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• Heat Continues, Storms Possible Monday

  20-09-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Our last days of summer will be hot ones in this part of central Mississippi and the heat could help to fuel some strong storms on Monday.  Temperatures will continue running more than 10 degrees above normal, with highs forecast generally in the upper 90s.  Durant could reach the triple digits today.  There’s a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms for the entire local area Monday afternoon and evening.
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• Trinidad Chambliss and the Rebels put Lane Kiffin in the rearview mirror

  20-09-2026 18:16 via mississippitoday.org
  
  OXFORD — LSU knew better than any other team in America what it was facing in Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. In this case, familiarity breeds not contempt but respect. Familiarity did not help the Tigers one single bit. The outcome of one of the most anticipated games in Mississippi history was on the line, and Chambliss stepped up and won it.Rick ClevelandThat’s all he did. He won the game. Chambliss was, as he so often is, magical in the Rebels’ hard-earned 32-24 v
  
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• Assault, DUI, and Many Drug Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  20-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  HERMAN BOBO, 35, of Philadelphia, Failure to Appear, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   SHERRY COONCE, 39, of Forest, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia, NCSO.  Bond $0, $600.
   JOHN DEMITRI FRIZELL, 46, of Durant, DUI – 1st, No Driver’s License, No Proof of Insurance, MHP.  Bond $1,500, $300, $800.
   ASHLEY NICOLE HANNA, 41, of Forest, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia, NCSO.  Bond $0, $600.
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• The 2020 Mississippi Legislature embraced runoff elections despite racist origin

  20-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson’s recent reminder that there will be no possibility of runoff elections in Mississippi’s upcoming U.S. Senate and House races conjures up memories from the historic 2020 legislative session.The 2020 session of the Mississippi Legislature will be remembered for removing some long lingering links to the state’s racist past, and for that, lawmakers should be commended.The Legislature, most notably, removed the old state flag that displ
  
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• Sheriff’s Office Chases Vehicle After Attempted Pullover

  20-09-2026 09:31 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–Attala County deputies chased a vehicle early Saturday after an attempted pullover near the Kosciusko city limits.
  The chase began on Hwy. 12 west of Kosy about 10 minuted before 1 a.m. and went down the new bypass. Speeds were up to 75 mph.
  The vehicle began to turn right on Hwy. 14, but instead whipped around and headed back toward Hwy. 12, then turned right on 12 and went toward the city limits.
  Shortly after that it was reported that the tires were flat and the person
  
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• Trinidad Chambliss leads No. 8 Mississippi past No. 7 LSU 32-24 in Lane Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss

  20-09-2026 05:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
  OXFORD — Lane Kiffin’s new team at LSU couldn’t deny Trinidad Chambliss — the quarterback Kiffin helped transform into a star after recruiting him from a Division II program to Mississippi last year.Chambliss passed for 363 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a tiebreaking score in the fourth quarter, and No. 8 Ole Miss delighted a crowd that was already revved up about Kiffin’s return, beating the seventh-ranked Tigers 32-24 on Saturday night.Mississippi running
  
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• The Grove, the crowds, the rivalry: Football fans party together, and taunt each other, on LSU-Ole Miss game day

  20-09-2026 01:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
  OXFORD — A sea of red and blue tents filled the Grove at the University of Mississippi as tens of thousands of people converged on campus Saturday for the long-anticipated Top 10 game between LSU and Ole Miss.The longstanding rivalry became a grudge match after Lane Kiffin ditched his job as the Ole Miss head coach before the end of the 2025 season for a bigger paycheck in Baton Rouge. Ole Miss fans toted hand-lettered signs that mocked Kiffin, calling him a traitor and worse.ESPN br
  
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• Mississippi oyster industry rebuilds as reefs show signs of growth

  19-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  PASS CHRISTIAN — Mississippi’s oyster reefs are showing signs of growth ahead of the 2026-27 season, but for fishermen like James Miller, rebuilding the industry also means finding enough buyers to make getting on the water worthwhile. “We’ve just got to get our market moving again,” Miller said. “It’s going to happen. It will take time.” At a Sept. 8 stakeholder meeting in Pass Christian, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources e
  
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• Airplane banner will take jab at Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith before big Ole Miss game

  19-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Ole Miss fans nursing bloody marys in the Grove before Saturday’s LSU game may notice something unusual overhead: a plane towing a “Cindy High-Prices” banner.The nickname is one Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom has used for his Republican opponent, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.The plane is expected to fly over the Ole Miss campus starting at 10 a.m., then over Vaught-Hemingway Stadium from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. as more than 68,000 fans arrive for the 6:30 p.m. kickoff, according to
  
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• Trespassing, Shoplifting, and Domestic Violence in Carthage and Leake County

  19-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  BRENDA S CHAMBLEE, 30, of Carthage, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, LCSO.  Bond $1,000.
   TYIESHA DIXON, 24, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, No Insurance, Seatbelt Violation, Bench Warrant – Philadelphia Municipal Court, LCSO.  Bond $1,000, $500, $500, N/A.
   BETTYE FAULKNER, 54, of Carthage, Hold for Other Agency – Leake County Chancery Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   JZMARKEYS T HOBBS, 26, of Philadelphia, Sentenced, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
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• Mississippi midterms: In 4th District race, Ezell touts FEMA and Coast Guard wins. Hulum bets on Trump backlash

  19-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  An incumbent Republican who’s a former sheriff, a Democratic retired military officer and an independent businessman and perennial candidate are vying to represent southern Mississippi in Congress for the next two years. State Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III of Gulfport is the Democratic challenger trying to oust incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Ezell, despite the Gulf Coast congressional district having remained solidly conservative for nearly two decades. Independent Carl Boyanton of Dia
  
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• Heat Advisory Extended Areawide Today

  19-09-2026 06:58 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  The heat advisory issued for eastern Mississippi has been extended to cover the entire local area from noon till 8 pm today.  The heat index could climb as high as 105.  Temperatures are forecast to peak in the upper 90s.  The hot weather will continue into early next week but a change is on the way by Thursday, when highs in this part of central Mississippi will top out in the upper 80s and overnight lows are expected to drop into
  
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• Kosciusko Whippets Defeat Olive Branch at Homecoming

  18-09-2026 23:58 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Whippets football team hosted the Olive Branch Conquistadors for homecoming Friday night.
  The home team got first blood, but the visitors got their own touchdown.  7-7, first quarter.  Olive Branch added a touchdown almost halfway through the second quarter, 14-7.  Kosciusko rallied and led at the half, 21-14.
  After a hard-fought third quarter, the Whippets led 31-21.  Much more action in the fourth quarter with the final being 44-27, Kosciusko
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• MBI’s investigation into fatal toddler shooting is now on attorney general’s desk, Senatobia police chief confirms

  18-09-2026 23:26 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mukta Joshi is a reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow. Joseph Cranney is a reporter at Verite News. Both report for the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The Times.The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has completed its review of the Senatobia Police Department’s fatal shooting of a Black toddler and sent its findings to Attorney General Lynn Fitch, the depa
  
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• Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model

  18-09-2026 23:23 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries.The Trump administration claims that Medicaid will save billions on prescription drug costs as a result of the plan, dubbed the Medicaid “GENEROUS” model. Experts say the savings are unclear since the content
  
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• Shakespeare could have written this LSU-Ole Miss football plot

  18-09-2026 22:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  OXFORD — So I’ve heard this question several times this week: “Is this LSU-Ole Miss game the biggest college football game you have ever covered?”Rick ClevelandWell, no. It’s not even the biggest in the last 10 months. The Ole Miss-Georgia Sugar Bowl playoff game was bigger. The Miami-Ole Miss Fiesta Bowl was still bigger. Now then, this might be the most anticipated regular season game I’ve ever covered. No question, it would be in the first sentence of any
  
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• VIDEO STREAM – Olive Branch vs Kosciusko

  18-09-2026 20:00 via breezynews.com
  
  *If the link above above isn’t working on your device, click HERE to find the broadcast on YouTube, click below to listen to the Breezy 103 online audio stream or tune your radio to 103.7.
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• Ole Miss students’ translation of World War I letters highlights value of higher education, writer says

  18-09-2026 19:11 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas 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.“I am happy to still have my two little ones as they have kept me alive,” a French widow wrote to a group of women in Mississippi more than 100 years ago. Anna Laborde’s hus
  
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• Mississippi’s Duff brothers again make Forbes list of richest people in the world

  18-09-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi brothers James and Tommy Duff again made Forbes’ list of the top 400 richest Americans.The billionaire brothers are the two wealthiest people in Mississippi, and they each saw their net worth rise from $4.1 billion last year to $4.5 billion, according to Forbes. They ranked 380 on the list.Credit: ForbesThe Duff’s also made Forbes’ global billionaire ranking, with James coming in at 978 and Tommy at 982.
  The global list was topped by Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX
  
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• Mississippi River mayors call for water conservation protections amid growing data center demand

  18-09-2026 17:59 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A group representing mayors from 10 states along the Mississippi River said they’re seeking regulation to help conserve water and “navigate the fast-growing AI data center economy.”
  The plan that the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative announced Wednesday is to push in other states regulations modeled after legislation recently passed in Missouri, which bans the “mass exportation” of water. State lawmakers from Mississippi, Louisiana and Minnesota have
  
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• Teachers’ unusual classroom supplies expose another ClassWallet snag

  18-09-2026 16:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Every morning for a week, the fifth-graders in Hannah Bagwell’s science class at Florence Elementary School check on the apples.Under their watchful eyes, three apples — one whole, one halved, one sliced — will decay. The students will take notes, predict what will happen and analyze the success of their guesses the next day. Bagwell uses the lesson to introduce the students to the scientific method. It’s a unique way to teach the idea, and she’s found it’s t
  
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• Yockanookany River Festival October 3

  18-09-2026 16:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Town of McCool will be buzzing all day on Saturday, October 3 during the Yockanookany River Festival. Festivities are planned all day. The Festival starts at 9 am with craft vendors, a book mobile, kid zone, food trucks, live music, and church rummage sale.
  New to the festival this year is a Tractor Pageant. Sign up and bring any and all size, color, working, nonworking tractors. Judging will take place and a 1st Place winner will be announced. Contact Danette Armstrong or Lilia Deason for m
  
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• Hattiesburg voters pack hearing to oppose redistricting plans

  18-09-2026 14:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg is one of the most crucial areas in Mississippi’s redistricting fight this year, and dozens of its voters packed a room on Thursday night to say they’re opposed to it. Only a handful of the many people who addressed the Joint House and Senate Redistricting Committee said that they support efforts altering congressional and state legislative districts. The vast majority said they’re against it because they believe it would waste taxpayer dol
  
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• Felony False Pretenses, Malicious Mischief, and DUI Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  18-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  FORREST M BILLY, 28, of Conehatta, Resisting Arrest, DUI – 1st, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply with LEO, Careless Driving, PPD.  Bond $500, $1,500, $500, $500.
   ANDRIKA CARTER, 25, of Philadelphia, Malicious Mischief, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, PPD.  Bond $0, $500.
   CARRENTHIA EVERETT, 42, of Carthage, Contempt of Court, DUI – 1st, Expired License Tag, Possession of Marijuana, MHP.  Bond $0, $1,500, $400, $1,000.
   JOSEPH RAY
  
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• Photos: KSD Celebrates “Paint Kosciusko Maroon” Winners and Community Whippet Pride

  18-09-2026 13:54 via breezynews.com
  
  Kosciusko was filled with Whippet Pride during Homecoming Week as local businesses joined Kosciusko School District in celebrating the 2026 “Paint Kosciusko Maroon” Homecoming Business Competition.
  As part of this year’s Homecoming celebration, local businesses were invited to join in the fun by decorating their storefronts, windows, and businesses and show their Whippet Pride. The response from the community helped make Homecoming Week even more special and brought Whippet spi
  
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• Mississippi midterms: In traditionally red 3rd District, Guest faces political newcomer farmer from Shubuta

  18-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Four-term incumbent Republican Rep. Michael Guest faces a challenge from a Democratic farmer from Shubuta and a Libertarian real estate investor from Meridian for the 3rd District congressional seat in central Mississippi.The challengers are coming at Guest from the left and right with criticism of Guest’s support of, and lack of pushback against, Trump administration policies.Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District covers central portions of the state, such as the GOP stronghold o
  
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• Summer Ending With Sizzling Temps

  18-09-2026 08:05 via breezynews.com
  
  Dangerous heat is forecast in this area for the final weekend of the summer.  Locally, afternoon highs in the upper 90s are expected through Sunday with Durant possibly reaching triple digits Saturday and Sunday.   The heat stress will be easing by the middle of next week, when highs drop into lower 90s.
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• Heat Advisory Saturday for Eastern Areas

  18-09-2026 08:05 via breezynews.com
  
   
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  The western part of the local area has gotten the worst of the heat stress in recent weeks.  But the shoe’s on the other foot on Saturday.  A heat advisory has been issued for eastern counties including Leake, Neshoba, Winston and Choctaw along with north Mississippi.
  Locally, afternoon highs in the upper 90s are expected through Sunday with Durant possibly reaching triple digits Saturday and Sunday.   The heat st
  
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• UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce defends firing employee over social media post

  18-09-2026 00:26 via mississippitoday.org
  
  In a Wednesday court filing, University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce continued to defend his firing of former university employee Lauren Stokes over a social media post she made following the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.This is the latest legal development in Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit that she filed against Boyce in October in response to her firing. U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson dismissed the lawsuit in March on the grounds that Stokes’ failed
  
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• Mississippi college board sets spring goal to name MUW’s next president

  18-09-2026 00:14 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The state college board plans to name the next president of the Mississippi University for Women by early spring 2027.The board of trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning announced the plans Thursday. The board also formed a committee of six trustees to oversee the national president search with support from a search firm that has not yet been selected. Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi TodayTh
  
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