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• Kosciusko Attala Partnership Names Leslie Edwards as Tourism Coordinator

  27-07-2026 12:33 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Attala Partnership (KAP) has announced the promotion of Leslie Edwards to the position of Tourism Coordinator.
  Since joining the KAP team, Edwards has demonstrated a strong commitment to the organization’s mission, bringing creativity, local expertise, and enthusiasm to her work. In her new role, she will oversee local tourism efforts, manage initiatives at the Visitors Center, and work to promote Attala County to visitors across the region and beyond.
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• Reminder: Little Whippets Cheer Camp participants to perform Friday night

  24-08-2026 15:57 via breezynews.com
  
  Campers that attended Little Whippet Cheer Camp in May will have their time to shine at the Whippets 1st home football game this Friday night (Aug. 28.)
  All participants should be at Landrum Field/Whippet Stadium by 5:45 pm to prepare for the pregame performance.
  Little Whippet cheerleaders will also help form the spirit line and cheer with the high school cheerleaders during the 1st quarter.
  If you have any questions, contact Manza Blaine at 662-289-3737 or [email protected].
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• Former Student Pays It Forward: Modern Woodmen Grant Supports Kosciusko-Attala Tech Center

  24-08-2026 15:53 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center is grateful to have received a Do-Good Grant from Modern Woodmen of America to provide much-needed shop supplies for our Automotive Service program.
  Charlie Plunkett, FICF, FFSC, with Modern Woodmen of America, presented the supplies to Automotive Service Instructor Alex Blanton and the program.
  This gift is especially meaningful because Mr. Plunkett is a former student of the Automotive Service program. His return to support the program is a wonderful rem
  
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• ‘We paid the price’: End of Rankin County schools desegregation order worries Black residents

  24-08-2026 13:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  BRANDON — Before her kids’ first day of second grade in the mid-1980s, Janie McLaurin sat them down in the living room to tell them about hers. She recalled what her history teacher called her: “negress.” She recounted her classmates’ welcome on the morning bus: slaps and shoves.She shared these memories, not because they’d face the same obstacles, but to impress upon them what she fought against to ensure they could attend Rankin County schools. McLaurin sai
  
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• Storm Threat Shifts South, Could Return Wednesday

  24-08-2026 07:53 via breezynews.com
  
  Today’s severe storm risk shown above
  Temperatures will be dropping back to their summertime normals across the local area today with highs in the lower 90s.  In some locations, showers and thunderstorms will help to limit the heat stress and no heat advisory will be in effect today.   The threat of isolated severe storms across parts of the local area has moved to the south now and has ended for today.  However, isolated severe storms may be possible on Wednesday for p
  
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• Less Heat Today But Storms Possible for Some

  24-08-2026 07:53 via breezynews.com
  
  Temperatures will be dropping back to their summertime normals across the local area today with highs in the lower 90s.  Showers and thunderstorms will help to limit the heat stress and no heat advisory will be in effect today.  But some of those storms could produce damaging winds this afternoon.  There’s a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms across southern Leake and southwestern Holmes counties.
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• Kicks Picks is Back! Make Your Selections Here

  24-08-2026 07:47 via breezynews.com
  
  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 will take home a $15 gift card from Sonic, the official Football Friday Food Stop.
  The player that gets the most picks correct throughout the season, will win the grand prize, a Turtle
  
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• Approximately 100 detainees protest inside CoreCivic-owned Natchez ICE facility after hot food and hot water are halted

  24-08-2026 00:42 via mississippitoday.org
  
  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] a hundred men held in an immigrant detention center in Natchez began a protest over the weekend against poor living conditions and spoiled, measly meals in the facility, according to those being held there. The protest began after facility staff put signs on res
  
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• Aggravated Assault, Burglaries, Felony Drug Arrests, and More DUIs in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  23-08-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  ORLANDO BELL, 48, of Choctaw, Failure to Appear, Disorderly Conduct, NCSO.  Bond $0, $600.
   JOHNATHAN CABRERA, 37, of Philadelphia, DUI – Other Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia, NCSO.  Bond $1,500, $0, $600.
   CHARLIE A DARNELL, 20, of DeKalb, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   ROBERT D GARTH, 26, of Louisville, Possession of Marijuana, PPD.  Bond $1,500.
   CHRISTIAN HOLLEY, 22, of Walnut Grove, Felony P
  
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• Andy Gipson’s Muslim rhetoric doesn’t match the Woodie Guthrie classic he sings

  23-08-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Andy Gipson, Republican agriculture commissioner and gubernatorial candidate, sings a Woody Guthrie song on his latest compact disc – “God Bless America!”Gipson, who is also a part-time country crooner and a Baptist minister, belts out Guthrie’s iconic song “This Land Is Your Land.” The decision of Gipson to include folk legend Guthrie’s song amongst his patriotic collection of music is of note considering his recent comments about Muslim Americans.Not
  
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• Person Shot in Durant Saturday Night

  23-08-2026 10:28 via breezynews.com
  
  DURANT, Miss.–A person was shot in Durant Saturday night.
  The shooting happened on Mulberry St. and was called in to 911 about 11 p.m.
  An ambulance was disspatched to the scene, but it was unclear how badly the victim may have been hurt. It was also unclear if any arrests were made.
  The post Person Shot in Durant Saturday Night appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Injuries Reported in Wreck Saturday Afternoon

  23-08-2026 09:44 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A wreck Saturday afternoon was responsible for several injuries on Hwy. 12 in Kosciusko.
  The wreck happened about 2:50 p.m. and was originally reported as a hit and run, with a Honda Accord hitting another car on Hwy. 12. It was initially believed by the person calling the wreck in that the Accord drove away. The are actually went a short ways and went off the road and hit a tree, according to a second report.
  Police who responded reported injuries in both cars, including
  
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• Temperatures Easing Some, Storms Return Tuesday

  23-08-2026 09:21 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
  We haven’t many stretches of normal summertime weather lately.   But the relentless heat we’ve endured for weeks will be easing up starting Monday.   Holmes County will be back under a heat advisory today with the heat index forecast to reach 105 in Durant.  The high in Carthage today is expected to be in the upper 90s with mid 90s forecast in Kosciusko and Philadelphia.  But Monday’s highs will drop into
  
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• Light Pole Catches Fire, Causes Woods Fire

  23-08-2026 09:06 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–An Attala County deputy out on a call observed a fire on a light pole Friday night and called it in about 9:30 p.m.
  The fire spread from the pole to the gound and caused a woods fire, according to the deputy.
  That was on Hwy. 35 north of Kosciusko in the Carmack area, near a house. The house was not in danger.
  The fire was also seen on the power line. Entergy was called to cut the electricity. The fire was put out not long after firefighters arrived. No injuries were repor
  
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• Grass Fire Reported East of Kosciusko

  23-08-2026 08:53 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–A grass fire was reported Friday night in the eastern part of Attala County. The person who called it in to 911 believed the fire was endangering a structure.
  That was just after 6:30 p.m. on Attala Rd. 5216. That is near Hwy. 14, between Kosciusko and Louisville.
  It was unclear how extensive the damage may have been.
  No one was reported hurt.
  The post Grass Fire Reported East of Kosciusko appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss welcomes pressure that comes with fame and aims to refine his game

  22-08-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  When Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss watches the Houdini acts from last season that made him a college football sensation, there is a part of him that would rather avoid doing that again.The ability to escape converging pass-rushers, and seemingly ad-lib his way into clutch gains on the ground or through the air, was never more evident than during the Rebels’ CFP quarterfinal victory over favored Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.When Chambliss saw the post-game highlights, o
  
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• Kosciusko High School Football Season Tickets Now Available

  22-08-2026 14:39 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko High School Athletics Department has announced details for purchasing season tickets for the upcoming football season at Landrum Field.
  Reserved seats for Whippet football home games are priced at $60 each. Ticket sales will take place in two distinct windows:
  Current Ticket Holders: Fans holding season tickets from last year can renew their seats August 20 – 21.
  General Public: All remaining reserved seats will open to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis s
  
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• Aggravated Assault, Domestic Violence, and Possession of a Machine Gun Conversion Kit in Carthage and Leake County Arrests

  22-08-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  COURTNEY BLAYLOCK, 38, of Carthage, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, LCSO.  Bond $2,000.
   BILLY R GREENWOOD, 67, of Carthage, Aggravated Assault – Manifesting Extreme Indifference to Life, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply with LEO, Possession of Paraphernalia, LCSO.  Bond $10,000, $1,000, $1,000, $1,000.
   COY W KITCHENS, 32, of Carthage, DUI – Other Substance, Seatbelt Violation, No Insurance, Warrant – Philadelphia Mun
  
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• Police chief in Senatobia regularly used racial slurs, private text messages reveal

  22-08-2026 11:00 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.SENATOBIA — For many residents of this tiny city about 40 miles south of Memphis, the fatal police shooting of a 1-year-old Black toddler in June became a flashpoint after years of complaints about
  
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• Missing Durant Woman Found Safe

  22-08-2026 08:13 via breezynews.com
  
  The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says a Durant woman reported missing two weeks ago has been located and is safe.  MBI has cancelled a Silver Alert  which was issued for Angel Denise Brown, 24, on August 10.
  The post Missing Durant Woman Found Safe appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Thunderstorm Watch Extended into Part of Local Area

  22-08-2026 08:06 via breezynews.com
  
  Holmes County, much of western Mississippi and the southeastern part of the state will be under a heat advisory today with the high in Durant this afternoon forecast to reach 101.  Carthage could top out near 100, with highs in Kosciusko and Philadelphia in the upper 90s.  Sunday won’t be quite as hot with upper 90s forecast in Durant, Carthage and Philadelphia and mid 90s in Kosciusko.  With a good chance of rain on Monday, highs should be in the lower 90s areawide.
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• Dangerous Heat This Weekend, Storms Possible This Evening

  22-08-2026 08:06 via breezynews.com
  
  Holmes County, much of western Mississippi and the coast will be under a heat advisory today with the high in Durant this afternoon forecast to reach 101.  Carthage could top out near 100, with highs in Kosciusko and Philadelphia in the upper 90s.  Sunday won’t be quite as hot with upper 90s forecast in Durant, Carthage and Philadelphia and mid 90s in Kosciusko.  With a good chance of rain on Monday, highs should be in the lower 90s areawide.
  After two days of severe weather
  
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• Don’t let scammers crash back-to-school season

  22-08-2026 04:34 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Today’s students and young adults are true digital natives, having grown up online, learning to navigate digital spaces as a normal part of daily life. As they transition to college, they turn to digital platforms and social media for everything  from apartment hunting and job searches to shopping, banking and talking with friends.That familiarity, however, can create a false sense of security, making younger adults just as much of a target for fraud and scams as older individuals. A
  
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• Illegal drugs found at Whitfield mental hospital, sparking K-9 sweeps, roadblocks

  22-08-2026 00:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Multiple bags of illegal drugs and contraband were found last week at the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield.The discovery prompted K-9 units to descend on the hospital and law enforcement agents have conducted roadblocks and vehicle inspections upon entry and exit of the campus. It has also sparked an ongoing investigation by the facility’s police force and investigators with the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
  Mississippi Today was provided photos of bags of pills and powder
  
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• JTRAN workers will return Monday under new contract that hikes pay and benefits

  21-08-2026 22:12 via mississippitoday.org
  
  JTRAN employees will return to work Monday under a new tentative agreement with MV Transportation, putting an end to the monthlong strike between the two parties.Employees will see an immediate 5% increase in their base pay under the new contract and an additional 3% increase over the next two years. Under the old contract, starting pay was $17.18 an hour with senior workers receiving $23 an hour.The proposal was ratified Thursday by a 29–9 vote and addresses the union’s demands for
  
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• ICE detainee fights deportation to be with medically fragile infant son

  21-08-2026 21:30 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Yulia Gómez held her infant son during a doctor’s appointment in Alabama as part of his care for health complications he’s faced since birth. Until a month ago, her husband Olinder Calderon was by her side to translate and help her understand their child’s care. But on this day, Gómez was by herself because Calderon is hundreds of miles away in a Mississippi immigration detention center facing deportation to Guatemala, a country he left nearly 20 years ago.&
  
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• ‘The Rock’ at USM gets a new and more proper name: Renasant Stadium

  21-08-2026 19:40 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The former M.M. Roberts Stadium at Southern Miss is now Renasant Stadium, named for Renasant Bank. This is welcome news for far more than the 13.7 million obvious reasons.No: 1, Tupelo-based Renasant, which purchased The First Bank of Hattiesburg in 2025, will pay Southern Miss athletics a badly needed $13.7 million over 10 years for the naming rights to the stadium.Rick ClevelandNo. 2, and more importantly in my mind, the stadium is no longer named for Malcolm Mettle (M.M.) Roberts, the self-a
  
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• Lt. Gov. Hosemann ousts top Senate Democrat from redistricting committee 

  21-08-2026 19:11 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has removed Senate Democratic Leader Derrick Simmons of Greenville from a select committee on redistricting that is tasked with advising the full chamber on redrawing electoral maps after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais decision. Republican Hosemann did not respond to a question on why he removed Simmons from the committee. But he did replace Simmons with another Democrat, Sen. Albert Butler of Port Gibson. The lieutenant governor’s removal of Si
  
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• Prediction markets, facing no Mississippi regulations, are targeting college campuses, policy expert warns

  21-08-2026 18:16 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.This month, Mississippi parents will pack their 18-year-olds off to campuses across the state and worry about the usual things – homesickness, roommates and that first shaky attempt at indep
  
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• Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour relaunches

  21-08-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Students, researchers and tourists have a new tool to learn more about the Mississippi-sharecropper-turned-civil-rights-activist Fannie Lou Hamer with the relaunch of her digital driving tour. The refreshed tour builds on the award-winning educational project Fannie Lou Hamer’s America, which includes the nationally broadcast documentary, a K–12 curriculum and digital resources dedicated to preserving and amplifying Hamer’s voice. The driving tour, originally develop
  
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