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• Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast

  08-10-2026 19:37 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  MIAMI (AP) — Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and groceries and leading fishing crews to
  
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• America at its best has an ever-expanding circle of ‘we,’ Tony Award winner writes

  09-10-2026 16:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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• Mississippi Today summit centers on learning in the classroom and on the job

  09-10-2026 02:24 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Local and national changemarkers joined Mississippi Today staff in Jackson to examine how to best build on Mississippi’s gains in education and workforce development.The discussions were part of Mississippi Today’s “All In On Mississippi” summit, which commemorated the publication’s 10-year anniversary. The event attracted hundreds of attendees to the state’s capital to learn more from the people behind the headlines.Mississippi miracle? More like marathonThe
  
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• Barbour, Ezell talk hurricane reflections and lessons as Isaias approaches Coast

  09-10-2026 00:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  BILOXI – Coast residents and officials filed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s hospitality center to talk about disaster preparedness as Hurricane Isaias, an expected Category 2 storm as of Thursday, approached the state’s shores. The state’s Public Service Commission put on the timely “From Recovery to Resilience” summit, announced a few weeks ago, just before Isaias’ expected landfall on Friday evening. The hurricane’s pat
  
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• Holmes Bulldogs Fall to Northwest Rangers 41-26

  08-10-2026 23:48 via breezynews.com
  
  The Holmes Community College Bulldogs were back in Goodman tonight hosting the nationally ranked Rangers of Northwest Mississippi Community College from Senatobia. The game remained very close in the first half of the game with the Rangers leading by 1 point, 17-16. In the 2nd half, the Rangers scored a couple of touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to 1 touchdown for Holmes to increase their lead to 8 points, 31-23 going into the final quarter. The Rangers added an additional 10 points in the 4th quar
  
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• ‘We are in the new nuclear age.’ Swisher and Lack meet in Jackson to discuss the future of AI

  08-10-2026 22:53 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The impacts of artificial intelligence are, in many ways, contingent on the decisions of a small, powerful group of tech elites, but ordinary people have a central role to play in demanding reasonable regulation of the technology, Kara Swisher told Andrew Lack on Thursda
  
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• Unable to rid blight on its own, Jackson wants property owners to foot the bill

  08-10-2026 20:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Bright yellow signs papered windows two months ago at a west Jackson apartment complex, condemning the Grand Chateau as uninhabitable and warning trespassers they could be fined. Despite the city’s efforts, several squatters remain in the dilapidated building.
  
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• Unable to rid blight on its own, Jackson officials want property owners to foot the bill

  08-10-2026 20:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Bright yellow signs papered windows two months ago at a west Jackson apartment complex, condemning the Grand Chateau as uninhabitable and warning trespassers they could be fined. Despite the city’s efforts, several squatters remain in the dilapidated building.
  
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• Ham Jam Canceled Because of Bad Weather Potential

  08-10-2026 19:58 via breezynews.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, Miss.–The Ham Jam Arts Festival scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled.
  Organizers posted Thursday afternoon that the decision was made because of the potential for bad weather from Hurricane Isaias.
  The post says that the safety of the people who may have attended is their priority.
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• Tropical Storm Watch for Winston and Neshoba, Flood Watch For Other Local Counties

  08-10-2026 19:37 via breezynews.com
  
  As Hurricane Isaias moves closer to the northern Gulf Coast, a tropical storm watch has been issued for a couple of local counties– Neshoba and Winston.  A flood watch will be in effect from Friday evening through Saturday evening for Winston, Carroll, Montgomery and Choctaw counties.  The storm is still expected to come ashore late Friday night near the Alabama-Florida line, then track inland, weakening to a tropical depression as it moves north through western Alabama, close en
  
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• Hurricane Isaias is expected to strengthen as it barrels toward the US Gulf Coast

  08-10-2026 19:37 via mississippitoday.org
  
  BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) — Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Heavy rain and
  
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• Flood Watch Extended to Attala County

  08-10-2026 19:37 via breezynews.com
  
  Attala County will now be under a flood watch from this evening through Saturday evening as Hurricane Isaias moves closer to landfall which is still expected near the Alabama-Florida line tonight or early Saturday.   Locally heavy rain is forecast after midnight tonight in Attala County.  The flood watch also covers Winston, Carroll, Montgomery and Choctaw counties.  There’s a tropical storm watch in effect for Neshoba and Winston counties.  Winds could gust up to
  
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• Multiple Fires in Attala Thursday Afternoon

  08-10-2026 18:54 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 2:50 PM, Central and Zama volunteers responded to a report of a side-by-side on fire on Attala Rd. 5106. Upon arriving, units found the vehicle was fully engulfed, and the flames were extending out into the woods by about a tenth of an acre. The fire was ruled an accident, and no injuries were reported.While units were in route to respond to the side-by-side fire, Sallis volunteers responded to a hay bailer that caught fire near McAdams. They arrived to find the machine completely involve
  
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• Burglary, Shoplifting, and DUI – Child Endangerment in Carthage and Leake County

  08-10-2026 17:30 via breezynews.com
  
  SHAKAYLA A CAMPBELL, 21, of Philadelphia, Hold for Other County – Neshoba County Justice Court, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A, N/A.
   WILLIAM E CHIPLEY, 70, Disorderly Conduct – Disturbing the Peace, Willful or Malicious Trespass, LCSO.  Bond $500, $500.
   DEVON L CRISLER, 32, of Walnut Grove, Burglary of a Commercial Building or Vehicle, Bench Warrant – Walnut Grove Municipal Court, WGPD.  Bond $2,500, $2,000.
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• More than $7,000 Raised for Make-A-Wish MS in Philadelphia

  08-10-2026 16:44 via breezynews.com
  
  $7,640.84 was raised today in Philadelphia for Make-A-Wish Mississippi at the Boswell Media Radiothon at Philadelphia Market & Deli. That total includes in person and online donations.
  People throughout the community showed up to donate and help grant wishes for critically ill children in our local communities. You can also donate by clicking here!The “Jail & Bail” portion of the Make-A-Wish MS Radiothons is always a crowd favorite. Local officials and community members were
  
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• Journalism ‘exposes the corruption of the system,’ John Grisham says

  08-10-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Best-selling author John Grisham said Wednesday that journalism plays a critical role in Mississippi and the nation.Grisham, the keynote speaker at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, told an audience of more than 200 people that the work of journalis
  
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• Senate candidate Colom calls for suspending federal gas tax

  08-10-2026 14:03 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Scott Colom, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is calling for a temporary suspension of the federal 18.4-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax as fuel prices continue to climb. “Mississippi families are watching their gas and grocery costs increase while their pay
  
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• Pilots for Patients Fly-In and Car Show Coming to Kosciusko Airport October 17

  08-10-2026 10:56 via breezynews.com
  
  A unique combination fly-in and car show is coming to the Kosciusko-Attala County Airport on Saturday, Oct. 17, to raise funds for a vital regional cause.
  The event, hosted in partnership with Franks Chevrolet and the Kosy Cruisers Car Club, will benefit Pilots for Patients, an organization that provides free air transportation for patients in need of specialized medical care. Local pilots Stephen Franks and Ryan Lindsey regularly volunteer with the organization to fly individuals from Mississip
  
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• Farm Bureau Coaches Show – October 8, 2026

  08-10-2026 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 Gentry, highlights this week’s Players of the Game, and discusses Friday night’s game against Louisville. 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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• Kosciusko Aldermen to review department guidelines for license plate readers/cameras

  08-10-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen is reviewing a proposed policy to regulate access to the police department’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system.
  Mayor Tim Kyle emphasized that the cameras serve as a vital investigative tool, aiding in hit-and-run investigations, local thefts, and regional Amber Alerts. Under current police procedures, system access is strictly restricted to the police chief and two investigators, with all searches requiring an assigned case number.
  To address nat
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker speak about community solutions and local journalism

  08-10-2026 06:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker said Wednesday night at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration that they believe it’s important to invest in the people who are building sustainable community solutions, and that’s why they
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker focus on community solutions and local journalism

  08-10-2026 06:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker said Wednesday night at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration that they believe it’s important to invest in the people who are building sustainable community solutions, and that’s why they
  
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• Feds announce takedown of ‘major’ drug and gun trafficking ring after string of arrests in Delta, Tupelo

  08-10-2026 00:57 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  OXFORD — Authorities dismantled a “major” Mississippi drug and gun trafficking ring after arresting 14 suspects in Greenville, Leland and Tupelo late last month, federal officials announced Wednesday.Officials said the arrests targeted street dealers in
  
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• Dysfunction continues at Canton charter school while its fate remains unclear

  08-10-2026 00:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board will have a new leader come January. What remains uncertain is whether the board has information it needs to resolve an issue that has loomed for months: whether to revoke the charter of SR1 College Preparatory and STE
  
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• Curtis Flowers, wrongly imprisoned, enduring six trials, dead at 56

  07-10-2026 23:26 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose six trials for murder in Mississippi became a landmark case for racial bias in jury selection, has died, according to the Montgomery County coroner. Flowers was 56.His cause of death was not immediately released. Montgomery Cou
  
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• Curtis Flowers, wrongly imprisoned after enduring six trials, dies at 56

  07-10-2026 23:26 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose six trials for murder in Mississippi became a landmark case for racial bias in jury selection, has died, according to the Montgomery County coroner. Flowers was 56.His cause of death was not immediately released. Montgomery Cou
  
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• Judge dismisses Tameshia Shelton’s murder indictment

  07-10-2026 22:18 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WEST POINT — A Mississippi judge Wednesday threw out the murder indictment against Tameshia Shelton, putting an end to the case that has haunted the mother of four for nearly two decades.Shelton, now 48, was slated to face a new murder trial in Clay County on Monday, but Circuit Judge James T. Kitchens canceled the trial and agreed with Columbus-area District Attorney Scott Colom that the murder indictment should be dismissed.Shelton, who has maintained her innocence, served 11 years in p
  
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• Southaven Police Department took millions from Musk-backed companies. It wanted drones and Flock cameras.

  07-10-2026 21:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  SOUTHAVEN — Organizations linked to Elon Musk donated more than $3 million to the Southaven Police Department between December and February, as Musk’s SpaceXAI sought approval for a data center in the city amid increasing public hostility toward the artificia
  
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• Southaven Police Department took millions from Musk-backed companies for drones and Flock cameras

  07-10-2026 21:47 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  SOUTHAVEN — Organizations linked to Elon Musk donated more than $3 million to the Southaven Police Department between December and February, as Musk’s SpaceXAI sought approval for a data center in the city amid increasing public hostility toward the artificia
  
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• Hurricane expected to hit Coast this weekend, forecasters say

  07-10-2026 21:15 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias, which is expected to develop into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season by Thursday, may be on a path to hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast Friday evening, according to Wednesday projections from the National Weather Service.“While most severe impacts will remain concentrated along the Coast, heavy rain, flooding and gusty winds will be possible further inland across the forecast area,” NWS Jackson posted on its Facebook page Wednesday morning. “Please
  
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