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• Kosciusko Softball announces new coaching staff

  17-06-2026 16:10 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko School District has announced new leadership for the Kosciusko High School softball program, introducing two new coaches who will guide the Whippets moving forward.
  Ryan Maxwell has been named the new head softball coach, while Katie Lawrence, a KHS softball alumna, will join the program as assistant softball coach.
  In a social media post, the district shared its excitement about the hires and the future of the program, noting the impact both coaches are expected to have on student
  
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• Money Laundering, Felony Conspiracy, and Drug Possession with Intent to Sell Arrests in Neshoba and Philadelphia

  21-06-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  JOSHUA MARKIS BREAZEALE, 35, of Philadelphia, Possession of Paraphernalia, Felony Child Neglect X 4, NCSO.  Bond $600, $25,000 X 4.
   DILLON ANTHONY COPELAND, 31, of Philadelphia, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply, Disturbing the Peace, NCSO.  Bond $600, $600.
   DUSTIN GLENN, 44, of Philadelphia, Contempt of Court, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   JOHNNY HARRISON, 27, of Union, Hold for MDOC, Contempt of Court, MDOC.  Bond $0, $0.
   WILIAM C HILL, 63, of Phil
  
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• Mississippi tried redistricting in 2001 special session. The majority party fumbled

  21-06-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has indicated he could call the Mississippi Legislature into special session later this year to tackle the contentious issue of redistricting.It is likely that the Legislature would consider redrawing the 52 state Senate and 122 state House districts in addition to the four U.S. House districts in the aftermath of the recent Louisiana v. Callais decision where the U.S. Supreme Court app
  
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• Happy Father’s Day, and here’s to one Ace of a dad

  21-06-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Today is Father’s Day, and just as everyone else, I have one. My father, Robert Hayes “Ace” Cleveland, died just over 31 years ago. And still, not day goes by I don’t think of him. Not a day goes by I don’t want to pick up the phone and call him. Sometimes, I’d like his advice about something important. But most times, I’d just like his company. Maybe I can’t ge
  
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• Two-Car Wreck Saturday Near Walmart, People Hurt

  21-06-2026 10:06 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–At least two peoplewere hurt in a wreck at the red light in front of Walmart on Veterans Memorial in Kosciusko, Saturday evening.
  The wreck was reported just after 7 p.m. It involved two cars and one of them was reported to have rolled.
  An ambulance was sent on reports of people being hurt and trapped.
  No one was actually trapped, but there were people hurt. One person had head trauma and both may have been cut up.
  It was unclear what caused the wreck.
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• Gunshots at Cannonade Apartments

  21-06-2026 09:23 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–Two instances of gunshots being fired at Cannonade Apartments were reported Friday night.
  The first was just before 9:30 p.m., with several people calling police to report hearing right or nine shots. Police reponded and continued patrols, but no arrests were reported.
  The second instance was just after 11:30 p.m.
  Again, eight or nine shots were reported. Police may have made one arrest in that instance.
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• People Reported to Have Chucked Trash, Made to Pick It Up

  21-06-2026 09:02 via breezynews.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–An Attala County deputy reported to dispatch Friday night that he found people responsible for dumping trash on the side of a county road.
  That hapopneed about 9:15 p.m.
  The deputy reported that the people had dumped three bags of trash and a mattress, and that he had identified and loicated them and was following them back to where it was dumped so that could pick it up.
  It was unclear if anyarrest was made.
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• Rain, Storms Expected Locally on Monday

  21-06-2026 08:01 via breezynews.com
  
  The potential for heavy rain and strong storms returns to this part of central Mississippi on Monday.  The National Weather Service has posted a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms areawide with damaging wind gusts possible during the afternoon and evening hours.   Rainfall amounts could range from one to three inches with the heaviest accumulations forecast for the northern part of the local area including northern Holmes, Carroll, Montgomery and Choctaw
  
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• Flood Watch Cancelled, Storms Expected Monday

  20-06-2026 19:03 via breezynews.com
  
  The National Weather Service has cancelled the flood watch that had included much of the local area today.  It says there’s no longer a threat of heavy rain which could cause flooding.
  But a large part of Mississippi, including this area, has been placed under a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms with damaging wind gusts on Monday.
  The post Flood Watch Cancelled, Storms Expected Monday appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Domestic Violence, DUIs, and Drug Charges in Carthage and Leake County

  20-06-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  MELISSA R COMANS, 53, of Carthage, Seatbelt Violation, Reckless Driving, Failure to Yield to Blue Lights, No Insurance, No Driver’s License, No Tag, LCSO.  Bond $500, $500, $500, $500, $500, $500.
   STEPHEN JIM, 69, of Choctaw, Public Drunk, Open Container, CPD.  Bond $239.75, $389.25.
   PHILIP L KELLY, 47, of Lena, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   TRACY L LEPARD, 48, of Kosciusko, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Cou
  
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• Plan to deepen the Port of Gulfport could move forward after decades-long push

  20-06-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  For decades, various Mississippi and Coast leaders have pushed to deepen the Port of Gulfport. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a report recommending the project for congressional approval. The report, which is a result of a three-year study, recommends deepening the port from 36 feet to 46 feet and widening it by 50 feet. The work is estimated to cost $548 million. According to a statement
  
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• New Flood Watch Posted for Local Area

  20-06-2026 06:56 via breezynews.com
  
  FLOOD WATCH shown in dark green on map above
   
  A larger part of the local area will be under a flood watch today as a cold front helps to trigger showers and thunderstorms.  The watch, in effect through 7 pm, includes Attala, Holmes, Leake, Neshoba, Winston and Choctaw counties.
  The post New Flood Watch Posted for Local Area appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Rims and Judy Barber on their work for civil rights: ‘You can’t do anything quickly in this state, but you can persevere.’

  19-06-2026 21:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  As a young Presbyterian minister serving a church in Davenport, Iowa, Rims Barbour accepted a call to come to Mississippi in 1964 as part of the Civil Rights Movement to help register Black Mississippians to vote. As part of that effort, he rubbed shoulders with legends of the Civil Rights Movement. Now 89, Barber is something of a legend himself as he and his wife of almost 50 years, Judy, continue to advoca
  
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• Voter Voices: ‘They intend not to have any Black representation in the state’

  19-06-2026 16:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  “Voter Voices” is a series of Mississippians sharing their thoughts on voting rights, the state’s history of voter suppression and the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case gutted the federal Voting Rights Act’s requirements for majority Black districts.For Margaret Ann Niven, 72, the U.S. Su
  
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• ‘This could take us backward.’ Mississippi gerrymandering could strip Black school board representation

  19-06-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  While Mississippi’s Republican leaders are considering state-level redistricting after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that reduced protection for minority voters, the decision could also have an impact on Mississippi’s smallest governing bodies, including school boards.The Louisiana v. Callais decision gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which required states to draw districts to provide
  
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• Felony Child Neglect, Larceny, and Drug Charges in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  19-06-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  KAYSHA CRECHELLE BANKS, 20, of Forest, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
   JOSE NATIVIDAD CECILIO, 53, of Albuquerque, NM, No Insurance, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $800, $0.
   RAMOS GARCIA-GUILLERMO, 51, of Meridian, No Insurance, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $800, $300, $0.
   BENJAMIN ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, 19, of Meridian, Public Drunk, ABC.  Bond $600.
   JERRION HICKMAN, 31, of Choctaw, No Tag, Failure to Obey Traffic
  
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• Storm Risk Trimmed Back, Flooding Still Possible

  19-06-2026 07:34 via breezynews.com
  
  Leake and Neshoba counties remain under a flood watch through this evening with one to three inches of additional rainfall possible.  Tropical moisture is in place across much of Mississippi and an approaching front is helping to trigger showers and thunderstorms today.   In Attala, Holmes and Winston counties, the rainfall should be limited to one to two inches.
  The Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms with damaging winds has been trimmed back but still c
  
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• Flood Watch Continues for Some Areas, Storms Possible Locally

  19-06-2026 07:34 via breezynews.com
  
  Leake and Neshoba counties remain under a flood watch through this evening.  Tropical moisture is in place across much of Mississippi and an approaching front could help to trigger showers and thunderstorms today.  There’s a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms with damaging winds and hail over a large part of the state including the local area.
  The post Flood Watch Continues for Some Areas, Storms Possible Locally appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosci
  
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• Special education teachers were promised an extra $2,000. Where’s the money?

  18-06-2026 23:58 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As teachers finalize their contracts for the upcoming school year, their salaries will reflect a $2,000 raise the Legislature passed this year. However, special education teachers might notice something missing: their additional $2,000 bonus. Mississippi Department of Education officials said this week that they’re still trying to get clarity from the Legislature about who that money should go to.Raising teacher pay was one of the top issues of this year’s legislative session.
  
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• Wicker is among GOP senators with harsh reviews of Trump plan to end Iran war

  18-06-2026 22:38 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Roger Wicker and other top national security figures, were voicing strong reservations Thursday — and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran.The memorandum of understanding signed by President Donald Trump started a 60-day negotiating clock to reach a final deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear program. While Trump allies noted the agre
  
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• IHL Board moves toward performance-based funding model for Mississippi universities

  18-06-2026 22:21 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board moved one step closer Thursday to adopting a new funding model for public universities that would tie a portion of state money to graduation rates, student retention and workforce outcomes. The 12-member board that governs the state’s eight public institutions unanimously accepted a proposal that has two main parts. The first would determine the amount of money universities need for campus operations including administ
  
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• Greenwood Leflore Hospital warns of closure as Medicaid moves to withhold $2.4 million payment

  18-06-2026 20:56 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Division of Medicaid filed papers Wednesday asking a bankruptcy court for permission to withhold a scheduled roughly $2.4 million payment to Greenwood Leflore Hospital. But hospital officials say a missed payment could force the struggling facility to close by June 30 and derail a proposed agreement for the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over its operations. In a motion filed in federal district court the same day in a separate case, Greenwood Leflore Hosp
  
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• One Hospitalized After Crash Involving MHP in Pursuit

  18-06-2026 19:56 via breezynews.com
  
  A crash involving a Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Attala Road 2247 (Old Trace Road) and Attala Road 3122. Attala Deputies, Attala Firefighters, and EMS were called to the scene just before 3:30 p.m.
  The MHP trooper was reportedly in pursuit when another vehicle pulled out in front of the patrol unit, resulting in a collision.
  The driver of the civilian vehicle was trapped and had to be extricated by the Attala County Fire Department. The dr
  
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• Disturbances and a Crash in Attala on Thursday Morning

  18-06-2026 19:38 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 1:35 AM on Thursday, police responded to a call from someone on Lowry St. about a woman beating on their door and windows. She had reportedly left the property by the time the call was made, but the property owner wanted police to ensure she was gone. No further reports of the woman were made.
  At 7:50 AM, a caller reported a disturbance at the Cannonade Apartments. A man had been beating on a door for about an hour, attempting to gain entry into an apartment. Police advised him to leave t
  
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• More Rain and Storms Possible on Friday

  18-06-2026 19:13 via breezynews.com
  
  While most of today’s flooding rains have moved off into Alabama, the National Weather Service says more downpours are possible on Friday along with a Level-1 “marginal” risk of isolated severe storms across most of Mississippi.  Friday’s storms could develop along a weak front which is forecast to stall out and heavy downpours will be possible resulting in a renewed threat of flash flooding.  One to three inches of additional rain could fall across Leake, Nesho
  
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• Voter voices: Reena Evers-Everette witnessed rage over Black voting

  18-06-2026 17:33 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  “Voter Voices” is a series of Mississippians sharing their thoughts on voting rights, the state’s history of voter suppression and the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case gutted the federal Voting Rights Act’s requirements for majority Black districts.Reena Evers-Everette witnessed rage at
  
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• Boswell Media Introduces Help Happens Here to Our Local Communities (photo gallery)

  18-06-2026 16:11 via breezynews.com
  
  Help Happens Here recently held grand opening ceremonies in Carthage, Philadelphia, and Kosciusko to introduce the new online directory to local communities.
  The events were well attended by business owners, community leaders, and residents who stopped by to learn more about the platform and how it can help connect people with local service providers.
  From plumbers and electricians to custom bakers, contractors, landscapers, and more, Help Happens Here was created to make it easier for people to
  
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• Vehicle Destroyed in Fire Wednesday in Ethel

  18-06-2026 15:07 via breezynews.com
  
  A vehicle was destroyed in a fire at a residence on Attala Road 5207 Wednesday afternoon.
  Just before 3 p.m., the Attala County Fire Department and Ethel Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.
  Firefighters arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames.
  The fire caused minor damage to the exterior of the home. No injuries were reported.
  The post Vehicle Destroyed in Fire Wednesday in Ethel appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Federal lawsuit alleges strip searches at McAdams High School

  18-06-2026 14:16 via breezynews.com
  
  A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the Attala County School District and several school officials alleging a group of male students at McAdams High School were subjected to unconstitutional strip searches earlier this year.
  According to the complaint filed June 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the incident allegedly occurred Feb. 10 when several students were removed from a restroom area, detained and searched individually by school perso
  
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• Assault, Domestic Violence, and Shoplifting in Neshoba and Philadelphia

  18-06-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  SHELBY RENEA BAILEY, 23, of Union, DUI – 1st, Speeding, No Insurance, Possession of Paraphernalia, Littering, MHP.  Bond $1,500, $300, $800, $600, $600.
   LANDON CALLUM, 18, of Hernando, Public Drunk, Alcohol Possession by < 21, NCSO.  Bond $0, $800.
   KRISTEN N FINLEY, 29, of Philadelphia, Shoplifting > $1,000, PPD.  Bond $10,000.
   CHIQUITA GREEN, 47, of Philadelphia, DUI – 2nd, NCSO.  Bond $2,500.
   JASE D HERRINGTON, 16, of Union, Hold fo
  
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