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• Struggling Canton school loses its charter

  26-10-2026 22:09 via Mississippi Today
  
  SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy has lost its charter and must halt instruction by the end of the year — a first-time penalty for a Mississippi charter school.  The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board voted unanimously on Monday to revoke the Canton school’s charter. Two board members, Candace Robbins and Marcy Scoggins, were absent. While other charter schools have been cited for breaking federal education law and violating the terms of their contract, no other school ha
  
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• Jackson lawyers lack consensus on next Hinds DA, campaign finance reports show

  29-10-2026 23:23 via Mississippi Today
  
  Jackson lawyers are split on who should be the next Hinds County district attorney, according to an analysis of campaign finance reports from four of the five candidates in next Tuesday’s special election.Gwen Agho, Greta Mack Harris, Marvin Sanders and Wendy Wilson White filed their reports by this week’s Tuesday deadline. A fifth candidate, Darla Palmer, had not submitted her campaign finance report by close of business Thursday.State law requires candidates file pre-election campaign fin
  
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• Holmes Bulldogs Drop Season Finale 28-24

  29-10-2026 22:20 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  The Holmes Community College Bulldogs traveled to Bonneville tonight to play the Tigers of Northeast Mississippi Community College for the final football game of the 2026 season. The teams were tied 7-7 at the end of the opening quarter and tied at 14-14 at halftime. In the second half, the Bulldogs took a 3 point lead on a field goal with seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter. Holmes would add another touchdown early in the 4th quarter to increase their lead to 10 points, 24-14. The Tigers score
  
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• ‘No-hire, no-fire’ flat labor market continues. Is a Jackson casino possible?: Mississippi Marketplace

  29-10-2026 21:00 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Mississippi’s unemployment rate dropped only slightly in September, from 3.4% to 3.3%, the lowest since July 2024 when it was 3.1.%.
  The unemployment rate has decreased slightly over the last several months after remaining around 3.8% for almost a year. September 2026
  
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• After 65 years, Freedom Riders finally complete their journey to New Orleans

  29-10-2026 19:23 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Multiple generations of Black civil rights activists met at Xavier University on Wednesday (Oct. 28) to honor a group of Freedom Riders after they finally completed a disrupted bus journey from Washington D.C. to New Orleans 65 years after the original trip was halted.Th
  
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• Friends’ Snapchat messages surged with worries about Nolan Wells

  29-10-2026 16:05 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Over 200 pages of Snapchat messages pulled from the cellphone of Nolan Xavier Wells have only fueled questions surrounding what led to his death on Horn Island. The forensic phone extraction by Garrett Discovery covers messages sent within nearly 30 group chats between
  
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• U.S. Capitol Flag Presented to Attala County Veterans Home

  29-10-2026 13:07 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  An American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol was recently presented to the MS State Veterans Home.
  Terry Culpepper, owner of Culpepper Funeral Home, retired Lt. Col. James Culpepper, and Chaplain Jackson Gilmore presented the flag to Tadé Ward, administrator of the MS State Veterans Home.
  The flag was given to the veterans home as a symbol of patriotism and a tribute to the men and women who have served our country.The post U.S. Capitol Flag Presented to Attala County Veterans Home appeared
  
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• Shoplifting, Felony Embezzlement, Felony and Other DUI Arrests in Carthage and Leake County

  29-10-2026 13:00 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  CHARLES R BARNETT, 49, of Brandon, DUI – 1st, No Insurance, LCSO.  Bond $1,500, $500.
   FREDERICK D FORD, 40, of Carthage, No Insurance, DUI – 1st, Open Container, Speeding, CPD.  Bond $438, $1,351, $389.25, $248.
   GARRETT C MARTIN, 24, of Carthage, Felony DUI, Failure to Give Signal, No Insurance, Improper Equipment X 2, No Tag, LCSO.  Bond $5,000, $100, $500, $100 X 2, $200.
   CAMRON L NASH, 19, of Carthage, Possession of Marijuana, Felony Embezzlement, CPD.  Bond $424.25, $25,000.
   
  
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• The false promise of consolidation in West Bolivar schools: ‘It takes a toll’

  29-10-2026 12:01 via Mississippi Today
  
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  SHAW — Cassandra Phillips hates to see the old Ray Brooks School building rotting off Highway 1. To local lawmakers and residents, it was the best maintained public schoolhouse in Bolivar County. The one structure connected to a gymnasium with a vaulted ceiling and gl
  
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• Long Creek Elementary Celebrates Principal Dr. Shanika Hickmon During National Principals Month

  29-10-2026 11:51 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  In recognition of National Principals Month, Long Creek Elementary School proudly celebrates and thanks Dr. Shanika Hickmon for her outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to the success of her students and staff.
  Dr. Hickmon’s leadership helps foster a positive learning environment where students are encouraged to learn and grow, teachers are supported, and excellence remains a priority. Her dedication to the school community reflects her passion for education and her desire to see
  
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• Farm Bureau Coaches Show – October 29, 2026

  29-10-2026 08:35 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  On this week’s episode of the Farm Bureau Coaches Show – Kosciusko Whippets head football coach Casey Orr recaps the game against Yazoo City, highlights this week’s Players of the Game, and discusses Friday night’s game against Elzy. 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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• Big Drop in Flu Rate in Local Health District

  29-10-2026 06:35 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  Not much change in Mississippi’s flu rate.  The percentage of patients seeing their doctors with flu-like illnesses remained below 2 per cent for the week ending October 17.   That’s about the same as it was this time last year.  The big difference was in the public health district which includes Attala, Holmes, Carroll and Montgomery counties along with much of the Delta.  There, the flu rate has dropped by more than half, now at 4 per cent compared to almost 10 per cent a week earlier
  
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• Gulfport moves forward with $54M road project amid environmental concerns

  28-10-2026 22:00 via Mississippi Today
  
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  GULFPORT — Gulfport plans to break ground this month on a $54 million road project that would give drivers another way across Interstate 10. City officials say it would improve traffic flow and emergency access, while environmental advocates raise concerns about wetlan
  
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• Jackson business leaders urged to base data center opinions ‘on the facts’

  28-10-2026 20:43 via Mississippi Today
  
  Economic development officials on Wednesday urged Jackson business leaders to craft informed opinions about data centers and consider their impact on Mississippi’s infrastructure, economy and communities.“You are entitled to all of your own opinions,” said Jeff Rent, president and CEO of the Greater Jackson Partnership, which organized the panel, “We are a nation of varying opinions. But I hope you will learn something today and base your opinion of data centers on the facts.”Data cen
  
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• How MVSU lost and regained a star basketball recruit from ICE detention

  28-10-2026 20:08 via Mississippi Today
  
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  International student Qingfang Pang had barely touched down on his new campus in Itta Bena last month when he learned his expired visa could thwart his hopes of finally breaking into the highest ranks of college basketball, according to his new school, Mississippi Valley
  
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• Former President Bill Clinton to campaign in Mississippi for Scott Colom

  28-10-2026 20:00 via Mississippi Today
  
  This story will be updated as more information becomes available.Former President Bill Clinton will campaign in Tupelo on Friday for Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, the Colom campaign told Mississippi Today.The former Democratic president’s trip to Mississippi will be the latest in a string of appearances by national figures hoping to turn out voters in the state’s heated Senate race between Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. President Donald Trump and former Vice Presiden
  
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• Aggravated Assault and DUI Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  28-10-2026 13:00 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  LEONA BELL, 46, of Philadelphia, Failure to Appear, Probation Violation, NCSO.  Bone $0, $0.
   DALE L CHICKAWAY, 51, of Meridian, Public Drunk, PPD.  Bond $500.
   REGINALD CORNELIUS GLENN, 40, of Macon, No License Tag, No Insurance, Possession of Marijuana, DUI – Other Substance, NCSO.  Bond $300, $800, $800, $1,500.
   ROBERT HICKMAN, 39, of Philadelphia, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Controlled Substance, NCSO.  Bond $30,000, $800.
   KEVIN JONES, 42, of Terry, DUI – 1st, PPD.  Bo
  
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• Starkville’s district consolidation is called the state’s most successful. County residents feel differently

  28-10-2026 12:01 via Mississippi Today
  
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  STARKVILLE — In marbled rooms at the State Capitol, conversations about school consolidation often lead to Oktibbeha County. Many state leaders consider the 2015 consolidation of the Starkville city public schools and Oktibbeha County schools a success story. That’
  
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• Early Morning Barn Fire in Attala Wednesday Morning

  28-10-2026 11:08 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  Several bales of hay being stored in a pole barn caught fire Wednesday morning on Hwy 35 S near Attala Rd. 1021.
  The Attala County Fire Department responded to the blaze at 5:14 a.m. and began wetting down the bales of hay, eventually extinguishing the flames.
  The cause of the fire may be from the hay going through a heat, a process where moisture and natural decomposition cause heat to build up inside the hay, causing the hay to self-ignite.
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• Audio: Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show – October 28, 2026

  28-10-2026 08:35 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  This week: On this episode of the Sunstar Insurance Coaches Show, Holmes Head Coach Marcus Wood joins recaps the game against MS Delta, spotlights Player of the Game Tyran Mosley, and previews the game against Northeast MS.
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• Kosciusko awaits Region 4-4A finale results to lock in playoff seed and 1st round home Game

  28-10-2026 05:00 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  As the regular season wraps up this week, the Kosciusko Whippets have their eyes set on the Class 4A state playoffs.
  Kosciusko finishes out the regular season with a non-district matchup against Elzy this Friday, meaning their work in Region 4-4A is already complete.
  Now, the Whippets simply wait on this week’s division results to officially lock in their seeding, hosting duties, and opening-round opponent.
  Kosciusko’s path in Region 4-4A is straightforward entering Friday night.
  A Louisvill
  
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• Pete Buttigieg calls for Mississippi to elect Scott Colom to US Senate, send ‘shockwaves’

  28-10-2026 03:51 via Mississippi Today
  
  BILOXI – Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday pleaded for Mississippi voters to “send shockwaves” by voting for Democratic nominee Scott Colom and rejecting Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith next week. Buttigieg was the latest national political figure to campaign in Mississippi in the homestretch before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The Senate race has also attracted a last-minute barrage of spending as Democrats see an opening and Republicans worry that reliabl
  
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• Southern Miss plans $25 million renovation and expansion of 42-year-old Pete Taylor baseball park

  27-10-2026 23:14 via Mississippi Today
  
  HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss on Tuesday announced a plan to renovate the 42-year-old home of its nationally renowned baseball program, the only Division I program in the U.S. to boast 10 straight 40-victory seasons and 10 straight NCAA Tournament bids.The school plans to raise approximately $25 million through private and corporate funding to complete a renovation and expansion of Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.“Pete Taylor Park represents so much of what makes Southern Miss baseball spe
  
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• Watch: How the fatal Senatobia shooting unfolded in 25 seconds

  27-10-2026 23:03 via Mississippi Today
  
  Julie Lee is a data reporter at Mississippi Today. Sarah Whites-Koditschek and Mukta Joshi are investigative reporters at Mississippi Today spending a year as New York Times Local Investigations fellows. They report for the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The New York Times.Reporters for Mississippi Today closely examined video footage and broke down key moments of the police confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Wa
  
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• Mississippi joins lawsuit claiming Dollar General overcharged customers

  27-10-2026 21:57 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Mississippi, the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states have sued Dollar General alleging the company repeatedly overcharged customers across the country.The lawsuit claims that the prices customers see on items on shelves and in advertisements are not what gets ru
  
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• Mississippi State expands housing for upperclassmen

  27-10-2026 20:59 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Upperclassmen at Mississippi State University will have more on-campus housing options after state higher education officials approved a $63.9 million dormitory expansion that would add 527 beds in two years.  The expansion would increase the College View housing capac
  
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• ‘Stop asking Jewish voters to sacrifice our values’ in midterm election, leaders urge

  27-10-2026 19:20 via Mississippi Today
  
  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful ideas to be shared 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.   During a recent appearance before the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel offered a midterm election roadmap for Jewish voters. “We have a moral imperative to place the needs o
  
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• Asthma mortality rates in Jackson reach highest level in three years

  27-10-2026 18:00 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Jackson is among the most challenging cities in the United States if you’re living with asthma and has some of the highest rates of asthma-related deaths, says a 2026 report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.Among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in t
  
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• Over 56,000 absentee ballots cast so far in Mississippi midterm election

  27-10-2026 15:00 via Mississippi Today
  
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  Mississippi voters have returned more than twice as many absentee ballots as they had done at this point in the 2022 midterms.But there was no Senate race on the ballot in 2022, and the numbers remain below the last presidential race.As of Monday, circuit clerks’ offic
  
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• Ethel, McAdams face high-stakes playoff race in regular season finales

  27-10-2026 13:22 via BreezyNews.com – Kosciusko News 24/7
  
  High school football fans in Attala County are in for a wild finish this week, as both the Ethel Tigers and McAdams Bulldogs head into their regular-season finales with playoff berths on the line.
  Region 5-1A is wide open, with seeding possibilities for local teams ranging from a division title down to complex tiebreakers.
  For the Ethel Tigers, victory Thursday night against Sebastopol is the simplest path to glory. A win over Sebastopol coupled with a Nanih Waiya win over McAdams seals the Regi
  
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