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Derek Norsworthy has been named the winner of the 2018 Boswell Media’s Songwriter of the Year contest. Norsworthy was one of fourteen finalists to perform Saturday night at Skylight Grill in downtown Kosciusko. Contestants competed for... Read More.

Choctaw Resort Development Board members have named William “Sonny” Johnson as the official President and CEO of the Pearl River Resort, effective January 1, 2019. “We are very pleased to offer Sonny this position because... Read More.

Boswell Media websites received close to 5 million visits in 2018. The websites Breezynews.com and Kicks96news.com racked up 4.7 million total views in the past year, setting a record for the company. Over 3... Read More.

At 6:26 am Attala Deputies, MedStat EMS, The Mississippi Highway Patrol, Carmack Volunteers along with Attala Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a two vehicle MVA. The caller said that two 18... Read More.

At 6:57 am Attala Deputies, MedStat EMS, Carmack Volunteers along with Attala Fire were dispatched to a residence on the 1200 section of Highway 35 north for a report of a fire alarm. Dispatch... Read More.

At 11:07 am Attala Deputies, MedStat EMS, Natchez Trace Park Ranges along with Attala Fire were dispatched to the Natchez Trace for a report of a one vehicle MVA. The caller said that one... Read More.

Registration for the Spring 2019 semester at Holmes Community College is open. Holmes offers several campus locations, including the Goodman Campus, the Grenada Campus, the Ridgeland Campus, the Yazoo Center in Yazoo City and the... Read More.

The Attala County Sheriff's Office is now a part of the nation's largest online investigation system. During Monday's meeting, the board of supervisors approved Sheriff Tim Nail's request to join Leads Online. The online service... Read More.

At 12:21 pm Kosciusko Police were called to a residence on Pecan Blvd. The caller said they had a sign in front of their house that reads "Come see us today for a snack... Read More.

Dozens of Sears Hometown Stores are going to be closing, including one in Philadelphia. Hometown Stores spun off from Sears Holdings in 2012. Philadelphia store owner, Lee Gardner, says he is liquidating all Sears merchandise... Read More.

The Attala County Board of Supervisors named a new president and vice-president Monday morning during the first meeting of 2019. The board appointed Bobby Lindsay (District 2) as board president and Steven Goss (District 3)... Read More.

The Mississippi State Department of Health says more cases of flu are being reported around the state. The state health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, says this includes outbreaks in nursing homes. Dobbs says in a news... Read More.