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• Redistricting hearing turns tense in US Rep. Bennie Thompson’s backyard

  02-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  CLEVELAND – Most Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first public hearing on redistricting in the Delta criticized what they saw as a Republican push for power at the expense of Black representation, while some others said they support swift action to redraw electoral maps. Tuesday’s hearing was the third in a slate of public hearings intended for Mississippians to share their views on redistricting with a Republican-dominated joint House and Senate committee. It
  
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• Murder, Breaking and Entering, and Disorderly Conduct Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba

  02-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  JA’PATRICK DESHUN BANKS, 24, of Cruger, DUI – 1st, MHP.  Bond $1,500.
   DE’UNDRA DE’SHUN BOYD, 19, of Philadelphia, Indictment, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   CARL WESTERN CLEVELAND, 51, of Union, Indictment, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   ASHTON G EDWARDS, 25, of Philadelphia, Contempt of Court – Philadelphia Municipal Court, Hold – Detainer for PPD, PPD.  Bond N/A, $0.
   CLIFTON HICKMAN, 57, of Philadelphia, Failure to Appear, NCSO.  Bond $0.
  
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• Day Three of Bryan Weaver Murder Trial Underway

  02-09-2026 12:54 via breezynews.com
  
  Wednesday September 2, 202610:45 a.m.
  Day three of the Bryan Weaver murder trial is underway at the Attala County Courthouse.
  Meagan Weaver, the daughter of Bryan and Tracy Weaver, took the stand Wednesday morning. She was questioned by attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense.
  Court is currently taking a brief recess. Testimony will continue when proceedings resume.
  Breezy News will provide additional updates as the trial continues.
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• City of Kosciusko to Close Parking Lot Friday for Make-A-Wish Event and Mini-Parade

  02-09-2026 11:11 via breezynews.com
  
  The City of Kosciusko will close half of the parking lot behind Ivey Mechanical near the Historic Court Square this Friday for a special community Make-A-Wish celebration.
  To accommodate setup and breakdown, the parking lot closure will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The main event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will feature jump houses, hot dogs, and hamburgers.
  The celebration honors a 4-year-old wish recipient who loves big red trucks and fire trucks. To cap off the festivit
  
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• Minute with the Mayor – September 2, 2026

  02-09-2026 11:00 via breezynews.com
  
  This week on Minute with the Mayor: Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle discusses the new FY27 tax levies, updates to the city’s special events ordinance, progress on The Strand Theater, street closures for a local Make-A-Wish celebration, and a look ahead at the fall community event schedule following this week’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
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• MS Gas Prices Up, Leake the Lowest

  02-09-2026 10:50 via breezynews.com
  
  The price of gas in Mississippi has jumped an average of almost six cents in the last two days.  AAA says the statewide average is now at $3.69, the highest it’s been since the middle of June.  Despite the increase, the auto club says only two states—Indiana and Texas—have a lower average price.
  And if you’re looking to save on a tank of gas, the average price countywide in Leake County is the lowest in Mississippi at $3.50.   According to GasBuddy.com
  
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• Heat Advisory for Local Area Today

  02-09-2026 10:40 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  The entire local area– and much of Mississippi– will be under a heat advisory today as temperatures climb into the upper 90s this afternoon with a heat index around 105.  The National Weather Service says, even though September is here, it’ll feel like July or August in Mississippi for at least the next couple of weeks.  Fall begins Sept. 22 and typically, the first significant cold front of the season arrives toward t
  
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• Heat Advisory for Local Area Again Tomorrow

  02-09-2026 10:40 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  The entire local area– and much of Mississippi– will be under a heat advisory today as temperatures climb into the upper 90s this afternoon with a heat index around 105.  And a heat advisory has been posted for Thursday as well.   The National Weather Service says, even though September is here, it’ll feel like July or August in Mississippi for at least the next couple of weeks.  Fall begins Sept. 22 and typi
  
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• Helping Hands rummage sale set for Saturday

  02-09-2026 09:49 via breezynews.com
  
  Local bargain hunters will have a chance to hunt for unique treasures while supporting a good cause this weekend.
  Helping Hands Ministry is opening its doors for a large-scale rummage sale on Saturday, Sept. 5, running from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Ministry Building.
  Shoppers can expect a wide variety of discounted goods, including clothing, furniture, books, bedding, and household knick-knacks. Organizers encourage community members to arrive early for the best selection, noting that all p
  
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• Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – September 2, 2026

  02-09-2026 09:30 via breezynews.com
  
  This week: On this episode of the Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show, Holmes Head Coach Marcus Wood joins recaps the 372-yard passing performance from freshman QB George Wilcox, spotlights Player of the Game Eddie Holly, and detailswhat the Bulldogs have to clean up to defend home turf against Co-Lin tonightThe post Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – September 2, 2026 appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Besieged for sending racist text messages, Senatobia police chief is fired by city leadership

  02-09-2026 03:16 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Leaders of the northern Mississippi city of Senatobia fired their embattled police chief late Tuesday, days after Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times reported that he had routinely used degrading language and racist slurs against Black people in his text messages.Chief Harold Vanderford, known as Hal, had submitted a resignation letter earlier in the day, but the city’s Board of Aldermen voted to reject it and moved to terminate him instead. Vanderford’s depar
  
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• Hezekiah Watkins gets birthday wishes at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

  01-09-2026 23:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
  At age 79, civil rights veteran Hezekiah Watkins would do it all over again.As a teenager, Watkins became the youngest of the Freedom Riders, an interracial group of activists who challenged racial segregation on interstate buses and bus facilities in the South. He celebrated his birthday at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Tuesday. A crowd of visitors and staff from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History gathered in the center gallery. Under the glow of the museum’
  
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• Trial dates set for those accused of making threats in Nolan Wells’ case

  01-09-2026 22:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two people from out of state accused of threatening to kill or hurt witnesses in the Nolan Wells death investigation appeared in federal court in Mississippi this week.California resident Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce and Illinois resident Edward James Porter were indicted Monday and are scheduled to stand trial this fall in Gulfport. Both are charged with a felony that has a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. Both pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors h
  
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• Trial dates set for those accused of making threats in investigation of Nolan Wells’ death

  01-09-2026 22:07 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two people from out of state accused of threatening to kill or hurt witnesses in the Nolan Wells death investigation appeared in federal court in Mississippi this week.California resident Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce and Illinois resident Edward James Porter were indicted Monday and are scheduled to stand trial this fall in Gulfport. Both are charged with a felony that has a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. Both pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors h
  
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• PSC commissioner pushes SNAP-for-water bills idea even after colleagues reject it

  01-09-2026 21:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The lone Democrat on the Mississippi Public Service Commission is looking to spur momentum for allowing SNAP benefits to go toward water utility bills. But the other two members of the PSC, both Republicans, rejected during a meeting Tuesday a resolution to support a change to state policy that he said would be the first of its kind.Central District Public Service Commissioner De’Keither Stamps, who announced the initiative over the weekend, said he will continue to advocate for the idea,
  
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• Massive fire causes evacuation of Laurel’s Howard Industries

  01-09-2026 21:02 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A massive fire broke out at Howard Industries in Laurel on Monday, forcing employees to evacuate.According to a press release from the city of Laurel, the fire began at an outdoor paint booth and spread to adjacent equipment, causing multiple fires at once.The Laurel Fire Department was the first on the scene. Laurel firefighters received help from multiple city and county fire departments, including the Ellisville and Collins departments, according to the news release. No information
  
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• Big-time money is sapping the joy from college sports, even from the start of football season

  01-09-2026 20:54 via mississippitoday.org
  
  College sports has gone so far off the rails I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.I prefer to laugh – and I do, each time a coach, athletic director or president at a power conference school talks about their “student-athletes” as if they are anything other than sports mercenaries.Rick ClevelandEven when a school or a conference tries to draw a line in the sand – as the Southeastern Conference has tried to do with LSU signing football players right out of NFL camps
  
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• Extreme temperatures are raising heat index in un-air conditioned prison units

  01-09-2026 20:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Amid temperatures that’s hit triple digits, many people who are incarcerated at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution are without air conditioning – heat relief the Department of Corrections has added to other prisons in recent years. Since mid June, outdoor temperatures in Leakesville, where the 3,082-bed facility is located, remained above 80 degrees – often reaching the 90s and even  into the 100s. With humidity and the prison’s metal and steel cons
  
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• Sean Tindell vows to put public safety first, go after corruption if elected AG

  01-09-2026 19:10 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell has been overseeing the state Highway Patrol, Bureaus of investigations and narcotics, Capitol Police, drivers services, forensic lab and medical examiners, and many other law-enforcement divisions. Before that he was a state Court of Appeals Judge, state senator and a prosecutor on the Coast. He said his experience has prepared him to serve as the next state attorney general.
  
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• Arrest Made in Shooting Last Thursday Evening in Attala

  01-09-2026 17:53 via breezynews.com
  
  Last Thursday Evening, the Attala County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shooting on Attala Rd 2207.
  Deputies responded and discovered a male lying in the roadway with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital and found not to be fatally wounded.
  Mary Fox was and charged with aggravated assault. she is currently being held at Leake County Correctional Facility with a bond set at $150k
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• Federal appeals court weighs Mississippi DEI ban. AG wants judge replaced after use of AI for flawed order

  01-09-2026 17:36 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Attorneys argued in a federal appeals court on Monday whether a state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi public schools and universities should be enforced and whether a new lower-court judge should oversee the case. Attorneys for a group of students, parents and educators believe the law violates their First Amendment rights, while Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office contends state government has the right to regulate educational
  
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• Sen. Younger: Railroad merger is bad for Mississippi and bad for America

  01-09-2026 16:21 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.    A proposed railroad merger between the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would concentrate an unprecedented share of U.S. freight rail into a single system — and Mississippi&r
  
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• Keeping cool saves lives yearly, including in Mississippi. But experts say it’s at a cost of worsening global warming

  01-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say.As the world warms, air conditioning is needed and being used more than ever. Heat waves are striking nearly every continent and United Nations officials estimate that about half a million people die a year from heat. A study in Nature Health reported Monday that air conditioning saved nearly 58,000 li
  
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• Day Two of the Bryan Weaver Murder Trial

  01-09-2026 11:28 via breezynews.com
  
  Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 9:20 a.m.Jurors have been selected and opening statements are set to begin soon in the trial of Bryan Weaver.
  Weaver is charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 death of his then-wife, Tracy Weaver.
  Breezy News is covering the court proceedings and will provide updates as the trial progresses
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• Carmack Town Hall to address chronic Attala County power outages

  01-09-2026 10:30 via breezynews.com
  
  Local residents facing persistent power grid disruptions will soon have a chance to speak with top state and utility leaders.
  A public town hall meeting has been called for Monday, Sept 21, at 6:00 p.m. to tackle ongoing electrical issues and frequent power outages affecting Carmack and surrounding Attala County communities.
  The meeting will be held at the Carmack Community Center located at 24452 Highway 35 North.
  A panel of decision-makers will be on hand to answer questions and detail correct
  
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• Kosciusko’s Caiden Wade named Player of the Week; Roundtree and Sandifer also honored

  01-09-2026 09:32 via breezynews.com
  
  Kosciusko quarterback Caiden Wade has been named the MS Gridiron / Capital Sports MS Player of the Week following a dominant performance that led the Whippets to a 56-35 victory over Neshoba Central in Week 2.
  Wade led the Whippets high-powered offensive output for Kosciusko, accounting for six total touchdowns. Through the air, the senior completed 19 of 29 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. He was also dominant on the ground, rushing 10 times for 111 yards and adding another three scor
  
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• September Begins With More Summer Heat, Worse on Wednesday

  01-09-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  A heat advisory today includes Holmes and Carroll counties but will be expanded on Wednesday to cover the entire local area.     The heat index could climb as high as 109. 
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• September Begins With More Summer Heat

  01-09-2026 09:00 via breezynews.com
  
  HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
   
  A heat advisory today will include Holmes and Carroll counties.  It’ll be in effect from 11 this morning until 7 this evening.   The heat index this afternoon is expected to range from 105 to 110 in the advisory area which includes locations near and west of I-55.The post September Begins With More Summer Heat appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Two Found Dead in Carthage Trailer

  01-09-2026 08:54 via breezynews.com
  
  In Carthage, two people are dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.  In a Facebook post, the police department says officers were called to check on some people at a mobile home park Monday and found the bodies of two unidentified males.  Leake County Coroner Earl Adams says the carbon monoxide that killed them was the result of a generator which had been running inside the mobile home.
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• Here’s how we verified Senatobia Police Chief Vanderford’s racist text messages

  01-09-2026 02:56 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.Ten days ago, as our team at Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times reported on the Senatobia Police Department’s fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old boy, a source came forward to share texts they said had
  
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