
City courtroom gets video screens, detectors
By KAREN FIORETTI,There are two new additions to Kosciusko Municipal Court in recent weeks — one improving safety, the other transparency and convenience.
There are two new additions to Kosciusko Municipal Court in recent weeks — one improving safety, the other transparency and convenience.
Robert Jacob McGee, 38, and Mark Anderson Lassiter, 37, are in custody in Oktibbeha County with bonds set at $100,000 each after that sheriff’s department arrested them Tuesday, April 17, on charges of suspicion of trafficking controlled substances.
Margaret Massey of McCool bought one $100 ticket for the St. Jude Dream Home fundraiser each year, never expecting to win — but this year was different. Massey was announced the winner of the $475,000 dream home in Brandon this weekend.
Mississippi State and Southern Mississippi played their spring football games Saturday. MSU set a new spring attendance record for the spring game as 36,789 fans watched as the Maroon whipped the White, 28-10.
Mississippi NAACP President Charles Hampton urged Attala County NAACP members to focus on key efforts under the theme “The Struggle Continues for Justice and Equal Rights.”
Ethel’s fast-pitch softball team tuned up for the postseason by winning two of three contests last week.
In his first year as a lifter, Ethel junior Kendall Dotson won the MHSAA 1A powerlifting meet for the 148-pound weight class at the Mississippi Coliseum last Saturday.
More than 125 Attala County residents, including 25 members of the Kosciusko Mayor’s Youth Council, worked together Saturday to gather 2,500 bags of trash from area highways and roadways that had become an eyesore.
The Ethel baseball team saw its 2018 season come to an end last weekend with a pair of heartbreaking losses to Salem in the MHSAA Class 1A state playoffs.
To the Editor:
A recent headline in the Star Herald pretty much confirmed what I’ve suspected regarding the potential for growth and development in Attala county.
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.
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.
Adyson Poole was named Miss Natchez Trace Festival in a pageant Friday night kicking off activities of the annual event.
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.
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.
Long Creek Elementary School brought in author and motivational speaker Tommie Mabry of Jackson to rally students before the upcoming MAAP testing.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
The Kosicusko Police department has arrested two people in relation to multiple burglaries of storage units in the city.
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.
James Keith Self of Kosciusko and Sheryl Self Haley and Dean Haley of Carrollton announce the... READ MORE