Author: Breck Riley

Mississippi residents for years have been crossing into Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to buy lottery tickets.In 2018, lawmakers could debate whether Mississippi will join the large majority of states that offer games of chance.Supporters... Read More.

One person has been arrested in a Scott County murder that happened Christmas morning.Sheriff Mike Lee says 57-year-old Wayne Adcocks was shot once in the head at his home on Riverbend Road. The shooting... Read More.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol says nobody died in traffic accidents on roads they monitored during the long Christmas weekend.The holiday enforcement period on state and federal highways began Friday evening and ended late Monday.The... Read More.

Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell in November 2017 to 4.8%, which is the lowest level of unemployment ever recorded in Mississippi.The November rate is one-tenth of a percentage point lower than a month earlier in... Read More.

Construction has started on what will eventually become the Mississippi Native American Museum.The old Leonard’s building on the south side of the square in Kosciusko is being completely renovated for the project.A barricade is... Read More.

The second deer gun season with dogs is December 24, 2017 through January 17, 2018.Hunters may harvest bucks or antlerless deer on private land and legal bucks only on open public land.For more information... Read More.

Members of the Kosciusko Lions Club delivered Christmas food baskets this week.This year the club handed out over 280 baskets filled with canned goods, toiletries, and other household items.Many of the goods come from... Read More.

Long Creek Elementary has announced Character Kids for the month of November…

The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen met last night for the final time in 2017.The board opened the meeting by approving the hire of new police officer Zackary Redditt. A former member of the United... Read More.

Mississippi will stop suspending people's driver's licenses purely because they haven't paid court fines and fees, and tens of thousands of people who lost driving privileges could get them back.Department of Public Safety Commissioner... Read More.

Update 12/18/2017:  Sheriff Tim Nail  has released an update to the media in the ongoing investigation of the incident that took place at The Attala County Lounge. Nail said his department arrested Cary Dotson,... Read More.