Branning Declared Winner in Runoff Supreme Court Race

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--State Sen. Jenifer Branning was declared the winner Friday in the Nov. 26, runoff election for Mississippi Supreme Court, District 1, Seat 3. Branning defeated incumbent Jim Kitchens by a narrow margin, similar to the general election, which caused the runoff. Branning, an attorney from...

Wreck With Injuries On Natchez Trace South of Kosciusko

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--A wreck with people hurt was reported Saturday afternoon on the Natchez Trace Parkway south of Kosciusko. The wreck was just before 4 p.m. near the Hwy. 14 bypass. The extent of the injuries was unclear, but an ambulance and firefighters were sent to the...


Two Break-ins Reported Saturday Morning

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--Two break-ins were reported Saturday morning, with guns stolen in both incidents. Deputies were dispatched to a car break-in at a house on Hwy. 35 north about 8:15 a.m. for a report that a gun and an amplifier were stolen. Not long after that, about...

Car Wrecks Near Natchez Trace Saturday Morning

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--A car wrecked Saturday morning on Hwy. 12 east, near the ramp for the Natchez Trace Parkway The one-car crash was reported just before 7 a.m. Attala County deputies and volunteer firefighters from Attala County responded. The car was on its roof and one person was...

What It Might Take to Save Some Mississippi Farms

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--Mississippi's drought hit some of the state's farmers hard and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is asking Congress to provide relief so some operations don't go under. “It is absolutely essential that Congress provide emergency assistance for agricultural producers before the end...


City Finds a Way to Provide Life-Saving Equipment

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--The air packs that firefighters need to go into burning buildings without suffocating are not cheap. But, the City of Kosciusko has found a way to provide new ones. "These air packs these guys have to wear into the fires are extremely expensive," said...

Car Shot Into In Tchula, Attala Deputies Put on Alert

TCHULA, Miss.--A car was shot into Saturday night in Tchula. For a short time Attala County deputies were told to be on the lookout for the suspect car. That happened Saturday night shortly after 10. Dispatchers told deputies that Tchula police had called and said...

Items Taken From Dollar General, People and Vehicle Sought

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--Police were asked to be on the lookout for a Hyundai Tucson Friday night. That vehicle and the people inside were thought to be involved in a robbery at Dollar General at Parkway Plaza. The incident happened at about 10 p.m. The description of the...


Handling Wayward Kids: Senate Committee Seeks Answers

JACKSON, Miss.--Locking up kids who have done wrong or are a danger is a tall order in Mississippi. In fact, in central Mississippi only one county has the facility to do that: Scott. "Over 50 percent of the judges responded to the survey stating they...

Documentary Coming About Tchula’s First Black Mayor

TCHULA, Miss.--The first Black mayor of Tchula is the subject of a new documentary which is not quite finished, called "A Fight for Justice: The Political Lynching of Eddie J. Carthan and the Tchula 7". Carthan's son is making the film and said in comments...

Truck Involved in Wreck Drives Off

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--Attala County deputies were looking for a truck that was involved in a two-car wreck Saturday afternoon. The reck was at Hwy. 12 and Attala Rd. 4167. just before 1 p.m. No one was reported hurt in the wreck. But, when deputies got to the...
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