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Flashbacks 110520
By Beverly Casteel
Thu,11/05/20-8:35AM , 3,259 Reads
Nov. 2, 1995
Keith Thweatt, chief operating officer of Lawrin Lamp, assured the Star Herald that the plant is not closing.
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Two Kosciusko natives, Tim Johnson and Pendy Ellard, are vying for the Senate District 19 position.
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Weathering the storm
By Beverly Casteel
Wed,09/09/20-10:44AM , 11,816 Reads
Kosciusko native forecasts and experiences the ravages of Hurricane Laura

Kosciusko native Ben Terry, a weatherman at KPLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana, recently lived through Category 4 Hurricane Laura, probably the toughest experience in both his professional and personal life.
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Flashbacks 082020
By Beverly Casteel
Thu,08/20/20-7:35AM , 5,649 Reads
Aug. 17, 1995

Kosciusko Police Chief Dirk Thayer said that his department began a major sweep to clean up drug trafficking in the city.

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The Board of Aldermen voted to make City Hall smoke-free beginning in October.

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Flashbacks 081320
By Beverly Casteel
Wed,08/12/20-7:22PM , 2,080 Reads
Aug. 10, 1995

Ballot counting machine failures kept anxious Attala County candidates waiting until 6 a.m. on Wednesday to get the results of Tuesday’s primaries.

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K & S on Highway 12 sustained smoke and heat damage after a fire erupted around a window air conditioning unit.

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Kosciusko, 39090, MS

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Current Temp

62°F

Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 83°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 65°F
Dew Point: 61°F
Humidity: 87%
Sunrise: 6:20 AM
Sunset: 5:59 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 13 mph
Sky Cover: 28%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 61°F
Moon Rise: 9:24 PM
Moon Set: 7:46 AM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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