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The Great American Clean-Up will be held here Saturday, April 21
Area residents are rallying around efforts to clean area roadsides of trash.
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
StandUp Mississippi, a town hall meeting effort to address the opioid crisis in the state, visited Attala County last week.
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.
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.
Ethel’s fast-pitch softball team wrapped up the Region 5-1A regular-season championship last week while also piling up three victories.
Four Attala County bridges closed in recent weeks by federal inspectors remain closed, despite repairs having been completed on two of them.
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.
Pleasant Hill M.B. Church
Pleasant Hill M.B. Church Spring Revival is Sunday, April 22 at 6 p.m., Monday, April 23, and Tuesday, April 24. It will start at 7:15 p.m. each evening. Rev. Larry Daniel of Pleasant Grove M.B. Church, from Hazelhurst is speaker.
With the 2018 Natchez Trace Festival, Amy Rawson is completing her second year serving as chairman of the annual event.
However, she will not be completing her involvement with the festival. “I will continue to support it and help in its promotion,” she said.
Adyson Poole was named Miss Natchez Trace Festival in a pageant Friday night kicking off activities of the annual event.
Long Creek Elementary School brought in author and motivational speaker Tommie Mabry of Jackson to rally students before the upcoming MAAP testing.
After listening to testimony from a child and her mother, accusing him of molesting the child, Webster Trent Cochran, a native of Sallis, took the stand in his own defense during a one-day trial in Attala County Circuit Court Monday.
KPD Police Chief Herbert Dew said Tuesday that one juvenile had been arrested in relation to an online threat against Kosciusko Junior High School that was posted Monday and then shared around the community.
For the past two months, residents who live near the city's sewage pond in the area of Walmart have been complaining to city officials directly and via social media about an increasing stench emanating from the pond.
First United Methodist Church in Kosciusko presented The Passion Play for the three nights preceding Easter Sunday. It is the story of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The 2018 Natchez Trace Festival Poster was inspired by the artist’s grandsons from Arkansas, who always make a trip to the courthouse square when visiting their grandparents, Earl and Melinda Price.
The Kosciusko City School District has been selected by the Mississippi Department of Education to participate in the Mississippi Innovation Lab which encourages a network of A and B rated school districts to work together to identify, test and implement student-centered appr
New owners John and Debra Lindsey, along with their daughter Alyssa, will open DJ’s Fish House on Thursday, April 5.
The restaurant is located at 6297 Front St., in Sallis.
It will be offering all-you-can-eat catfish as well as other menu items.
The Attala County Sheriff's Office has arrested a second suspect in a shooting incident early Sunday morning at the Attala County Lounge near Ethel.
Rumors of a new restaurant coming to the square in Kosciusko are being confirmed today by Jack Adams, who plans to open Skylight Grille on the Square at 110-112 North Jackson St. — the old Frenchie’s location — this fall.
Kosciusko police are seeking two suspects following the shooting in the area of North Natchez Street and Woodard Lane.
A festive atmosphere will descend upon courthouse square in Kosciusko during the next few days and a tree lighting ceremony is held Thursday night and the annual Christmas parade is held Monday night.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 SEC) came into the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss (6-6, 3-5 SEC) as heavy favorites, only to suffer a 31-28 loss to the Rebels. The Bulldogs won the toss at deferred and within 39 seconds, trailed Ole Miss 7-0. The Rebels scored on a Jord
Local retailers went all in for Black Friday and Shop Small Saturday, and many are now opening on Sunday afternoons, as well.
Teen saves great-grandmother from fire
The Kosicusko Police department has arrested two people in relation to multiple burglaries of storage units in the city.
Kosciusko Police Chief Herbert Dew confirmed just after 8 p.m. that a suspect in a fatal shooting late this afternoon is now in custody.
Santa passed through Attala County Sunday, checking his naughty and nice lists and finding out what area children want this Christmas.
He visited with children at Howell & Heggie in Durant during its Christmas Open House Sunday afternoon.
Kosciusko Superintendent Gina Smith and the Board of Trustees have mutually agreed to part ways after over one year leading the city’s public school system, the board announced during a special called meeting Monday night.
The Lady Whippets defeated Choctaw County last Friday night 6-1 in Kosciusko before defeating Union 5-4 and falling to Philadelphia 8-0 on Saturday in the Union Invitational Tourney.
Authorities say that two people have died in a house fire on Highland Drive in Kosciusko early Tuesday morning.
Two area men were killed around 4:45 Sunday afternoon when a plane they were flying crashed at the intersection of Attala Road 1103 and Attala Road 1106.
Several weeks ago, I had the unique opportunity to tour the Prairie Farms facility in Kosciusko.
Jacob Peeler, a graduate of Kosciusko and Holmes Community College, has been named the new wide receivers coach at Ole Miss, according to multiple reports.
Center to specialize in special needs education
A new school will be calling Kosciusko home.
The devil, as they say, is in the details. And, although there are plenty of details still to be tackled in the City of Hattiesburg’s search for a solution to treat its wastewater, the end result will include a cost that is staggering.
The Kosciusko Whippets moved to 6-2 on the year and 1-1 in Region 4 play with an 8-3 home win over West Lauderdale last Tuesday night and a 3-1 home win over West Point on Thursday night.
A Kosciusko man has been charged in the murder of two nuns in Durant, according to multiple reports.
Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, has been charged with two counts of capital murder in connection to the crime.
Hugh Lee Ballard, Jr. died in his home on April 20, 2018, in Ethel, MS. He was 78.
