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• Head-On Collision Reported Near Highway 12 Bypass

  29-07-2026 15:14 via breezynews.com
  
  Drivers should avoid HWY 12 near the “new” bypass and find alternate routes while a crash is being cleared from the area.
  Emergency responders are currently on the scene of a head-on collision.
  The extent of any injuries is unknown at this time.
  This is a developing story. Breezy News will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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• Ole Miss sues 2 ex-players who transferred to LSU, alleging they did not comply with financial deals

  31-07-2026 01:36 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The University of Mississippi is suing two former football players who transferred to LSU, alleging they failed to compensate the school for their departure as required by revenue-sharing agreements they had signed in early January.The lawsuits were filed against edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen and offensive lineman Devin Harper. Ole Miss seeks $550,000 from Umanmielen and $400,000 from Harper, according to the
  
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• Rankin deputy who punched and broke inmate’s jaw gets a new role protecting schools 

  30-07-2026 23:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mukta Joshi is an investigative reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining immigration and criminal justice issues. She can be reached at [email protected] Rankin County jail guard who was caught on camera in 2022 punching an inmate and breaking his jaw will now police schoolchildren in the county. In a Facebook post T
  
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• Nolan Xavier Wells is among three Black 18-year-olds whose deaths remain unresolved

  30-07-2026 22:56 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells and families of two other Black teenagers who died this year under unclear circumstances say they will not stop until they have answers and justice. Christine and Elmore Wonsley traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, and stood Thursday with the family of Daniel Erving, who died in Texas in April, and Tyler Smith, who died in Kentucky on July 4 – the same day Wells went
  
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• Nolan Xavier Weeks is among three Black 18-year-olds whose deaths remain unresolved

  30-07-2026 22:56 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells and families of two other Black teenagers who died this year under unclear circumstances say they will not stop until they have answers and justice. Christine and Elmore Wonsley traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, and stood Thursday with the family of Daniel Erving, who died in Texas in April, and Tyler Smith, who died in Kentucky on July 4 – the same day Wells went
  
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• Rankin County schools released from desegregation order

  30-07-2026 21:43 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  After nearly 60 years, the Rankin County School District has been released from a federal desegregation order put in place to curb racial discrimination. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Kristi Johnson declared that racial segregation no longer exists in how students are zoned or transferred to district schools and classes or how staff and faculty are assigned to schools. The court also found that studen
  
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• Mississippi businesses have the power to slow the brain drain, new study shows

  30-07-2026 20:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi could grow its population, strengthen its workforce and boost its economy if employers offered more family-forward policies – and doing so wouldn’t be that hard, researchers argue in a new report by the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance. Those policies include paid leave, childcare assistance, flexible scheduling and health-related benefits. Even modest changes could increase employe
  
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• Holmes Co. Murder Conviction Overturned

  30-07-2026 18:51 via breezynews.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Miss–Donald Wilson’s conviction and second degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm charges has been overturned and thrown out by the Mississippi Court of Appeals.But, He is still going to be held in prison until the case goes back to a grand jury. The main reason that the Holmes County man’s conviction was overturned is that the indictment against him was defective. In fact, the murder indictment did not even allege that he had killed Christopher Robertson
  
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• One Deceased, One Injured in Leake County Crash Involving School Bus, No Students Aboard

  30-07-2026 17:08 via breezynews.com
  
  A two-vehicle crash involving a school bus and a pickup truck claimed one life Thursday morning in Leake County.
  According to MS HWY Patrol, the crash happened at around 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, on HWY 487.
  The collision involved a school bus and a Chevrolet Silverado. Authorities said there were no children on the bus at the time of the crash.
  The driver of the school bus reportedly sustained moderate injuries and was transported for medical treatment.
  The driver of the pickup was prono
  
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• Heat Relief Delayed, Advisory Posted for Friday

  30-07-2026 16:33 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY for Friday shown in orange on map above
   
  After a day off from the worst of the heat stress, the entire local area will be back under a heat advisory Friday.  The heat index is forecast to climb as high as 106 in Kosciusko and Durant, even though actual temperatures may not exceed the lower 90s.  Also, we’ll see a good chance of rain and thunderstorms Friday and that could help to take the edge off the heat stress.
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• Heat Continues Today, Should Be Better Friday

  30-07-2026 16:33 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  Most of us aren’t under a heat advisory today even though it’ll feel like the triple digits in many areas this afternoon.  There is an advisory until 7 pm for Leake and Holmes counties where the heat index could reach 108.  We could finally see some relief from the heat wave Friday as rain chances increase with temperatures forecast to fall into the upper 80s during the afternoon.
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• 2026 Ethel volleyball schedule

  30-07-2026 15:18 via breezynews.com
  
  Ethel High School has released its 2026 volleyball schedule.
  See the complete schedule below.
   
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• Monitoring and curbing West Nile virus takes more than a mosquito truck

  30-07-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Wendy Varnado still remembers running behind the mosquito trucks. When she was a child in Edwards, in western Hinds County, in the 1980s, the trucks sprayed a haze of chemicals that mixed with engine smoke to create a dense fog the neighborhood children played in.These days, mosquito trucks spray an ultra low volume mist that is nearly invisible, and Varnado, the Mississippi state public health entomologist, sees
  
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• Kosciusko and Ethel to face off Friday to kick off 2026 volleyball season

  30-07-2026 14:17 via breezynews.com
  
  High school volleyball returns to Attala County Friday (July 31) night as Kosciusko and Ethel meet to open the 2026 season.
  The Lady Whippets and Lady Tigers will face off at Jerrelyn Jackson Gymnasium on the campus of Kosciusko High School in the season opener for both teams.
  Ethel advanced to the MHSAA Class 1A State Championship match after winning the Region 5-1A title and finishing the regular season on a 27-match winning streak.
  Kosciusko also reached the postseason last year, earning a pl
  
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• Domestic Violence, DUIs, and Trespassing in Carthage and Leake County

  30-07-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  JOSE ARMAND, 21, of Canton, Public Drunk, Hold for ICE, CPD.  Bond $239.25, N/A.
   JEFARRIUS D BURNSIDE, 27, of Kosciusko, Hold for Other County, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   RICARDO A FIGUERO, 26, of Canton, DUI – 1st, Hold for ICE, Open Container, CPD.  Bond $0, N/A, $0.
   JAMES N GUNN, 23, of Carthage, DUI – 2nd, Improper Lane Usage, LCSO.  Bond $1,500, $500.
   JAYLA A HOLLOWAY, 30, of Carthage, Resisting Arrest, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault,
  
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• Community Foundation for Mississippi Announces 2026 Community Impact Project Grants

  30-07-2026 11:42 via breezynews.com
  
  Nonprofits, municipal leaders, and community organizers across central and southwest Mississippi can now apply for funding through the Community Foundation for Mississippi’s (CFM) annual Community Impact Project Grants.
  Starting Aug. 1, 2026, eligible organizations can request up to $5,000 to launch or expand local initiatives.
  Quick Grant Details at a GlanceGrant Amount: Up to $5,000
  Applications Open: August 1, 2026
  Application Deadline: September 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
  Where to Apply: f
  
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• After state Supreme Court disbars him, former Hinds DA Jody Owens says his work isn’t over

  29-07-2026 23:51 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Supreme Court on Wednesday permanently disbarred Jody Owens, the former Hinds County District Attorney who recently resigned after pleading guilty to a federal charge conspiring to commit bribery. The move was expected after the Mississippi Bar sought to suspend Owens from practicing law by filing a complaint with the state’s high court earlier this month. Shortly after, Owens filed a mo
  
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• Local Sheriffs Get Leadership Training From the FBI

  29-07-2026 20:27 via breezynews.com
  
  Sheriff Atkinson and Sheriff Clark shown at the FBI Academy’s National Command Course
  (Atkinson second from left, third row from the bottom, Clark second from right, second row from the bottom)
   
   
  Two local sheriffs from neighboring counties say they learned some things about law enforcement leadership by participating in the National Command Course at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
  “It was hard to be gone a week out of my county but it was one of those things, a c
  
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• Some Jackson council members ‘still not convinced’ city has a budget deficit

  29-07-2026 19:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Months after Mayor John Horhn warned Mississippi’s capital city faced a hefty budget shortfall, a narrow majority of the Jackson City Council refused to formally declare that is the case. On paper, Jackson has a deficit, but that doesn’t mean the city is truly facing a shortfall this year since the administration took steps to curb spending. During Tuesday’s council meeting, four of Jac
  
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• Vehicle Fire Wednesday Afternoon in Attala

  29-07-2026 18:45 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 12:30 Wednesday Afternoon, Attala County first responders received a notification of a vehicle that had caught fire on Attala Rd. 3022. The vehicle was fully engulfed, but no injuries were reported.
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• Mississippi landowners prepare as FERC pipeline decision nears

  29-07-2026 18:32 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A federal government commission is set to release by Friday its decision on a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross the full width of Mississippi.Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. and Southern Natural Gas Co., both a part of the giant Kinder Morgan network, are looking to build the new infrastructure to increase gas capacity in the southeastern United States.The project would connect to already existing pipeline
  
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• ATV Thief Meets Deputy on a Dirt Road, Lands in Jail

  29-07-2026 17:34 via breezynews.com
  
  A Leake County man was arrested for the theft of a Kubota side-by-side that was stolen from a deer camp on Attala Road 5001 Tuesday afternoon.
  The Attala County Sheriff’s Office was notified and began investigating the theft. At around 6 p.m., Deputy Tommy Pender, who was traveling on Attala Road 2247 on his way home after working his shift with the ACSO, met a side-by-side matching the description of the stolen ATV.
  The driver was identified as Bradley Kase Quick of Leake County. Quick wa
  
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• Updated: Head-On Collision Reported Near Highway 12 Bypass

  29-07-2026 15:14 via breezynews.com
  
  Drivers should avoid HWY 12 near the “new” bypass and find alternate routes while a crash is being cleared from the area.
  Emergency responders are currently on the scene of a head-on collision.
  *Update* Both drivers were taken to the hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries.
  This is a developing story. Breezy News will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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• Head-On Collision Reported HWY 12 W Near HWY 14 Intersection

  29-07-2026 15:14 via breezynews.com
  
  A head-on crash on HWY 12 W near the intersection of HWY 14 blocked traffic for a while Tuesday afternoon.
  The black Chevrolet Silverado and white Ford F-150 collided around 1:15 p.m.
  Both drivers were taken to the hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries.
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• Letters hint at impending lawsuit in Nolan Xavier Wells’ death

  29-07-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Multiple people have received letters giving notice of an anticipated civil lawsuit by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells, a community college football player whose body was found near Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast two days after he went there with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July. A copy of the letter was provided to some news organizations by recipients, and was published. The attorney who
  
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• Child Neglect, Multiple DUIs, and Felony Motor Vehicle Thefts in Philadelphia and Neshoba Arrests

  29-07-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  LACY BASS, 41, of Union, Child Neglect, NCSO.  Bond $800.
   BRIANNA R CLEMONS, 32, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
   CHARLES D CROSS, 32, of Scooba, Possession of a Controlled Substance, DUI – 1st, PPD.  Bond $1,000, $1,500.
   DERRICK FRAZIER, 34, of Philadelphia, Contempt of Court – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   ARMOND GOMEZ, 36, of Magee, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $3
  
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• Football great Glen Collins joins the show

  29-07-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s induction weekend is this weekend and the Clevelands discuss all of the Class of 2026, including former Mississippi State and NFL great Glen Collins. Collins joins us in studio to discuss his career, which began at at Whitten Junior High, continued at Jim Hill High School and then State. His second year at Mississippi State coincided with Rick’s first year at the C
  
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• What incentives are available to data centers in Mississippi?

  29-07-2026 12:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  As public opposition to data centers has grown in Mississippi, the government economic incentives available to companies have come under increasing scrutiny online and in city hall meetings. Data centers are eligible for state and local tax incentives that proponents and some officials say are essential to bring projects to the state, but critics disagree.Standard data center tax exemptionsMost data centers,
  
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• Happening today: Attala County Library to Host Annual “Waterworks” Summer Event

  29-07-2026 10:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Library is preparing to beat the summer heat and wrap up the break with one of its most anticipated seasonal traditions: the annual “Waterworks” program, scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m.
  Designed as a fun-filled end-of-summer celebration, the interactive event invites local families and children to cool off before the new school year begins. Attendees can look forward to a afternoon packed with splash-filled outdoor activities, including water gun games
  
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• Attala County Library to Host Annual “Waterworks” Summer Event on Thursday, July 30

  29-07-2026 10:41 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Library is preparing to beat the summer heat and wrap up the break with one of its most anticipated seasonal traditions: the annual “Waterworks” program, scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m.
  Designed as a fun-filled end-of-summer celebration, the interactive event invites local families and children to cool off before the new school year begins. Attendees can look forward to a afternoon packed with splash-filled outdoor activities, including water gun games
  
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