A long-time member of the Kosciusko Police Department has been selected by city officials to serve as the next police chief. Captain Herbert Dew, a 22-year veteran of the local department, will take over as chief on Dec. 1.
Following action taken at the October board meeting of the Attala County Schools Greenlee Elementary School will have an air conditioning/heating system installed in the gymnasium.
Therapists at Baptist Medical Center-Attala Outpatient Rehab will present a Fall Awareness and Prevention Seminar at the hospital Thursday, Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m.
Local officials voted Monday to seek a fire ban throughout Attala County.
Mallory Wilder, the 9-month-old daughter of Shantrel Wilder of Kosciusko, finished in first place in the Star-Herald Cutest Kids contest.
The Oprah Winfrey Boys and Girls Club of Kosciusko and Attala County will hold its biggest fundraiser of the year later this month.
While the Nov. 3 ballot will have a race for Attala County coroner on it, but one of the candidates is withdrawing his name from the race.
A group of California filmmakers will be shooting a movie in Kosciusko later this month and is looking for local talent to fill roles as extras in the film.
A few months ago, Kosciusko police officers received an addition for their uniforms – a small camera that records any time the officers are interacting with the public.
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is Oct. 15, and a Kosciusko woman is planning a local ceremony to mark the day.
