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• McCool Yockanookany River Fest set for October 3

  11-08-2026 12:33 via breezynews.com
  
  The Town of McCool will host the Yockanookany River Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  This year’s festival features the First Annual McCool Tractor Pageant, an event designed to celebrate the community’s agricultural heritage and local history.
  Organizers welcome tractors of all conditions, from pristine collector pieces to rusty, hard-working farm equipment passed down through generations.
  Further details on registration, categories, and prizes will be rele
  
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• Federal judge denies attempt to strike down DeSoto County’s majority-Black judicial districts

  13-08-2026 22:49 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A federal judge, at least for now, has denied a request to prevent a majority-Black section of voters from electing new county judges months before the election begins.The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by Robert Foster, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current DeSoto County Supervisor, and others who claim the Legislature’s creation of majority-Black subdistricts for the state judiciary violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit came after the U.S. Supreme Cour
  
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• Lexington alderman guilty of harassing and stalking city clerk

  13-08-2026 21:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A Lexington alderman allegedly bullied and harassed Deputy Clerk Brenda Powell to the point that she required anti-anxiety medication. She also accused him of recording video of her and stalking. She said tint was applied to a teller window near her desk at City Hall to deter future video recording.Another city employee also accused Charles Earl Simmons, who was reelected last year, of simple assault. Yet another accused accused him of stalking. The incidents occurred earlier this year, court r
  
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• Calls grow for more transparency in Nolan Wells death investigation

  13-08-2026 20:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Requests by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells to preserve evidence is being mischaracterized, their attorney Ben Crump said Thursday. Crump, a national civil rights attorney, said preservation letters were sent out to various people involved in Wells’ death investigation. He clarified that the Wells family hasn’t filed a lawsuit and said “click bait” has presented that action as more of a legal threat. “We are on record that we want the truth, the whole tr
  
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• Wood Fire Thursday Afternoon in Attala

  13-08-2026 19:06 via breezynews.com
  
  At about 2:30 PM, the Attala County Fire Department was notified of a Wood Fire on 2101 “Stonewall Rd” near Ethel. An Entergy crew was reportedly on scene when the fire began, and it is believed that a downed power line was the cause.
  The fire covered roughly 2 acres in a thicket with limited access points for ground crews. A quick line was established around the perimeter in hopes that it would hold until Forestry arrived to handle further preventative measures.
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• One Injured in Thursday Morning Crash Near Carmack

  13-08-2026 17:07 via breezynews.com
  
  Emergency crews responded to a one-vehicle crash with entrapment on Hwy 35 N Thursday morning.
  The wreck happened about three miles north of Carmack Fish House and was reported at around 8:20 a.m. Attala County Fire Department, Attala Deputies, MHP, and EMS were notified.
  A volunteer firefighter was first to arrive at the scene and reported that the driver had suffered multiple injuries. None of those were said to be life-threatening, and the driver was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
  
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• Photo gallery: Mississippi public health entomologist tests mosquitoes to monitor for West Nile virus

  13-08-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Seven human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed this year, but Mississippi State Department of Health officials suggest the actual number is likely higher. September and August are the the peak months for these cases. Wendy Varnado, the state public health entomologist, says it is critical to surveil and test mosquitoes for the virus because detecting infected insects can provide up to a two-week warning before human cases appear. Only 11 counties in the state routinely trap mosqu
  
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• Judge sides with Holly Springs in correcting electric grid issues, for now

  13-08-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  HOLLY SPRINGS — A chancery court judge has put his faith, at least for now, in the city of Holly Springs’ ongoing efforts to revitalize its long struggling power system.In a courtroom on the city square on Monday, Chancery Judge Lawrence Little told state and Holly Springs officials he would allow a consultant hired by the city, Michael Watson, to take charge of the department for the time being. Watson has spent the past nine months working with the city through a list of needed im
  
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• Blood drive planned for Friday at Attala County Library

  13-08-2026 10:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Mississippi Blood Services is bringing lifesaving mobile blood drives to East Mississippi this week, with a community blood drive scheduled in Kosciusko.
  A local drive will be held Friday, Aug. 14, at the Attala County Library from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.
  Mississippi Blood Services notes that local hospital patients rely on volunteer donors, as a single donation can help save up to three lives.
  As part of the “Race to Save Lives” Back-to-School Give
  
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• Careless Driving and Felony Drug Possession in Carthage and Leake

  13-08-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  SABIAN X BEN, 20, of Carthage, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, CPD.  Bond $163, $438, $438.
   ELIZABETH D CHAMBLEE, 22, of Walnut Grove, Serving Days, LCSO.  Bond $0.
   TERRANCE L GRAY, 41, of Carthage, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, LCSO.  Bond N/A, $500.
   CHRISTINA M KIMBLE, 39, of Carthage, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, Felony Indictment, LCSO.  Bond N/A,
  
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• The MAX set to add five Mississippi music legends to its Hall of Fame

  12-08-2026 20:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in Meridian adds another batch of star power to its towering Hall of Fame with five new inductees whose lasting contributions further cement Mississippi’s foundational role in American music.The Mississippi Mass Choir, a world-renowned force in gospel for decades, and bluesman Bobby Rush, who continues to rack up honors and gigs into his 90s, join seminal blues and folk musician Mississippi John Hurt (1893-1966), “Father of t
  
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• USM history professor plays major role in Netflix’s ‘The American Experiment’

  12-08-2026 19:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
  University of Southern Mississippi professor and military historian Andrew Wiest is among the star-studded cast of Netflix’s “The American Experiment” documentary.The five-part series chronicles the history of the American Revolution, coinciding with the nation’s 250th birthday. It features commentary, voice-overs and interviews with academics, political figures and more. Wiest can be heard reading lines throughout the series, including parts of the Declaration of I
  
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• Redwater Man Facing Prison After Being Caught in Child Sex Sting

  12-08-2026 19:23 via breezynews.com
  
  A Leake County man will be sentenced in November after a federal court jury found him guilty of sex-related charges involving a minor.   Prosecutors say Edison Jefferson, 41, of the Red Water community contacted an undercover police officer posing as a 15-year-old in Texas, sending sexually explicit messages, requesting nude images and attempting to arrange a meeting with the teenager he thought he was communicating with.   He was also charged with attempted production of chi
  
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• Empleados temporales mexicanos de la granja Battle Fish denuncian abusos laborales

  12-08-2026 19:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
  TÚNICA COUNTY – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. está investigando una granja de bagre en el Delta de Mississippi, donde algunos trabajadores temporales denuncian abusos verbales y racismo persistentes, salarios no pagados, condiciones de vida precarias y otras violaciones a sus derechos laborales.Empleados de Battle Fish North afirmaron que, durante años, la gerencia ha recurrido a amenazas de violencia y a negarles contratos de trabajo temporal para disuadirlos
  
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• Mississippi insurance commissioner pushes short-term plans as healthcare costs climb

  12-08-2026 17:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As more Mississippians struggle to afford healthcare, Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is working to make short-term health plans more accessible as a lower-cost alternative to traditional health insurance, even though they could deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions. The Mississippi Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association, the state’s long-dormant insurer of last resort, is on track to serve as a customer portal for short-term, limited-duration plans wit
  
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• US Senate fundraising committee leaves Mississippi, Colom out of $40-million push

  12-08-2026 16:59 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the fundraising arm for U.S. Senate Democrats, left Mississippi out of a recent $40-million investment in 10 battleground states ahead of the November midterm election. The fundraising group is sending money to Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio and Texas, according to a July 28 news release. The money is being used in part to fund state-run outreach programs for Latino, Black and Asian Ame
  
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• Crash Involving 18-Wheeler Shuts Down Roadway in Attala

  12-08-2026 16:40 via breezynews.com
  
  A two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler has shut down the are of the bypass between Hwy 43 S and Hwy 12 W. Attala County Fire Department, Attala County Deputies, and EMS were called to the scene just after 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.The 18-wheeler is on its side across the highway with fuel leaking from the truck. The road is currently shut down while first responders work the scene and crews work to clear the highway.
  One person was reportedly trapped in their vehicle, but was quickly extri
  
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• Deer Strike Wednesday Morning in Sallis

  12-08-2026 14:26 via breezynews.com
  
  At about 6:00 AM on Wednesday, first responders received an alert from a driver’s iPhone indicating a potential accident on Hwy 429 in Sallis.
  Moments later, they received a call from the driver, stating that they had struck a deer. The occupants of the car were uninjured and needed no assistance from first responders. The condition of the deer is currently unknown.
  The post Deer Strike Wednesday Morning in Sallis appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Crooked Letter Sports: U.S. Senate is right on top of 1960 football controversy | Ep. 309

  12-08-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  With all that’s going on in college sports today – and that’s a lot – the U.S. Senate adopts legislation about who won the 1960 National football championship.
  
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• Blues enthusiast Morgan Freeman’s album covers 100 years of the genre

  12-08-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  NEW YORK — It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not.“There was no place where we could guarantee that you could go in and hear it,” he told The Associated Press. “So, we had to establish that.”Actor Morgan Freeman, right, and his business partner Bill Luckett are shown during an in
  
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• DUIs and Felony Drug Possession Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  12-08-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  ALANNAYSIA VERLEEN CHICKAWAY, 20, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
   DIEGO GARCIA-SILVESTRE, 42, of Forest, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $300, $0.
   CURTIS HOPSON JR, 36, of Meridian, DUI, CTED.  Bond $2,000.
   ANGEL JIMENEZ, 48, of Forest, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $300, $0.
   RANULFO JUAREZ-VALENZUELA, 48, of Brandon, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NC
  
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• 20 Years Ago: The Day Madden, MS Hosted the Biggest Launch Party in Football

  12-08-2026 05:00 via breezynews.com
  
  MADDEN, Miss. — As gamers across the country grab their copies of Madden NFL 27 this week, we’re looking back on the time EA Sports brought the launch party right here to central Mississippi.
  Twenty years ago this month, the tiny Leake County community of Madden briefly became the center of the football world when Microsoft and Electronic Arts staged a one-of-a-kind celebration for the launch of Madden NFL 07 on Xbox 360.
  Hall of Famers Warren Moon, Jerry Rice, and Marshall Faul
  
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• Marshand Crisler, former interim Hinds County sheriff, is released from prison and put on house arrest

  11-08-2026 23:52 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Former interim Hinds County sheriff Marshand Crisler, who was convicted on bribery charges in 2024, is out of federal prison and under house arrest.Crisler was originally sentenced to two and a half years in prison, three years of supervision and a $15,000 fine.The U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday that he was transferred to community confinement on Aug. 3 and will serve the rest of his sentence on house arrest in Hinds County.In November 2024, Crisler was convicted of soliciting and acc
  
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• Third Stolen ATV Recovered in Attala

  11-08-2026 22:44 via breezynews.com
  
  The third and final ATV stolen recently in Attala County has been recovered according to Sheriff Curtis Pope.
  Sheriff Pope says Beat 5 Supervisor Brad Whittington reported that his county road crew was cutting grass along Attala Rd. 5216 when they spotted the ATV in a wooded area off the roadway.
  The Attala County Sheriff’s Office was notified and the vehicle was recovered.
  This ATV is the last of three stolen off-road vehicles taken during a recent theft. The other two vehicles, a side-by
  
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• Kosciusko’s Braden Ray named to Clarion-Ledger’s list of top returning special teams players for 2026 season, voting open

  11-08-2026 22:18 via breezynews.com
  
  Kosciusko High School kicker Braden Ray has been named one of Mississippi’s top returning high school special teams players heading into the 2026 football season by The Clarion-Ledger.
  The newspaper included Ray on its preseason watch list featuring top special teams standouts from both the MHSAA and MAIS across the state.
  Ray converted 54 PATs and two field goals during the 2025 season, helping lead Kosciusko to the MHSAA Class 4A State Championship game.
  Fans can vote for who they believ
  
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• Appointment of Muslim judge in tiny Mississippi town brings social media attacks

  11-08-2026 22:02 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A municipal judge’s appointment in a small Mississippi Delta town has drawn social media backlash, from internet trolls and a few Mississippi politicians, because she is Muslim.But those who know Assma Ali, including a law professor, say the U.S. native is qualified and an upstanding member of Mississippi’s legal community.“We have people from out of state who just see a woman in a hijab and they say action must be taken. These attacks against Ms. Ali are about her religion,&r
  
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• Heat Advisory Now Statewide, Extended Through Friday

  11-08-2026 19:30 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY  shown in orange on map above
  EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple
  Dangerous heat stress is spreading east today and the National Weather Service has now posted a heat advisory covering the entire state which will be in effect through Friday .  Heat index readings could climb as high as 110  degrees in some areas but they’ll probably be a little lower around here—106 is forecast in Durant today.
  An extreme heat warning has been posted for a small part of
  
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• Entire Local Area Under a Heat Advisory Tomorrow

  11-08-2026 19:30 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY for Wednesday shown in orange on map above
   
  Dangerous heat stress will be spreading east tomorrow and the National Weather Service is posting a heat advisory which covers all of this area.  Heat index readings could climb as high as 110 degrees between 11 am and 8 pm.The post Entire Local Area Under a Heat Advisory Tomorrow appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Entire Local Area Under a Heat Advisory Today

  11-08-2026 19:30 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY  shown in orange on map above
  EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple
  Dangerous heat stress will be spreading east today and the National Weather Service is posting a heat advisory which covers all of this area.  Heat index readings could climb as high as 110  degrees in some areas between 11 am and 8 pm but they’ll probably be a little lower around here—106 is forecast in Durant.
  An extreme heat warning has been posted for a small part of the Delta includin
  
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• Mississippi should set rules before data centers continue growing, Sen. Hillman Frazier says

  11-08-2026 19:12 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.  Mississippi has an opportunity before it. Across the country, states are competing to attract data centers and the investment they promise.New jobs, new tax revenue and new technology are a
  
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