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Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
By SUSAN MARQUEZ - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,07/30/26-4:58PM , 893 Reads 2,689 Statewide
Fly Llama is known for combining traditional brewing techniques with Southern flavors and unexpected ingredients across its lineup of craft beers and hard seltzers.
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Kameron Fortenberry was named the Mississippi Association for Career and Technical Education Student of the Year. He is pictured with Health Science Instructor Amy Price.

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Ethel High School graduate named Mississippi ACTE Student of the Year
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Wed,07/29/26-12:00PM , 565 Reads
Kameron Fortenberry, a 2026 graduate of Ethel High School and former Health Science student at the Kosciusko-Attala Career and Technical Center, has been named the Mississippi Association for Career and Technical Education (MS ACTE) Student of the Year for the 2025–2026 school year.
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Be patient with Wells’ investigation
Wed,07/29/26-2:46PM , 1,236 Reads 18,067 Statewide
The national attention and social media frenzy that have erupted following the death of Nolan Wells near Horn Island typify what happens whenever a Black person dies under mysterious circumstances in Mississippi.
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Wholeheartedly seek God relentlessly today and every day
By AUSTIN BISHOP
Wed,07/29/26-11:54AM , 181 Reads
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.
— Proverbs 8:17 (ESV)
11 Search for the Lord and for his strength;
continually seek Him.
— Chronicles 16:11 (NLT)
13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
— Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT)
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Christina Dent discusses new drug treatments for addiction and mental illness

Mississippi should expand the tools it uses to treat addiction and mental illness, including carefully supervised therapies involving psychedelic drugs, the leader of a drug-policy nonprofit told the Rotary Club of North Jackson.

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Kosciusko, 39090, MS

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Current Temp

89°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of Rain: 70%
Max Temp: 92°F
Min Temp: 73°F
Feels Like: 104°F
Dew Point: 76°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 6:11 AM
Sunset: 7:57 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: WSW
Wind Gust: 3 mph
Sky Cover: 50%
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 76°F
Moon Rise: 9:16 PM
Moon Set: 8:01 AM

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 105. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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