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Scott Colom addresses the crowd during the 23rd annual Leflore County Democratic Executive Committee's Beans and Greens Dinner at the Andrew McQueen Jr. Civic Center on Oct. 8. The Associated Press declared Colom the winner over incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Associated Press projects Scott Colom to win Senate seat, Hyde-Smith concedes

Democrat Scott Colom has won a hard-fought U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, breaking Republicans’ dominance of statewide offices, ousting one . . .

Mississippi State Bulldogs Cruise to 2-0 After Victory Over Northwestern State

By Elijah Klepczyk Emmerich Newspapers Mississippi State men's basketball is off to a 2-0 start as it cruised past Northwestern . . .

Claude Richard “Ricky” Comfort

Claude Richard “Ricky” Comfort, 74, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at University of Mississippi Medical . . .

Ed Prep II and Health Science II students teach handwashing skills to kindergarteners

Kosciusko-Attala CTC Ed Prep II and Health Science II students partnered to teach kindergarten students at Kosciusko Lower Elementary about . . .

Thousands of affidavit ballots could decide Mississippi Senate race

With fewer than 2,000 votes separating Scott Colom and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, questions and concerns are emerging about a . . .

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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE NOTICE
Thu,11/12/26-7:33PM , 251 Reads
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE NOTICE
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2024, Justin R. Flynn and Lyndsey A. Flynn executed a
certain Deed of Trust to Jason M. White, as Trustee for Holmes County Bank, which Deed of
Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Attala County, Mississippi in Deed of
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A salute
By JOSEPH MCCAIN
Thu,11/12/26-7:20PM , 167 Reads
My father served in the military. So did my three oldest brothers. When Veterans Day comes around, I think first of them. Then I think of the other who could tell much the same story around their own kitchen tables.
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HELPING OTHERS
By LES FERGUSON, SR.
Thu,11/12/26-7:21PM , 191 Reads
I still owe you a couple of articles on the term “Beloved.” We will get back to that subject the next couple of weeks, Lord willing. Today I want to tell you what happened to me, my wife and a beloved older sister in Christ. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon.
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Williamson and Bounds represent Ethel at State Meet
By ELIJAH KLEPCZYK
Thu,11/12/26-7:22PM , 140 Reads
Ethel cross country had two individual runners qualify for the state this year in Kirkland Bounds for the boys and Jasmine Williamson for the girls.
Williamson met expectations in the state meet finishing 18th – only a minute behind the top finisher and almost setting a personal record for herself.
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Mississippi Poison Center director advises the use of naloxone in all overdoses, including kratom

“Naloxone has an extremely high bonding affinity, so it can out-compete most drugs for that receptor and it’s very potent. So there’s no reason to think it can’t reverse it,” says Mississippi Poison Center Director Dr. Michael Marlin