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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 26-00206-DC IN RE: ESTATE OF MYRA BELK DEW . . .

$500 power bills for empty house

A year ago, my family made the difficult decision to leave our home in the Mississippi Delta to take advantage . . .

KFEE awards Teacher Scholarship

The Kosciusko Foundation for Excellence in Education (KFEE) is pleased to announce that Ms. Karianne Amis has been awarded a . . .

Much ado about nothing

Please applaud local, independent journalism: Centralization is nefarious. Problems become particularly pernicious when dissemination of information is implicated. Overhead and . . .

James Kenneth “Hedge” Hedgepeth

James Kenneth “Hedge” Hedgepeth James Kenneth “Hedge” Hedgepeth, 82, passed away Monday, November 2, 2026, at his home in Louisville . . .

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Two party system alive and well
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,11/04/26-3:28PM , 2,743 Reads 20,418 Statewide
Another big U.S. election has come and gone and our unique two-party system is alive and well.
I love elections. Democracy is beautiful. I thank God we live in a free country. Three-quarters of the world population lives in countries with autocracies and no real democracy.
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Photo by Kevin Brunt , Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers Inc., © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Backup QB Damarion Pinkston slips through the defense to score
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Schuler, Rone and Griffin bring down the ball carrier
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Jack Vance with the reception and first down yardage

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Whippets rout Elzy, host Itawamba in playoff rematch
By LAURENCE HILLIARD
Thu,11/05/26-11:27AM , 2,183 Reads
After completing the regular season with another easy win, Kosciusko will face a familiar opponent to begin the playoffs. Itawamba AHS, the team Kosciusko defeated in last year’s opening round will be coming to Landrum Field Friday.
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Kosciusko runners at the 4A cross country meet at Choctaw Trails. From Left: Dottie Dee, Marley Faulkner, Ezra Keaton, Allie Grace Gibson and Azaria Winters.

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Five Kosciusko runners compete at state cross country meet
By LAURENCE HILLIARD
Thu,11/05/26-11:23AM , 1,855 Reads
Five Kosciusko runners, four girls and one boy, participated at the 4A state cross country meet at Choctaw Trails.
Junior Ezra Keeton, the lone boy, covered the 5,000-meter course with a time of 19:56.01.
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A fishing journey: crappie to bream to bass and back to crappie
By JEFF NORTH
Thu,11/05/26-10:02AM , 1,414 Reads 24,161 Statewide
Perhaps if I mentioned how dry it is, you will scratch your head wondering what I am thinking as the rain is pouring from your rooftop. Maybe, if I say it hasn’t rained in a month of Sundays, the heavens will have opened up dumping bucket loads of pure, fresh water to the parched earth.
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Mississippi lawmakers gather information on kratom as 2027 session nears

The Mississippi House Drug Policy Committee heard testimony from law enforcement, the medical community, and advocates for natural leaf forms of kratom this week.