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• VIDEO STREAM – Hernando vs Kosciusko

  11-09-2026 20:00 via breezynews.com
  
   
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• Jackson police make first arrest in killing of Tasia Fortune, who was found hanging from a tree

  12-09-2026 00:46 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Jackson Police Department arrested a 51-year-old man on Friday in the killing of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman who in August was found hanging from a tree next to a vacant home in west Jackson. Jarques Ratliff was arrested after the medical examiner’s office classified Fortune’s death as a homicide on Thursday night and police then secured two search warrants, Chief RaShall Brackney said during a news conference Friday.Fortune’s family was immediately notif
  
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• 9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds

  12-09-2026 00:43 via mississippitoday.org
  
  WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll.A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended question about the most important historic occurrences in their lifetimes. That’s despite other momentous events that have happened since then, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the
  
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• Jackson sets budget after ‘scraping every couch cushion’ for firefighting money

  11-09-2026 22:59 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Jackson City Council adopted a budget Friday that is nearly 20% smaller than last year’s after confronting the reality that the city lacks the money to fully fund some public safety services. The council voted 5-1 in favor of the $337-million budget for the budget year that begins Oct. 1, including a $113 million general fund that will mostly be spent on services such as police, firefighting and public works. Jacskon City Councilmember Montyne “Tina” Clay of Ward
  
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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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• Embattled charter school in Canton remains in limbo

  11-09-2026 18:48 via mississippitoday.org
  
  SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy seemed poised to close four months ago. At a hearing in May, an attorney for the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board had built a case detailing severe fiscal mismanagement by school executives. Discussions at several previous board meetings had also exposed serious problems, such as overprojecting enrollment and other questionable business practices. The issues could cost the school its charter.But the board couldn’t just act on that i
  
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• More DUI and Drug Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba

  11-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  MARTIN C BAKER, 29, of West, No Driver’s License, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoids, Careless Driving, PPD.  Bond $500, N/A, $800, $500.
   AMANDA BROWN, 58, of Meridian, Contempt of Court, NCSO.  Bond $0.
   JAMES D CARTER, 40, of Carthage, DUI – 1st, Expired Tag, Possession of Marijuana, MHP.  Bond $1,500, $400, $1,000.
   SHAMARIOUS DEON COLEMAN, 51, of DeKalb, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.
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• Two women accuse former Mississippi counselor of sexual attacks

  11-09-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  One woman in Hattiesburg and another in Louisiana have reported to law enforcement that former Mississippi counselor Wade Wicht sexually assaulted them, records show.In July, Wicht’s former patient, Kimberly Cuellar, filed her complaint with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, accusing him of raping her at her family’s home in Louisiana in 2023. She previously told Mississippi Today about the alleged assault.On Tuesday, one of Wicht’s former co-workers filed a sworn s
  
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• Ethel High School Sets Main Street Homecoming Parade for Sept. 17

  11-09-2026 12:05 via breezynews.com
  
  Ethel High School will host its annual Homecoming Parade on Main Street Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
  The event will feature floats, student groups, and community displays along the downtown route. Organizers invite all local residents and alumni to attend and support the Tigers.
  Homecoming activities will continue Friday, Sept. 18, with pre-game festivities beginning at 6:00 p.m. before the Tigers face Greenville Christian.
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• 25 Years Later: Remembering September 11, 2001

  11-09-2026 03:00 via breezynews.com
  
  Mrs. Stone’s 6th grade math class at Edinburg Attendance Center. That’s where I was when I heard about the 9/11 attacks. Where were you?
  Today marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that claimed thousands of lives and forever changed the United States of America.
  On that morning, four commercial airplanes were hijacked. Two were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York, and another struck the Pentagon in Virginia. A fourth plane crashed in a field
  
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• Cyberattack disrupts Mississippi student financial aid processing 

  11-09-2026 01:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid is temporarily unable to process student applications and payments after a cyberattack on Monday. It’s unclear when that issue will be resolved. The cyberattack struck the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning offices, which include the student financial aid office. The attack affected the student financial office the most, agency spokesman John Sewell confirmed Thursday, but he did not provide details about the broader impact.&nb
  
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• Cyberattack disrupts Mississippi student financial aid application processing 

  11-09-2026 01:39 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid is temporarily unable to process student applications and payments after a cyberattack on Monday. It’s unclear when that issue will be resolved. The cyberattack struck the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning offices, which include the student financial aid office. The attack affected the student financial office the most, agency spokesman John Sewell confirmed Thursday, but he did not provide details about the broader impact.&nb
  
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• Holmes Bulldogs Fall to Hinds Eagles 21-7

  11-09-2026 00:40 via breezynews.com
  
  The Holmes Community College Bulldogs traveled to Raymond tonight to play the Eagles of Hinds Community College. The Eagles put the first points on the scoreboard and had a 7 point lead going into the 2nd quarter. The game was delayed early in the 2nd quarter due to lightning and rain in the area. When the game restarted, the Bulldogs scored to tie the game at 7-7. In the second half, the Eagles scored twice in the 3rd quarter to take a 21-7 lead into the final quarter. Neither team was able to
  
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• As data centers expand, advocates call for regulations on lights

  10-09-2026 21:53 via mississippitoday.org
  
  When it comes to data centers, Vayujeet Gokhale has but one ask.“If you are going to have lights on at night, then let’s do it in a responsible way,” he said.Gokhale is a physics professor at Truman State University and a board member for DarkSky Missouri — the state chapter for an international nonprofit aimed at reducing artificial lighting at night. The broader organization has taken a similar stance.Gokhale acknowledges his cause might not be the first or second prio
  
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• Minor Wreck Wednesday Afternoon in Attala

  10-09-2026 19:02 via breezynews.com
  
  First responders were called to the site of a crash on Attala Rd. 1154 around 2:30 PM on Wednesday afternoon.
  A car had veered off the road into a ditch. The driver suffered only minor injuries and refused to be transported by EMS.
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• Hinds County jail officials deny he was beaten. In a lawsuit, former inmate says he was left unable to walk or talk

  10-09-2026 19:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Deonte Shaw remembers the late October day he arrived at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond. He remembers working in the kitchen, spending time with his cell mate and the white sheet that separated their cell from the crowded jail pod. What Shaw doesn’t remember is the beating. Denote Shaw wipes his eyes on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Jackson, as he listens to his partner recount how he suffered a traumatic brain injury at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond.Cred
  
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• Minor Woods Fire Thursday Afternoon in Attala

  10-09-2026 18:27 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Fire Department received a call around 1:00 PM Thursday regarding a woods fire in the yard of a residence on Attala Rd. 5217 near Ethel.
  The flames covered roughly half an acre and was spreading into the woods.
  Reportedly, no structures were threatened by the blaze.
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• Minor Fires Thursday Afternoon in Attala

  10-09-2026 18:27 via breezynews.com
  
  The Attala County Fire Department received a call around 1:00 PM Thursday regarding a woods fire in the yard of a residence on Attala Rd. 5217 near Ethel.
  The fire was started unintentionally and covered roughly a quarter of an acre, spreading into the woods. Reportedly, no structures were threatened by the blaze.
  Later at about 2:30, the ACFD was called to a fire on Attala Rd. 5041. Upon arriving on scene, they found a flame spreading through a field and into the woods.
  Forestry was later reque
  
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• DUIs, Domestic, and Disorderly Arrests in Carthage and Leake County

  10-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  RAUL P ALVAREZ, 38, of Nacodoches, TX, Hold – Detainer CPD, Possession of Marijuana, Hold for Another State, CPD.  Bond N/A, $674.25, N/A.
   KEVIN D BROWN, 46, of Carthage, Sentenced, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   JAMARION K COOK, 29, of Carthage, Felony Bench Warrant – Leake County Circuit Court, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, LCSO.  Bond N/A, $5,000.
   LARRY DAVIS, 67, of Walnut Grove, Domestic Violence, LCSO.  Bond $0.
   CHARLES L GILMORE, 86
  
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• Proposed changes could gut Head Start, but Mississippi’s early education programs protect some children

  10-09-2026 13:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Trump administration wants to slash federal regulations for Head Start, an anti-poverty program that has long been considered a gold standard in early childhood education. Advocates say it could drastically impact about 18,000 children served by the program in Mississippi, while researchers say that Mississippi’s state-funded, high-quality early education programs protect some Head Start centers from the changes.Among the biggest proposed changes are removing the regulatory requiremen
  
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• Farm Bureau Coaches Show – September 10, 2026

  10-09-2026 09:30 via breezynews.com
  
  On this week’s episode of the Farm Bureau Coaches Show – Kosciusko Whippets head football coach Casey Orr recaps the game against Florence, highlights this week’s Player of the Game CJ Sandifer, and discusses Friday night’s game against Hernando. 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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• Lexington alderman found guilty of harassment at retrial

  10-09-2026 01:53 via mississippitoday.org
  
  LEXINGTON — A Lexington alderman denied Wednesday, at a retrial of several bench trials he claimed he missed last month because he wasn’t properly served, a litany of harassment, stalking and assault accusations three city employees made against him.In the end, Charles Earl Simmons was found guilty again but only of one charge.Justice Court Judge Abraham Gates upheld his Aug. 5 guilty verdict on harassment and stalking claims Lexington Deputy Clerk Brenda Powell made against Simmons
  
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• Lexington alderman found guilty of harassment and stalking at retrial

  10-09-2026 01:53 via mississippitoday.org
  
  LEXINGTON — A Lexington alderman denied Wednesday, at a retrial of several bench trials he claimed he missed last month because he wasn’t properly served, a litany of harassment, stalking and assault accusations three city employees made against him.In the end, Charles Earl Simmons was found guilty again but only of one charge.Justice Court Judge Abraham Gates upheld his Aug. 5 guilty verdict on harassment and stalking claims Lexington Deputy Clerk Brenda Powell made against Simmons
  
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• US appeals court considers effort to restrict the most common abortion method

  09-09-2026 23:12 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to decide the issue.The case before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is one of three making its way through the courts as abortion opponents try to block providers in state
  
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• Police Chief calls Tasia Fortune’s death a homicide but says investigators are still awaiting autopsy report

  09-09-2026 22:12 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The Jackson Police Department is investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman found hanging from a tree in west Jackson last month as a homicide, Chief RaShall Brackney told the City Council during its Tuesday meeting.Brackney said an autopsy on the woman, Tasia Fortune, was completed four weeks ago.“To date, we have not received the outcomes of that autopsy,” Brackney told Jackson City Council members. “However, the Jackson Police Department has been investigating
  
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• Local Governments Get Funds for Fire Protection

  09-09-2026 19:40 via breezynews.com
  
  Local counties and municipalities are receiving money from the state to help train and equip their firefighters.   The Fire Rebate Fund is financed with taxes paid on fire insurance policies.  The allocations are based partly on population.   In this area, Neshoba County is getting more than $162,000, Leake County about $127,000, Winston County more than $99,000, Attala County almost $93,000, Holmes County about $85,000, Carroll County about $81,000, Choctaw County over
  
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• Woods Fire Sparks in Attala Tuesday Evening

  09-09-2026 19:05 via breezynews.com
  
  Around 5:45 PM on Tuesday, the Attala County Fire Department was dispatched to a woods fire on Attala Rd. 1102.
  ACFD Chief Tim Cox says a downed power line along a utility right-of-way was to blame for the blaze.
  The Forestry Commission was called to secure a lane around the fire, and less than 1 acre burned.
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• Crooked Letter Sports: First football weekend, first takes.

  09-09-2026 16:34 via mississippitoday.org
  
  By and large, Mississippi’s college football teams had a successful first weekend and the Clevelands break it down game by game, with some high school football on the side.
  
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• Receiver in charge of turning around Jackson’s water system now says city should sell it

  09-09-2026 15:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  A recent financial plan from JXN Water, the court-appointed receiver in charge of rebuilding the capital city’s water and sewer infrastructure, is now proposing Jackson sell the systems altogether. The idea comes amid the utility’s call for yet another set of rate increases. In February, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate, who is overseeing the receivership, greenlit a 12% rate increase after a drawn-out debate. Through court hearings that spanned nearly a year, JXN Water
  
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• Child Neglect, Drugs, DUIs, and Domestic Violence in Philadelphia and Neshoba Arrests

  09-09-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  LASHONDA QUINTE ADAIR, 47, of Gadsden, AL, Indictment, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance, NCSO.  Bond $10,000, $600, $0.
   KAYLA DELANNA BRAY, 21, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, MHP.  Bond $1,500.
   MICHELE D BUTLER, 56, of Philadelphia, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, PPD.  Bond $500.
   BREANA L CLARK, 30, of Philadelphia, Bench Warrant – Philadelphia Municipal Court, PPD.  Bond N/A.
   DENISE LEANN DENSON, 22
  
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