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Magnolia Mornings: November 5, 2026

Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion In Mississippi Former Jones . . .

Leaders owe the public accountability

Lately I’ve begun to wonder if Dana Gwin, my enduring political sparring opponent on the editorial pages of the Star . . .

Crews place gravel during full-depth reconstruction of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. A six-mile section between Mississippi Highways 19 and 12 in Attala County is scheduled to close Nov. 2 as work advances along the route.

Visitor’s center welcomes travelers from 41 states, seven countries as construction is underway

Visitors center welcomes travelers from 41 states, seven countries as construction is underway The Natchez Trace Visitors Center welcomed 748 . . .

James Kenneth “Hedge” Hedgepeth

James Kenneth “Hedge” Hedgepeth James Kenneth “Hedge” Hedgepeth, 82, passed away Monday, November 2, 2026, at his home in Louisville . . .

Opinion on the mid terms

Alan Simpson, the U.S Senator from Wyoming who died in 2025, once remarked: “I couldn’t have gotten into Harvard if . . .

Joseph McCain

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Trump the Traitor: Trump’s bargains betray America’s principles
By JOSEPH MCCAIN
Thu,11/05/26-11:07AM , 425 Reads
There are occasions when a nation must decide whether its principles are convictions or merely words reserved for speeches.
President Donald Trump’s bargain with Russia presents such an occasion.
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Kosciusko runners at the 4A cross country meet at Choctaw Trails. From Left: Dottie Dee, Marley Faulkner, Ezra Keaton, Allie Grace Gibson and Azaria Winters.

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Five Kosciusko runners compete at state cross country meet
By LAURENCE HILLIARD
Thu,11/05/26-11:23AM , 1,765 Reads
Five Kosciusko runners, four girls and one boy, participated at the 4A state cross country meet at Choctaw Trails.
Junior Ezra Keeton, the lone boy, covered the 5,000-meter course with a time of 19:56.01.
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Whippets, Lady Whippets sweep jamboree scrimmages
By LAURENCE HILLIARD
Thu,11/05/26-11:23AM , 735 Reads
The 2026-27 Kosciusko basketball season is off to a promising start with the Whippets and Lady Whippets both 2-0 at a jamboree hosted by Delta Community College in Moorhead.
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Kosciusko golfers with coach Shane Thrash at Dancing Rabbit for 4A state match. From left Hayes Tyler, Rye Edwards, Brooks Kuhn, Memphis Singletary, Braydon Rigby and Mac McCool.

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Kosy Whippets improve score, finish sixth at state golf tourney
By LAURENCE HILLIARD
Thu,11/05/26-11:21AM , 377 Reads
Kosciusko finished sixth at the 4A boys state golf tournament at Dancing Rabbit with a team score of 682, 106 strokes over par for eight rounds at the par 72 Dancing Rabbit Golf Course. That was 17 strokes better than a year ago when the Whippets were seventh.
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