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Lawmakers consider cost saving methods in Mississippi’s licensure boards

The Senate Government Structure Committee is looking at ways to optimize office space, use shared services to reduce costs, and . . .

Tennessee Williams comes home to the Delta

The 34th annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival centers on This Property Is Condemned, a one-act play Williams wrote around . . .

Arrest Docket

KPD Arrests Arrest report 10-5-26 to 10-12-26 10-05-2026, George Gentry Carter, a 25 yo B/M from Kosciusko, Mississippi, was arrested . . .

Elections produce short-sightedness

Of all the ill effects on the brain attributed to social media, here’s a new one that researchers have uncovered . . .

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Interested bidders are advised that Attala County, Mississippi will receive sealed bids for the sale of a . . .

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AG says Walmart shooting justified, policeman won't be prosecuted
By BY BRETT BROWN AND FLOYD INGRAM
Mon,10/19/26-11:40PM , 539 Reads 6,521 Statewide
The Mississippi Attorney General has determined evidence in the shooting of a baby in the arms of his mother as they attempted to flee a Walmart parking lot in June was justified.
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Mississippi incumbents hold sizeable cash advantage as General Election nears
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,10/20/26-3:58PM , 78 Reads 86 Statewide
Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s re-election campaign has outraised all other federal candidates in Mississippi this election cycle, bringing in over $6 million. Her Democrat challenger Scott Colom is closing in on $4 million.
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Elections produce short-sightedness
By TIM KALICH
Thu,10/15/26-7:28PM , 267 Reads
Of all the ill effects on the brain attributed to social media, here’s a new one that researchers have uncovered: The steady stream of short videos is not only shrinking attention spans. It’s also making heavy social media consumers less able to plan for the future, or really even care much about it.
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Thu,10/15/26-7:38PM , 507 Reads
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
SHIRLEY BROWN, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 26-CV-164
CHARLES BROWN PLAINTIFF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: All unknown heirs of Shirley Brown, Deceased, and
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AG says Walmart shooting justified, policeman won't be prosecuted

The Mississippi Attorney General has determined evidence in the shooting of a baby in the arms of his mother as they attempted to flee a Walmart parking lot in June was justified.