Four Attala County bridges closed in recent weeks by federal inspectors remain closed, despite repairs having been completed on two of them.
StandUp Mississippi, a town hall meeting effort to address the opioid crisis in the state, visited Attala County last week.
The Kosciusko Police Department held an active shooter drill at Kosciusko High School Friday morning in an effort to keep officers, school leadership and students ready should a real-life situation arise at the school
Two Philadelphia juveniles, ages 16 and 17, were arrested Monday afternoon following the theft of two vehicles from that city and burglaries of Lawrence’s Grocery and a home on Attala Road 1107 earlier in the day.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Great American Clean-Up will be held here Saturday, April 21
Area residents are rallying around efforts to clean area roadsides of trash.
Kosciusko senior Thomas Brunt is among “the best of the best, the cream of the crop” in Mississippi high schools, according to Mississippi High School Activities Association executive director Don Hinton.
Ethel’s fast-pitch softball team wrapped up the Region 5-1A regular-season championship last week while also piling up three victories.
Blake Wilkinson tossed a complete game to help Ethel knock off French Camp Academy 3-2 last week, earning the Tigers a division split with the Panthers.
FCA had beaten the visiting Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday before Ethel regrouped and posted a 3-2 win on Thursday.
Life in the early years of Attala County and Kosciusko was remembered last Thursday night by local historians during a program at the Attala County Library, held in conjunction with National Library Week.
Hugh Lee Ballard, Jr. died in his home on April 20, 2018, in Ethel, MS. He was 78.
