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• The ballot is free. So why does voter suppression still exist in Mississippi, asks JSU student 

  11-09-2026 20:13 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 knows how to change clothes. We just have a habit of keeping the same problems underneath them. Poll taxes and literacy tests are forms of voter suppression we recognize immediate
  
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• Stone County re-entry program sees growing demand and waitlist

  26-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  STONE COUNTY — A re-entry program at the Stone County Correctional Facility has developed a waitlist as officials prepare to select participants for its next cohort. Twenty-two participants graduated from the Pathway Home 5 Re-entry Program last month. Warden John Moran said interest has grown as inmates have seen others complete the program and prepare for employment and life after incarceration.“What I do see now is that we have a larger waiting list,” Moran said. &ldqu
  
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• DUI, Trespassing, and Felony Possession Arrests in Carthage and Leake

  26-09-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  LEONARD J BURNS, 42, of Lena, Felony Indictment, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ, 45, of Carthage, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, Hold for ICE, CPD.  Bond $438, $438, N/A.
   JAMES S MCDONALD, 53, of Grenada, Seatbelt Violation, Revoked or Suspended Driver’s License, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, CPD.  Bond $72, $498, N/A.
   DAVID J PEREZ-GOMEZ, 33, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, Hold for ICE, Speeding, CPD.  Bond $438,
  
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• Jackson police link Tasia Fortune killing to drug dispute

  26-09-2026 00:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mother of four, was killed after a dispute over drugs and her body hung from a tree, a Jackson police detective testified Friday during a preliminary hearing for one of the men charged with murder in her death.Jackson Police Department Detective Samuel Dukes said the defendant, Jarques Ratliff, 51, was one of a group of people involved in the death of the woman, who was found hanging from a tree in west Jackson.Earlier this week, police arrested another man, Earnest
  
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• Whippets Defeat Gators under the Friday Night Lights

  26-09-2026 00:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The undefeated Kosciusko Whippets football team traveled to Ackerman Friday evening to play long-time rivals, the Choctaw County Chargers.
  The Chargers scored first with a touchdown late in the first quarter. The Whippets immediately answered with their own touchdown.  Adding another, the home team was up 13-7 first quarter.  With scoring on both sides, the half time score was 30-21, Kosciusko.
  The home team dominated the second half with a final of 58-27.
  LD McBride and Rowdy Rone wer
  
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• Whippets Defeat Chargers under the Friday Night Lights

  26-09-2026 00:09 via breezynews.com
  
  The undefeated Kosciusko Whippets football team traveled to Ackerman Friday evening to play long-time rivals, the Choctaw County Chargers.
  The Chargers scored first with a touchdown late in the first quarter. The Whippets immediately answered with their own touchdown.  Adding another, the home team was up 13-7 first quarter.  With scoring on both sides, the half time score was 30-21, Kosciusko.
  The Whippets dominated the second half with a final of 58-27.
  LD McBride and Rowdy Rone were
  
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• Mississippi attendance law brings new rules for student absences

  25-09-2026 22:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  As Mississippi public school districts update attendance policies under a new state law, some parents, educators and health care providers are questioning how the changes will affect students who miss school because of illness.Senate Bill 2103, which took effect July 1, requires public school districts to adopt locally tailored attendance policies by Nov. 1 as part of a statewide effort to reduce chronic absenteeism.The law generally allows students five excused absences per semester. For illne
  
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• Former Capitol Police officers testify in their manslaughter trial

  25-09-2026 21:25 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two former Capitol Police officers faced cross-examination Friday regarding their contention that they were forced to shoot a Jackson man in self-defense after he tried to run them over. Friday marked the third day of testimony in the manslaughter trial of Michael Rhinewalt and Steven Frederick Jr., who served on the crime suppression Flex Unit of the Capitol Police.Friday also marked the fourth anniversary of the day, Sept. 25, 2022, when officers fired into the Jeep Grand Cherokee of 25-
  
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• VIDEO STREAM – Kosciusko vs Choctaw County

  25-09-2026 20:00 via breezynews.com
  
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• Candidates for Hinds district attorney spar over corruption, dysfunction and jail crowding

  25-09-2026 19:23 via mississippitoday.org
  
  RAYMOND – Five candidates vying to become Hinds County district attorney pondered questions about corruption, managing public money, jail crowding and persistent case backlogs at their first forum ahead of a Nov. 3 special election. One question raised at Thursday’s forum summed up the enormous tasks that lie ahead to restore trust in the office after former DA Jody Owens pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge earlier this summer and resigned. Asked to describe a si
  
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• Sierra Club report: Clean energy fail to make the grade in Mississippi

  25-09-2026 19:17 via mississippitoday.org
  
  In a new report, Sierra Club takes aim at electric utilities across the United States for their slow transition to clean energy sources. The analysis included less than flattering grades for the state’s two investor-owned power companies, Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power.The marks — an “F” for Entergy and a “C” for Mississippi Power — came in the latest edition of the national environmental advocacy nonprofit’s “The Dirty Truth Repo
  
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• Sierra Club report: Clean energy efforts fail to make the grade in Mississippi

  25-09-2026 19:17 via mississippitoday.org
  
  In a new report, Sierra Club takes aim at electric utilities across the United States for their slow transition to clean energy sources. The analysis included less than flattering grades for the state’s two investor-owned power companies, Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power.The marks — an “F” for Entergy and a “C” for Mississippi Power — came in the latest edition of the national environmental advocacy nonprofit’s “The Dirty Truth Repo
  
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• US Rep. Trent Kelly running for top GOP spot on House Armed Services Committee 

  25-09-2026 17:12 via mississippitoday.org
  
  U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly, a Republican representing Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District in north Mississippi, hopes to become the highest-ranking GOP member on the House Armed Services Committee next year. Kelly, currently running for a seventh term, said in a statement to Mississippi Today that he’s focused on winning reelection in November. But if the district votes to send him back to Washington, he will run to be top Republican of the committee that has jurisdiction over
  
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• Priest to death row inmates urges Mississippi to repeal nitrogen as form of execution

  25-09-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  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 canread more about the section here.  I have watched two men killed with nitrogen. Both still haunt me.In late 2023, Kenneth Smith asked me to be his spiritual adviser. We spent weeks together before Alabama filled his lungs with nitrogen gas. Li
  
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• The governor awarded more than $104 million to improve rural healthcare in Mississippi. Where is the money going?

  25-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A handful of recipients accounted for a substantial share of the first round of federal awards to boost rural health in Mississippi, according to an analysis of funding conducted by Mississippi Today. Memorial Health System, based in Gulfport, received the largest share of funds — more than $15 million for 12 projects, while a consortium of hospitals in south central Mississippi received more than $13 million for seven projects. Together, the hospitals accounted for over a quarter of
  
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• Average Gas Price in MS Now at $4

  25-09-2026 07:01 via breezynews.com
  
  For the second time this year, gas is averaging $4 a gallon across Mississippi.   AAA says the statewide average price reached that mark this morning, up a penny since Thursday.  While the auto club’s average hasn’t been this high since May, gas prices in many areas have been well above $4 for some time now.
  In this part of central Mississippi, countywide averages range from $3.95 in Leake to $3.97 in Holmes and Montgomery, $4.05 in Neshoba and Winston, $4.07 in Chocta
  
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• Drug Manufacturing, Domestic Violence, and Evidence Tampering Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  25-09-2026 07:00 via breezynews.com
  
  TERRANCE BOLER, 61, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, PPD.  Bond $1,500.
   DOUGLAS I CLEMONS, 27, of Philadelphia, Public Drunk, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply with LEO, False ID, Resisting Arrest, PPD.  Bond $500, $500, $500, $500.
   DEBBIE ELLINGBURG, 55, of Philadelphia, Manufacturing a Controlled Substance, Tampering with Evidence, NCSO.  Bond $0, $0.
   MICHAEL GULLY, 56, of Philadelphia, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, PPD.  Bond $500.
  
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• Holmes Bulldogs Fall to MS Gulf Coast 28-24

  24-09-2026 23:42 via breezynews.com
  
  The Holmes Community College Bulldogs played the nationally ranked Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs from Gulfport tonight in Goodman in a non division matchup. Gulf Coast maintained a lead over the Holmes Bulldogs throughout the first half but were only down by 5 points to the 3rd ranked Gulf Coast dogs 21-16 at halftime. In the second half, both teams were held scoreless in the 3rd quarter, but the Holmes bulldogs scored early in the 4th quarter and got a 2 point conversion to
  
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• Senate candidate Scott Colom calls for temporary ban on data centers in Mississippi

  24-09-2026 23:22 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom on Thursday called for a temporary ban on new data centers in Mississippi. “The reality is, the consequences of data centers in Mississippi are already here. We’re seeing it in our power bills. We’re seeing it where we live. We’re seeing it where we pray,” Colom said at a press conference.Colom, who is challenging incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has a list of conditions that he would want met before proceeding
  
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• Jurors hear officers explain why they shot and killed a Jackson man

  24-09-2026 22:04 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Two Capitol Police officers who shot a 25-year-old Jackson man said in recorded statements played Thursday for a jury that they had no choice but to kill him in self-defense.Steven Frederick Jr. and Michael Lamar Rhinewalt told investigators that on Sept. 25, 2022, they stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee that matched the general description of a car suspected in auto burglaries after the Cherokee ran two red lights.After their unmarked police car boxed in the Cherokee driven by Jaylen Lewis, he ramm
  
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• Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom

  24-09-2026 21:51 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.The warning Tuesday came despite no “confirmed information” that kratom contributed to either death, Lafayette County Metro Narcotics said in a news release. The students were found Monday afternoon in different locations, one on campus and the other off campus, a university spokesperson said.The
  
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• Nolan Wells’ autopsy and cellphone raise more questions about his death

  24-09-2026 21:10 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Attorneys for the family of Nolan Xavier Wells on Thursday released the state’s autopsy report and recovered information from his cellphone, raising more questions about what led to his death, including evidence of deleted messages and a lack of water in his lungs, airway and stomach. Digital forensic experts hired by Wells’ family examined his phone, including images, videos and social media apps to create a timeline providing more information about what led to his death on Ho
  
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• State college board pays $330,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over 2023 Jackson State presidential search 

  24-09-2026 21:05 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Mississippi’s college board paid $330,000 to Debra Mays-Jackson, a former Jackson State University administrator to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit that challenged the 2023 presidential search process and decisions trustees used to select former President Marcus Thompson. The college board did not admit any liability as part of the settlement, and Mays-Jackson, the former JSU vice president and chief of staff, agreed not to apply for another job at Jackson State or any other pub
  
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• 18-Wheeler Breaks in Half in Philadelphia

  24-09-2026 18:22 via breezynews.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, Miss.–Just after 1 Thursday afternoon an 18-wheeler trailer that was loaded with corn began to sag in the middle and then broke in half on Cora St.
  That meant Philadelphia Police andf first responders had a major traffic issue. Special equipment was brought in to deal with the truck and the mess.But they also had an investigation to conduct into why it happened and into the conduct of the driver. They were checking into whether that driver had the proper license to be driving
  
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• Mississippi Book Festival has grown from its beginning as a literary lawn party

  24-09-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The state’s capital is about to be buzzing with all things bookish, as readers and writers descend on downtown Jackson on Saturday for the 11th annual Mississippi Book Festival.Chris Kelly, who co-founded the JXN Book Club over the summer, is “beyond excited” for this weekend’s events. He and the club’s other co-founder, Kimar Cain, hosted the festival team at its first meeting in July and are eager to serve as unofficial event ambassadors.“It’s like be
  
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• Mississippi Today announces John Grisham as keynote speaker for its 10th anniversary celebration

  24-09-2026 16:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Internationally acclaimed author John Grisham will speak at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 7 in Jackson.Grisham will deliver the keynote address as the nonprofit newsroom marks a decade of mission-driven reporting and focuses on new ways to provide news coverage that serves communities across the state.The celebration is sold out. Tickets are still available for Mississippi Today’s second annual “All In on Mississippi” summit on Oct. 8 beginning
  
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• MS LIFT rolls out resources for rural families

  24-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  LEAKESVILLE — Mississippi LIFT is taking educational resources on the road as part of an effort to reach families in rural communities, including a recent stop in Greene County. More than half of Mississippi children under age 5 live in rural areas, according to MS LIFT’s 2025 Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan. The organization is working to expand access to resources in rural and low-resourced areas through its Resource and Referral Network, including mobile units. 
  
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• Mississippi colleges open food pantries to help students meet basic needs

  24-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  When University of Mississippi Medical Center administrators heard that some students were struggling to afford food and other necessities, they stepped up to help.They held a food drive in August to collect items for a pantry to benefit medical and nursing students. Then UMMC opened a food pantry on Sept. 1, offering groceries and personal care products such as shampoo, laundry detergent pods and toothpaste. “Every student’s financial situation is different,” said Jonath
  
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• Trump gives China’s Xi a warm welcome. But criticism is loud on Capitol Hill

  24-09-2026 12:58 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is getting a much chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House as lawmakers from both parties use the visit to denounce China’s actions on the world stage.Lawmakers have long found little downside to taking a hawkish tone on China, but the U.S.’s war with Iran has inflamed tensions as U.S. officials accuse China of propping up Iran’s economy and supplying its military with components and
  
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• Manufacturing a Controlled Substance, Domestic Violence, and Trespassing in Philadelphia and Neshoba County

  24-09-2026 12:00 via breezynews.com
  
  CONSTANCE BELL, 36, of Philadelphia, DUI – Test Refusal, Reckless Driving, Improper Lane Usage, NCSO.  Bond $1,500, $500, $300.
   PIERCE BREKEEN, 32, of Philadelphia, Hold for Investigations, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana, Manufacturing a Controlled Substance, NCSO.  Bond $0, $600, $800, $0.
   WILLIAM DAKODA DRAKE, 22, of Philadelphia, Drug Court Violation, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   JASON LEON GOODIN, 40, of Philadelphia, Probation Violation, NCSO.
  
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