Independence Day became payday for one lucky Mississippi Lottery player who won $50,000 on a Powerball® ticket in the Monday, July 4, drawing. The player matched four out of five white balls and the Powerball. The winning Powerball numbers from Monday night’s drawing were: 15-16-24-31-56 with a Powerball of 4 and a Power Play of... Read More.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued a report Tuesday about its Fourth of July weekend traffic enforcement. The agency had extra patrols from July 1 - 5 with special emphasis given to speeding and distracted/impaired driving. MHP said 7,999 citations were issued and made 168 arrests for impaired driving. Additionally, Troopers investigated 224 crashes with 57 injuries and... Read More.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the Mississippi, Attala County residents are being asked to wear masks in public. The Mississippi Department of Health website lists Attala County as "High" on its COVID-19 Community Level. Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, MSDH reported over 3200 new COVID-19 cases and one death. To date, Attala... Read More.

This week on Minute with the Mayor: Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle discusses resignations at the Kosciusko Police Department and updates with the City's employee handbook.

The heat advisory for much of Mississippi including the local area has been extended through Thursday and an excessive heat warning has been posted for the Delta and the northern part of the state. Increasing humidity and temperatures in the 90s are expected to produce dangerous heat stress-- which is forecast to continue into... Read More.

Special Chancellor Debbra Halford has denied the Jackson Women's Health Organization's request for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the state of Mississippi from enforcing a law which bans most abortions.  Following the U-S Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Mississippi's "trigger law" passed in 2007 will take effect Thursday prohibiting abortions... Read More.

The 72nd Annual Choctaw Indian Fair returns Wednesday, July 13 - Saturday, July 16. This year's event features traditional social dances, the Choctaw Indian Princess Pageant, the World Series of Stickball Tournament, food, fun, cultural presentations and live entertainment from the biggest names in Christian and Country music. The World Series of Stickball begins Wednesday, July... Read More.

Absentee voting is still open for the City of Kosciusko's 2% food tax referendum. The official date of the referendum is Tuesday, July 12. Absentee voting is available to anyone who will be out of town or cannot get to a polling place because of work or other obligations that day. Additionally, voters who are disabled or... Read More.

The Kosciusko-Attala Partnership has announced a July event for downtown Kosciusko. Night on Natchez is set for July 14 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm. The event will be located in the Renasant Bank parking lot on Natchez Street. Activities for the night will include music and food trucks. For more information, call the KAP Office at 662-289-2981.