2024 12:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As the Mississippi Legislature adjourned its 2024 regular session on Saturday, only a fraction of the thousands of bills introduced by legislators survived to become law. The most notable item that died during the session was Medicaid expansion, a policy that would have allowed thousands of Mississippians to receive health coverage and potentially give struggling hospitals a needed financial boost. But several other pieces of legislation such as early voting and overhauling the way th
  
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• Bill increasing tax credits for private schools defeated at end of session

  07-05-2024 11:12 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Legislation that would have increased the proceeds from state tax credits available to private schools died a quiet death late in the just-completed 2024 session.The proposal to increase the tax credits available through the Children’s Promise Act was defeated in the 52-member Senate with 21 yes votes and 16 no votes. Since the proposal dealt with taxation, it needed a three-fifths majority to pass.Since 2020, private schools have been receiving money through the tax credits with limited
  
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• Fatal Crash on Trace at Deadly T-Town Intersection

  07-05-2024 00:27 via breezynews.com
  
  A crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle resulted in one fatality on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Thomastown Volunteer Fire Department, EMS, Leake Deputies, and Natchez Trace Park Rangers were dispatched at approximately 2:40 p.m., with firefighters being the first on scene. The cause of […]
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• Fatal Crash in Thomastown Sunday Afternoon

  06-05-2024 23:27 via breezynews.com
  
  A crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle resulted in one fatality on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Thomastown Volunteer Fire Department, EMS, and Natchez Trace Park Rangers were dispatched at approximately 2:40 p.m., with firefighters being the first on scene. The cause of the collision […]
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• Read Mississippi Today’s Pulitzer Prize finalist series ‘’Unfettered Power: Mississippi Sheriffs”

  06-05-2024 21:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today’s “Unfettered Power: Mississippi Sheriffs” investigation has been named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.The 2023 investigation from the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today and The New York Times’ Local Investigations Fellowship revealed how Mississippi sheriffs rule like kings, wielding vast power, exploiting and abusing the very people they are called to protect with no one stopping them.
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• UPDATE: Missing Attala County Teen, Toweeka Brown Located Safe

  06-05-2024 21:35 via breezynews.com
  
  UPDATE: Toweeka Brown has been found safe. Fifteen-year-old Toweeka Brown has been reported missing by her family. Toweeka, who suffers from a serious medical condition, was last seen leaving in a car which was recovered today at Glendale Apartments. Authorities urge anyone with information to […]
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• Mississippi Today named 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist for “Unfettered Power: Mississippi Sheriffs” investigation

  06-05-2024 21:22 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today’s “Unfettered Power: Mississippi Sheriffs” investigation has been named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.The 2023 investigation from the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today and The New York Times revealed how Mississippi sheriffs rule like kings, wielding vast power, exploiting and abusing the very people they are called to protect with no one stopping them.The series included new details about the Ran
  
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• 2024 Graduation/commencement schedules for local school districts

  06-05-2024 20:54 via breezynews.com
  
  Dates, times, and additional information for upcoming graduation/commencement ceremonies. Central Holmes Christian School – Monday, May 6 – 7:00 pm Holmes Community College (Ridgeland/Yazoo) – Thursday, May 9 – 10:00 am Holmes Community College (Goodman, Grenada, Attala) – Thursday, May 9 – 2:00 pm Kosciusko […]
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• Stormy Forecast for Central MS This Week

  06-05-2024 20:05 via breezynews.com
  
  We’ll see the possibility of damaging wind gusts and hail across the local area this week.  We’ll be under a Level-1 “marginal” risk for Tuesday with Holmes County and most of Attala County moved up to a Level-2 “slight” risk for late Wednesday into Thursday […]
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• Photo gallery: Career-Tech students earn completion certificates

  06-05-2024 19:18 via breezynews.com
  
  Second year students from the Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center were presented a Certificate of Completion for year 1 and 2, Certificate of Intent for those wanting to have a career related to their CTC program, and ACT WorkKeys Certificates.
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• McAdams High School Valedictorian And Salutatorian

  06-05-2024 18:47 via breezynews.com
  
  McAdams High School has announced its 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Makayla Riley will be the Class of 2024 Valedictorian, while Da’Naya Griffin will serve as Salutatorian. McAdams’ 2024 commencement ceremony will be Thursday, May 23. Submitted by Latosha Brown.
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• Could Spencer Rattler be Saints quarterback of the future? Archie Manning thinks so.

  06-05-2024 18:38 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Probably the biggest surprise in the recent NFL Draft came in the fifth round when the New Orleans Saints, who just last year signed veteran quarterback Derek Carr to a four-year, $150 million contract, chose South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler.Rick ClevelandThe Saints hadn’t been expected to take a quarterback. Rattler had been expected to go much higher.At least one expert, a former New Orleans Saints quarterback and a Mississippi legend, believes the drafting of Rattler was a wi
  
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• Happening today: Ethel baseball game 3 vs Resurrection

  06-05-2024 15:30 via breezynews.com
  
  The Ethel Tiger baseball team will attempt to punch its ticket to the South State Championship today. The Tigers will host Resurrection Catholic in Game three of the third round playoff series. Ethel got a walkoff win in Game one 3-2 on Thursday, while Resurrection […]
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• “Just Another High School Play” Performance planned for May 10

  06-05-2024 15:05 via breezynews.com
  
  The KJHS “Show Stoppers” are performing a comedy called “Just Another High School Play.” The play will be held Friday, May 10 at the Skipworth Performing Arts Center. Start time is set for 6:00 pm. Drama Director: Lacie Carlisle Drama Co-Directors: Darcy Bingham, Amanda Dean, […]
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• Podcast: How the 2024 Medicaid expansion debate died

  06-05-2024 13:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender, and Taylor Vance discuss the breakdown of Medicaid expansion negotiations in the Legislature.
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• Missing Attala County Teen: Toweeka Brown

  05-05-2024 23:07 via breezynews.com
  
  Fifteen-year-old Toweeka Brown has been reported missing by her family. Toweeka, who suffers from a serious medical condition, was last seen leaving in a car which was recovered today at Glendale Apartments. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Attala County Sheriff’s Office at […]
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• Ethel softball advances to South State Championship

  05-05-2024 21:37 via breezynews.com
  
  For the second year in a row, the Ethel Lady Tigers softball team will play for the 1A South State Championship. The team swept through its 3rd round series with a 6-3 Game One win Thursday (May 1) and 5-0 win in Game Two Saturday […]
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• Marshall Ramsey: Holding the Door

  05-05-2024 19:45 via mississippitoday.org
  
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• Wanted Man Caught With Drugs in Kosciusko

  05-05-2024 16:50 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A man who was wanted in Lowndes County, was caught by an Attala County deputy in Kosciusko Saturday night. The deputy told dispatchers he was making a traffic stop in the Wendy’s parking lot on Hwy. 12, about 10:35 p.m. He asked for a […]
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• Parents Call Cops on Man Taking Pictures; Shoplifter Gets Away

  05-05-2024 16:50 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–Some concerned parents called police Saturday night at 8 about a man they said was taking pictures of little girls at an event at Hugh Ellard Field E. They described the man as wearing a turbine, but the dispatcher had no further description. The […]
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• Missing Teenager Quickly Found

  05-05-2024 16:10 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A runaway teenager was found quickly by an Attala County deputy Saturday afternoon. The deputy reported the missing girl, age 15, about 5:11 p.m. in the area of Attala Rd. 1005, and Hwy. 14 west, which is south of the Kosciusko city limits. About […]
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• Irate Husband Reported Saturday Morning; Nephew Tries to Break In In Separate Incident

  05-05-2024 16:10 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–An Attala County deputy got a call Saturday morning about 8:30 from a woman whose daughter stays at the RV park on Hwy. 35 south. The deputy told dispatchers that the daughter said her husband was irate and was threatening to kill her. The […]
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• Storm Threat Locally Today, Mid-Week

  05-05-2024 15:38 via breezynews.com
  
  There’s a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe thunderstorms today across much of Mississippi including the local area.  The National Weather Service says damaging wind gusts and hail are possible.  More storms are in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday as a cold front approaches […]
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• SLIME… at the Attala County Library May 14

  05-05-2024 13:20 via breezynews.com
  
  Get ready for a slimy and exciting adventure! Join us as we dive into the colorful world of slime-making. The workshop is perfect for kids aged 6 and above who are eager to unleash their creativity and have a blast. Get ready to mix, squish, […]
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• A seat at table for Democrats might have gotten Medicaid expansion across the finish line

  05-05-2024 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Capitol is 171,000 square feet, granted a massive structure, but when it comes to communication between the two legislative chambers that occupy the building, it might as well be as big as the cosmos.Such was the case in recent days during the intense and often combustible process that eventually led to the death of Medicaid expansion and with that the loss of the opportunity to provide health care for 200,000 working poor Mississippians with the federal government paying the bu
  
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• Whippets to host spring football jamboree May 9

  05-05-2024 11:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Whippets will host a jamboree at Landrum Field to close out the spring football season. The jamboree will be held Thursday, May 9 beginning at 4:00 pm. Teams participating include Kosciusko, Grenada, Winston Academy, Leake Central, JZ George, and East Webster. Spring football […]
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• Lady Whippets Season Ends after Loss to Lady Knights 7-3

  05-05-2024 04:24 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Lady Whippets were back home tonight on Peggy Ables softball field playing the Lady Knights of West Lauderdale in a must win game 2 in a best of 3 games in the third round of the 4A playoffs. The Lady Whippets lost game […]
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• Kosciusko Whippets End Baseball Season with Loss to Ripley Tigers

  05-05-2024 03:37 via breezynews.com
  
  It was all on the line Saturday evening when the Kosciusko Whippets baseball team returned home to host the Ripley Tigers in game two of the third round of the Region III-4A playoffs.  Having come up short in the first game of the series, the […]
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