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Level-2 Storm Risk Posted for Most of Local Area

Friday, December 8 by Randy Bell

A line of storms is forecast to move through this part of central Mississippi late Saturday with the possibility of damaging winds, hail and tornadoes. The National Weather Service has expanded a Level-2 "slight" risk to include most of the local area. NWS says... Read More.

Retiring bishop visits local church

Tuesday, November 21 by Staff Report

The Right Reverend Brian Seage, Bishop of Mississippi, is retiring and is making his final visits to Episcopal churches around the state.On Sunday, November 19, he visited St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Kosciusko where he led the morning worship service. Following the service, the... Read More.

Local basketball players make preseason watch list

Thursday, November 2 by Breck Riley

Several basketball players in the local area have made a2023-2024 Preseason Players to Watch list from Capital Sports MS.In total, five players from Attala County were named to the list.For Kosciusko, senior Andrew Mancell, juniors Ryan Tillman and Jeremi Wilkes, and sophomore Cory Guyton... Read More.

Photos: Ethel Beta Club delivers snack baskets to local first responders

Friday, October 20 by Breck Riley

Ethel High School Beta members brought in Little Debbie cakes to make goodie baskets for first responders.After the baskets were put together with Little Debbies and fruit, the sponsors and Beta officers delivered them to the Attala County Sheriff’s office, Attala County Fire Department,... Read More.

Photo: Career-Tech students get field experience at local schools

Monday, October 9 by Staff Report

Ed Prep students from the Kosciusko-Attala CTC completed Rotation 1 of Field Experience Thursday, Oct. 5.Students were placed at Kosciusko Lower Elementary, Kosciusko Middle Elementary, and Kosciusko Upper Elementary.Rotation 2 will begin Tuesday, Oct. 24.

New Initiatives Would Mean More Money for Local Hospitals

Friday, September 22 by Randy Bell

A new plan to reimburse Mississippi hospitals for treating Medicaid patients would pump hundreds of thousands of extra dollars into local medical facilities-- and would mean millions more for some hospitals. Figures that Governor Reeves' office has released show that Baptist Medical Center-Attala would... Read More.

Prayer Meeting to be held for local Make-a-Wish child

Thursday, September 21 by Ashlee Davis

A prayer meeting will be held at Bishop Park in Sebastopol for local Make-A-Wish child, Matthew O'Neal.Matthew was born with Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and has had multiple open heart surgeries.Everyone is invited to attend and this prayer meeting for Matthew on Tuesday,... Read More.

Tourism to Natchez Trace Parkway contributes $474 Million to local economies

Wednesday, August 23 by Staff Report

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6.5 million visitors to the Natchez Trace Parkway in 2022 spent $474 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 5,660 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local... Read More.

Beware of spam posts promoting local high school football broadcasts

Friday, August 18 by Staff Report

As high school football returns this week, fans of local teams should be aware of spam posts promoting video or audio streams of their favorite teams.These posts circle on social media giving details about a broadcast of a local team, providing a link where... Read More.

Photo gallery: Local students visit Kosciusko Board of Aldermen meeting

Wednesday, August 16 by Staff Report

Students from Central Holmes Christian School Student Council visited Tuesday night's meeting of the Kosciusko Board of Aldermen meeting.

Local HOSA students place at international competition

Thursday, August 10 by Staff Report

Health Science Students from the Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center attended the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) International Competition this summer in Dallas, TX.The group of students as well as their instructor, Amy Price, traveled to Dallas, TX on June 20-25, 2023 to attend... Read More.

Updated with Video: Major Flooding Reported in Louisville, Ackerman

Friday, July 14 by Randy Bell

Flooding in Louisville (photo credit: Elanie Porter)VIDEO: The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency for Winston County Thursday morning after reports that several roads were flooded or washed out in the Louisville area and that water was entering some structures. Some... Read More.