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• House Fire Tuesday Evening in Attala

  30-09-2026 15:58 via breezynews.com
  
  At 5:22 Tuesday evening, the Attala County Fire Department along with Sallis and Carmack volunteers responded to a house fire on Attala Rd. 4147. When firefighters arrived, they discovered about a quarter of the house was involved.
  The crews were able to make an interior attack on the blaze and quickly contained it, preventing it from destroying the entire home. The house was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries have been reported.
  The official cause is undetermined, but it is believed to hav
  
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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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• Greenlee Elementary Fall Festival

  01-10-2026 12:36 via breezynews.com
  
  Greenlee Elementary is gearing up for their annual fall festival on Saturday, October 24. This longstanding tradition continues with a few changes for this year. There will be games, inflatables, a dunking booth, cake walk, sweet shop and concessions. The silent auction will be located in the school cafeteria from 4-6 pm. Admission to the festival is free, but games and activity tickets will be for purchase. The drawing for the $500 cash give a way will also take place that evening. Bring the ki
  
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• DUE TODAY – It’s Kicks Picks!! Make Your Picks Here

  01-10-2026 12:01 via breezynews.com
  
  Several high school ball games in the area have been moved to Thursday, and it’s possible that more will follow. Because of that, Kicks Picks will be due on Thursday this week.
  Boswell Media Sports’ weekly football pick’em “Kicks Picks” is back for its 23rd season on Breezynews.com and Kicks96news.com.
  Make your picks each week for the best high school and college football games in the state. If you get the most right, then you’re a winner.
  The weekly winner w
  
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• Farm Bureau Coaches Show – October 1, 2026

  01-10-2026 09:30 via breezynews.com
  
  On this week’s episode of the Farm Bureau Coaches Show – Kosciusko Whippets head football coach Casey Orr recaps the game against Choctaw County, highlights this week’s Players of the Game, and discusses Friday night’s game against Gentry. The Farm Bureau Coaches Show airs on Breezy 103 Thursday mornings at 7:35 am.The show is also now available on Spotify. (Just search “Boswell Media Sports)
   
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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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• Judge finds probable cause in Tasia Fortune case

  01-10-2026 01:13 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A Hinds County municipal judge ruled Wednesday that probable cause exists to send to the grand jury the case against Jarques Ratliff in the killing of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mother who was found hanging in west Jackson.Media organizations, including the Clarion Led
  
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• $6B data center planned for Jefferson Davis, one of the poorest counties in the country

  30-09-2026 23:53 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A $6 billion data center is being planned for Jefferson Davis County. The developer, Eagle Rock Partners, hosted an informational meeting on Tuesday to talk with people about their concerns and answer questions about the project, which is called the Big Woods Techno
  
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• MDA chief Bill Cork resigns with little explanation. Reeves appoints Waldrop

  30-09-2026 17:37 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi Development Authority Director Bill Cork, the state’s head economic development officer, has resigned with little explanation. Cork is leaving after a more than two year stint as MDA director. Gov. Tate Reeves appointed Cork in 2023 and he was confirmed by the state Senate in April of 2024. Reeves called Cork’s resignation a “retirement,” and wished him “all the best in his future endeavors” in a statement.“Serving Mississippi has
  
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• Holmes Community College Goodman Campus 2026 Homecoming Court

  30-09-2026 17:26 via breezynews.com
  
  Holmes Community College has announced the Goodman Campus 2026 Homecoming Court.Homecoming QueenEmorey “Kami” Beard of French Camp
  Student Body MaidMolly Steed of Kosciusko
  Sophomore MaidsKaylyn Alese McLendon of Winona
  Alli Sparks of Kosciusko
  Freshman MaidsClaire Sophia Evans of Madison
  Mallory Moore of Kosciusko.The post Holmes Community College Goodman Campus 2026 Homecoming Court appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Delta Harvest market adjusts from weekly to monthly

  30-09-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Delta Harvest Neighborhood Market is changing its hours as it continues its mission to support Delta farmers and Mississippi shoppers with fresh, locally grown foods.The market is now open monthly rather than weekly. It will open on Oct. 22, Nov. 24, Dec. 23 and Dec.
  
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• Photo Gallery: What’s Happening at Ivey Mechanical on North Wells?

  30-09-2026 16:54 via breezynews.com
  
  Have you driven down North Wells Street near Highway 12 lately? If so, you may have noticed roll-off dumpsters, caution tape, and crews working around the old wood-front Ivey Mechanical building.
  As of Wednesday, September 30, the building is being demolished.
  Breezy News spoke with Steve Barnhill, Vice President of Fabrication Services at Ivey Mechanical, who said the building is being torn down due to its deteriorating condition.
  According to Barnhill, the building has been vacant for at least
  
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• McAdams DL Darrin Fleming named to Bernard Blackwell All-Star roster

  30-09-2026 15:37 via breezynews.com
  
  McAdams senior defensive lineman Darrin Fleming has been selected to represent the North squad in the annual Bernard Blackwell Classic All-Star Football Game.
  The state showcase brings together top senior talent from across Mississippi for a North vs. South matchup. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, at Gulfport High School Stadium.
  Fleming earned his all-star nod after anchoring the Bulldogs’ front seven through the first stretch of the season. In four games, the disrupti
  
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• Two Whippets named to MS/AL All-Star game roster

  30-09-2026 15:11 via breezynews.com
  
  Two Kosciusko Whippets will represent the Magnolia State on the gridiron this winter. Senior quarterback Caiden Wade and senior wide receiver Ladarrion “LD” McBride have both been selected to the Mississippi roster for the annual Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game.
  The showcase pits 40 of Mississippi’s top high school seniors against Alabama’s best. This year’s game is set for Saturday, Dec. 12, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.
  Wade, a Southern Miss com
  
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• Who’s funding the Hinds DA candidates? Voters won’t know until a week before Nov. 3 election

  30-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Hinds County voters will get their first comprehensive look at how the five candidates for district attorney are financing their campaigns just a week before the Nov. 3 special election.Even some of the candidates aren’t sure exactly how much money is in their camp
  
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