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MVSU basketball player was reportedly warned about his expired immigration status years before ICE detained him

Years before immigration officers arrested a Mississippi Valley State University basketball player last week, the school he previously played for . . .

Harris to campaign with Colom in Mississippi

Obama, Buttigieg, Booker, Warnock and now Harris. Scott Colom’s full-throated embrace of national Democrats is uncommon in conservative Mississippi where . . .

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Northern PSC Commissioner says Mississippi intends to be a part of what comes next with nuclear energy development

Commissioner Chris Brown is working to establish a partnership between the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University to pursue . . .

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Fall Festival set for October 24
By FROM PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Thu,10/15/26-7:16PM , 55 Reads
Students from the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind will perform at Kosciusko’s Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, to help raise money for music instruction through the Rotary Heart Strings program.
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Kosciusko delays camera policy vote, reviews proposed kratom ban
By FROM STAFF REPORTS
Thu,10/15/26-6:56PM , 48 Reads
The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen postponed action on a proposed police license plate camera policy until Oct. 20 and reviewed a draft ordinance that would prohibit the sale and distribution of kratom within city limits.
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AccelerateMS establishes program to expand paid industry experiences
By FROM PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Thu,10/15/26-6:57PM , 90 Reads
AccelerateMS has established the Mississippi Industry Experience Program, a new statewide workforce initiative designed to expand access to structured, paid industry experiences and create stronger pathways into high-wage careers.
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Rodeo draws large crowds despite storm threat
By FROM STAFF REPORTS
Thu,10/15/26-6:59PM , 70 Reads
Large crowds turned out despite the threat of storms for the fifth annual Heart of Mississippi Rodeo, held Oct. 9-10 in Kosciusko.
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Allison McBride Schuler — Alumnae of the Year

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Retired Col. James Thomas Bridges — Veteran of the Year

Holmes Community College Homecoming 2026 set for Oct. 22

Holmes Community College’s Homecoming 2026 is set for Thursday, Oct. 22, on the Goodman Campus. Activities will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day culminating with Bulldog football against Mississippi Delta Community College at 3 p.m.