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• Gas Prices in MS Starting to Fall

  01-10-2026 07:54 via breezynews.com
  
  After reaching their highest level since May, gas prices in Mississippi are beginning to come down.  AAA says the statewide average has dropped about four and a half  cents since peaking at $4.01 on Saturday.  Locally, only four counties are averaging  below $4– Neshoba and Montgomery at $3.97 and Holmes and Leake at $3.98.   The auto club says Winston is averaging $4.01 and Choctaw $4.03.  The average price countywide in Attala is $4.06 and in Carroll Co
  
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• Mississippi Medicaid seeks $179M budget increase, less than in 2025

  02-10-2026 22:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Division of Medicaid asked lawmakers for a roughly $179 million increase in state spending for the coming fiscal year after receiving a steep increase last year that squeezed other parts of the state’s budget. The proposed increase for the fisc
  
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• Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed execution in Tennessee, attorneys say

  02-10-2026 22:21 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday.This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike on Jan. 12, 2023.Credit: TDOC via APHospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike’s life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners.The stunning failure
  
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• Father and son arrested in Ole Miss kratom-suspected deaths

  02-10-2026 22:19 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A father and son have been arrested for selling packages of kratom tied to the overdose deaths of two University of Mississippi students, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District announced Friday. Store clerk Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and Islam Yah
  
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• Mississippi’s brain drain problem starts with the first job, CEO says

  02-10-2026 21:45 via mississippitoday.org
  
  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 the section here.  Mississippi has spent years debating how to keep talented young people from leaving or to stop the brain drain.Artificial intelligence adds a new dimension to that challenge. The risk is not simply tha
  
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• Hinds County could lose off-site body storage

  02-10-2026 20:55 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Hinds County may soon end its six-year arrangement providing a temporary morgue space to handle a backlog of unclaimed bodies that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in homicides. Robert Graham, president of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, said the
  
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• Mississippi households could pay more for energy because of federal policy changes

  02-10-2026 19:42 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office such as canceling new clean energy projects, according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan think tank.The Energy Innovation analysis found that households will pay an average of $6,500 more for energy, cumulatively through 2040. In five states, households will pay roughly $9,000 more: Oregon, Mississippi,
  
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• VIDEO STREAM – Kosciusko vs Gentry

  02-10-2026 19:15 via breezynews.com
  
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• Grant will expand Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour

  02-10-2026 18:08 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  RULEVILLE – A nonprofit that supports organizations that advance social justice is enabling the expansion of the Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour as the country commemorates the 109th anniversary of the civil rights icon’s birth.The Jonathan Logan Family
  
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• Will Mississippi better prepare for the next winter storm? Officials are dubious.

  02-10-2026 17:21 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As autumn begins to take hold in north Mississippi, leaves are falling onto roads still littered with tree limbs and other debris from last winter’s torment, state officials said. Over eight months since Winter Storm Fern, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said its “massive” debris cleanup effort will likely last until Halloween. Officials in three counties – Lafayette, Union and Tishomingo – estimated they amassed roughly 2.5 million cubic yards &n
  
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• Golf cart raises questions at Hinds DA’s office. Where did the money come from? 

  02-10-2026 16:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Sitting in a corner of a parking garage underneath the Hinds County Courthouse is an electric golf cart with chrome wheels, white stitching on black seats, and a gray seal on four sides bearing the name of the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office and its former
  
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• Felony Malicious Mischief, Felony DUI, and Felony Drug Arrests in Carthage and Leake County

  02-10-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  LAZERRIES COLEMAN, 27, of Canton, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   JEREMIAH D HALL, 30, of Dallas, TX, DUI – 1st, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Open Container, CPD.  Bond $1,351, $1,639.25, $674.25, $389.25.
   CLIFFTON HOSKINS, 36, of Kosciusko, Hold for Other Agency – Holmes County Circuit Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   JAMES D LUCAS, 37, of Winona, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possessi
  
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• Fiery crowd caps redistricting hearings. Opponents urge: ‘Leave our maps alone’

  02-10-2026 13:05 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Tempers flared Thursday at a packed redistricting hearing at the Mississippi Capitol, where a large majority of speakers criticized what they said was a power grab aimed at diminishing Black political power and further entrenching Republican dominance over state politics
  
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• Holmes Bulldogs Fall to Itawamba Indians 31-15

  02-10-2026 00:08 via breezynews.com
  
  The Holmes Community College Bulldogs football team traveled to Fulton to play the Itawamba Community College Indians tonight.  After both teams went scoreless in the opening quarter, the Bulldogs were down by 3 points at halftime, 10-7. In the second half, the Indians scored two additional touchdowns in the 3rd quarter while keeping the Bulldogs off the scoreboard giving Itawamba a 24-7 lead going into the final quarter. Both teams would add points in the final quarter but Holmes came up s
  
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• Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say

  01-10-2026 23:17 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike was in critical condition but receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder during what Tennessee’s governor calle
  
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• Farm worker, 24, dies of heat exposure in North Mississippi

  01-10-2026 23:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A north Mississippi farm worker died of extreme heat exposure in early September amid one of the hottest summers in recent state history. Obed Azahel Hernandez Perez, a 24-year-old man from Mexico, died Sept. 8 from prolonged heat exposure while harvesting sweet pot
  
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• Economic development chief leaves. Unemployment, workforce down: Mississippi Marketplace

  01-10-2026 22:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi Development Authority Director Bill Cork is stepping down after nearly three years leading the state’s economic development agency. Gov. Tate Reeves called Cork’s sudden departure a “retirement.”During Cork’s tenure, Mississ
  
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• Trump nominates Jackson-based lawyer Todd Butler to federal appeals court

  01-10-2026 19:51 via mississippitoday.org
  
  President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to nominate Jackson-based labor and employment lawyer Todd Butler to a Mississippi-based opening on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. “The wonderful people of the Great State of Mississippi (one of my favorites!), and the rest of the Fifth Circuit, can count on Todd to protect the Constitution and the Rule of Law,” Trump said on social media. Butler has spent the last 17 years practicing with the Jackson-based law firm
  
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• Multiple Fires Thursday in Attala

  01-10-2026 19:18 via breezynews.com
  
  Thursday has been a fairly busy day for the Attala County Fire Department.
  Around 4:45 AM, the ACFD was notified of a small brush fire on Attala Rd 5016. It ultimately posed no danger to any structures and was very quickly put out.
  Later, at about 3:00 PM, they received another call regarding a fire that started behind a structure and spread into the woods. The firefighters were able to easily douse the blaze and soak the area to prevent rekindling.
  Minutes later, around 3:15, another call came
  
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• Changing science behind shaken baby syndrome may give death row inmate reprieve

  01-10-2026 18:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi death row inmate Devin Allen Bennett is expected to appeal his 2003 conviction for his infant son’s death linked to shaken baby syndrome. On Wednesday, the Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously allowed him to go to the Rankin County Circuit Court t
  
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• Changing science behind shaken baby syndrome may give death row inmate a reprieve

  01-10-2026 18:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi death row inmate Devin Allen Bennett is expected to appeal his 2003 conviction for his infant son’s death linked to shaken baby syndrome. On Wednesday, the Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously allowed him to go to the Rankin County Circuit Court t
  
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• Pearl River County moves ahead with Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

  01-10-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Pearl River County is working to install license plate readers at four locations along Interstate 59 and other highways amid questions about privacy and how long the data they collect will be kept. County bid documents identify four initia
  
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• Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states

  01-10-2026 17:16 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Nearly all schoolchildren in at least 30 states can apply for a new federal scholarship next year to help pay for private school, homeschooling and other educational expenses, according to regulations proposed Thursday by the Trump administration.The first national school choice scholarship program, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, will launch Jan. 1, establishing a taxpayer-funded incentive for families to choose private or homeschooling in participating states. Taxpayers who donate to an o
  
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• Rep. Mike Ezell campaign fires back at campaign finance complaint from challenger

  01-10-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell’s campaign on Tuesday rejected an accusation that it had violated campaign finance law and asked the Federal Election Commission to close a complaint that Carl Boyanton, an independent opponent, had filed against Ezell. The Ezell campaign
  
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• Whippets Kick Off Early Friday at Gentry Due to Weather Threat

  01-10-2026 16:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Whippets’ football game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, has been moved up to 6 p.m. due to the threat of rain and thunderstorms.
  Kosciusko will travel to Indianola to take on the Gentry High School Rams. The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m.
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• Multiple Felony Drug and DUI Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba

  01-10-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  MICHAEL BRAZIL, 51, of Carthage, Probation Violation, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   GAYDEN L CUMBERLAND, 31, of Philadelphia, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia, PPD.  Bond $1,000, $800.
   WENDY SUE DIXON, 49, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
   AARON HARDY, 21, of Philadelphia, DUI – Other Substance, No Driver’s License, CTED.  Bond $1,500, $300.
   COZY D HUDSON, 53, of Meridian, Failure to Appear, NCSO. 
  
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• Carmack Community Skeet Shoot Competition – Pre-Registration Deadline is Sunday

  01-10-2026 13:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The Carmack Community Center is bringing back a longtime tradition with its annual Skeet Shoot Competition on Saturday, October 10.
  Registration will be held from 8-9:30 a.m., with the competition beginning at 10 a.m. at the Carmack Community Center, located at 24452 Highway 35 North in West.
  The entry fee is $50 per person. Awards will be presented to first, second, and third place winners in each class.
  Pre-registration is currently open, with a deadline of Sunday, October 4. Click here to Pre
  
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• Sen. Cory Booker to campaign for Scott Colom in Mississippi Senate race

  01-10-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey will campaign for Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom on Friday, according to the Colom campaign. The Colom campaign said Booker will kick off his fall travel ahead of the midterms in Mississippi to support Colom a
  
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• Monday, Oct. 5, is deadline for voter registration for Nov. 3 midterm elections

  01-10-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippians can register to vote in the Nov. 3 federal midterm election by mail, at their local county circuit clerk’s offices or Department of Public Safety offices through Monday.The midterm elections will determine control of both chambers of Congress. I
  
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• Monday, Oct. 5 is deadline for voter registration for Nov. 3 midterm elections

  01-10-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippians can register to vote in the Nov. 3 federal midterm election by mail, at their local county circuit clerk’s offices or Department of Public Safety offices through Monday.The midterm elections will determine control of both chambers of Congress. I
  
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