7 baffling things about Mississippi’s welfare fraud scandal case

We’ve been told that it might be December before the first supplies of medical marijuana go on sale in Mississippi.  But the executive director of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association says the first crops have already been planted and that timeline could change.  Ken Newburger […]
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US proposes to increase refund protections for air travelers | Mississippi Coast  Spot On Mississippi

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Thursday, August 4, 2022 1:54 a.m. – Kosciusko Police responded to a call from Super 8 Motel on Veterans Memorial Drive reporting they were having trouble out of some customers. 11:23 a.m. – Kosciusko Police responded to reports of a disturbance in progress on at […]
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Four-year-olds enrolled in state-funded pre-K through Head Start did not perform as well as their counterparts enrolled through school districts last school year, which state officials attributed to more time spent in virtual learning. Early learning collaboratives (ELCs) are one form of public pre-K, made up of partnerships among school districts, Head Start agencies, childcare centers, and nonprofit groups. Collaboratives follow the same curriculum and share professional development oppo

Airbnb removes Mississippi ‘slave cabin’ from listings | U.S. | gjsentinel.com  The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

The Kosciusko School District has released a humorous look at how the Whippet administrators and teachers prepared for the 2022 school year.
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Mississippi’s new State Health Officer says it’s a “high calling” to look after the public health concerns of 2.9 million people.   Dr. Dan Edney says he wants to be a catalyst for change.  And he says, in this state, change can’t wait.   Edney says he […]
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Kosciusko High School is one of eight schools in Mississippi to receive a sportsmanship award from the Mississippi High School Activities Association. The school was named Most Sportsmanlike High School in Division IV, which is made up of over 20 schools. According to Athletic Director […]
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Kicks96 and Boswell Media presents Miss Kicks 96, a western wear pageant to be held Saturday, August 20th at The Guitar Academy. Times are to be determined. The pageant has 3 different age categories: Little Miss for grades 3-5, Jr. Miss for grades 6-8, and […]
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House Speaker Philip Gunn did not put rumors about his political future to rest during the Neshoba County Fair.The third-term speaker told Mississippi Today last week that he is in a “constant evaluation” about whether he will run for governor, for another term as speaker or not run for anything at all. That indecision has left many members in the 122-member House of Representatives openly questioning what they should expect in the final year of the term.Normally by this time in a f

Sign up for Kosciusko city league soccer is coming up. Registration days are August 9th and 11th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. You can register at the Hugh Ellard Park office.  
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SHEA M POOLE, 39, of Kosciusko, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Disorderly Conduct – Failure to Comply with LEO, KPD.  Bond N/A, $1,000.   LAMARIO PRIMER, 33, of Goodman, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, Resisting Arrest, KPD.  Bond $1,100, $1,000.   JUSTIN B ROBERTS, […]
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On Wednesday at 6:58pm, KPD was dispatched to First Baptist Church for a report of a bus being broken into. At 7:43pm, the Dollar General at Parkway Plaza called to report a shoplifter. At 8:44pm, officers were requested on Fairground Street for a dispute amongst […]
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It has been announced that Mississippi businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on March 22, 2022 may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. To assist those affected by the disaster, the SBA will open […]
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022 11:34 a.m. – Kosciusko Police and EMS were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on Veterans Memorial Drive near the post office. Read more on that here. 3:32 a.m. – Kosciusko Police received a call from a resident of Tipton Street complaining […]
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Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced that customers of Entergy Mississippi can begin signing up today to receive their refund of $80 via check by visiting Entergy’s website. Customers have until August 17th to do so using their “MyEntergy” account. Those who do not elect […]
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Mississippi Today presents a members-only exclusive event via Zoom on Monday, August 15 at 6 p.m. featuring a live conversation and Q&A with award-winning chef and now author Vishwesh Bhatt, hosted by managing editor Kayleigh Skinner. Read a full review of Bhatt’s new book.Not a member yet?
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Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday said he’s “pushing back on the left” by pulling Mississippi out of a federal pandemic rental assistance program and plans to send any unspent dollars back to Washington.Reeves said “Mississippi’s economy is booming,” unemployment is at a record low, and the rental assistance program has been incentivizing people to stay out of the workforce by offering up to 15 months of rental and utility bill assistance.“There is a job av

On the introductory page of “I Am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef,” it reads “This cookbook thoughtfully, and persuasively, expands notions of what it means to be, and cook like, a Southerner today.”Vishwesh Bhatt, executive chef of Snackbar. Credit: Angie Mosier
Throughout the cookbook, Vishwesh Bhatt refers to himself frequently and proudly as a Southerner. A native of Gujarat, India, Bhatt later moved to the United States where he’s become a

A federal program that was originally aimed at helping people who lost their jobs during the COVID pandemic to keep a roof over their heads and their utilities from being shut off is in its final days in Mississippi.   Governor Reeves says the state will […]
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Mississippi is postponing its interrogation of defendants in the welfare department’s civil suit — an unsurprising development following the abrupt removal of the private attorney on the case and Gov. Tate Reeves’ recent lukewarm statements on the litigation.The suit, filed in May, currently attempts to recoup $24 million in misspent federal grant funds from 38 people or companies who benefitted from the funds, including NFL legend Brett Favre, three retired WWE wrestlers, and

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 – 11:34 a.m. Kosciusko Police and EMS responded to a crash at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and East Jefferson Street near Kangaroo Crossing and the post office. Multiple lanes of traffic were blocked by the crash and both vehicles […]
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The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s communications with two news outlets are targets of a subpoena filed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi on Monday as part of its defamation lawsuit against some of the medical center’s top officials.Last week, Blue Cross sued three top UMMC employees, alleging defamation and civil conspiracy over the public relations campaign the medical center has been waging against the insurer due to their contract dispute.Blue Cross is see

Presbyterian Day School in Kosciusko has a new Head of School.  Mr. Roger Hill will be the full-time administrator.  Hill retired for public schools in 2016 and has been working at Millcreek from 2016 until present.  The PDS board and staff would like to invite […]
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Former Mississippi U.S. Attorney Hurst testifies before U.S. Senate on uptick in violent crime  YallPolitics

BILOXI — Captain Mike Moore missed half the peak tourism season while restoring one of the Gulf Coast’s oldest attractions: Sailfish, the shrimping boat. But even with wrapping up his boat trips early last year and the late start to the season this spring, Moore said his business is going strong. It’s been another solid summer for the coast’s tourism economy, which attracts about 14 million people a year and makes up a third of the state’s overall visitor spen

The MHSAA, the governing body of Mississippi public schools athletics, begins its 100th year of operations with the coming school year. Rickey Neaves, the executive director, joins the podcast to talk about where the MHSAA has been and where it is headed.Stream all episodes here.
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Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley called into “The Breckfast Show” Wednesday to explain why Entergy customers can get a credit on their upcoming bill.
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