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Rep. Clay Mansell, center left, and Rep. Shanda Yates, right, co-chairs of the Select Committee on Capital and Metro Revitalization, listen as Jackson Mayor John Horhn speaks during a meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Jackson’s water and sewer systems would be under the control of an authority separate from the city government under a bill the state House passed Wednesday. The change would take place once U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate releases the city from its current receivership
House Bill 1677 would create the “Metro Jackson Water Authority” that would be led by a nine-member board. Those members would be comprised of:
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Two former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges tied to a federal crackdown on drug trafficking in the Mississippi Delta
Former Humphreys County deputy Dequarian Smith, 29, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for conspiring to protect a transport of illegal drugs through portions of the Mississippi Delta between August and September of 2022. At the time, Smith was also an officer with the Isola Police Department.
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A protester voices his support for getting the marijuana initiative back on the ballot for 2022 during the We are the 74 Rally held outside the Supreme Court building Tuesday in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Citing fears of dark money and special interests usurping the state’s constitutional republic, the Senate on Wednesday tabled a bill aimed at restoring Mississippi voters’ right to put issues directly on a ballot and sidestep the Legislature
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The Mississippi House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow prayer during school, adding Mississippi to a list of states challenging the Supreme Court edict that church and state remain separate.
House Bill 1310 would mandate in state law that public schools provide students and employees with time to pray or read religious text during the school day.
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The Mississippi State Department of Health is overhauling its home visitation and care management program for high-risk pregnant women and infants in an effort to move the needle on the state’s high infant mortality rate.
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program, which previously served mothers and babies in all 82 counties, will restart under a pilot model to serve 10 counties with few resources and utilize community health workers for home visitation rather than nurses, State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney told Mississippi Today.
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Proceeds from the sale of the tags will be used exclusively to promote opportunities for college students to study freedom and liberty at institutions of higher learning around the state.
Mississippians, by and large, love their freedom and are a patriotic lot, with faith, family and flag as their guiding values.
Soon, vehicle owners across the state will be able to show their affinity for liberty in these United States by displaying a Gadsden Flag car tag, proudly declaring “Don’t Tread On Me” just as the founding fathers did 250 years ago.
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Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have advanced bills aiming to crack down on immigration, despite some lawmakers raising concerns that the federal government is responsible for enforcement and that the proposals could inadvertently harm U.S. citizens.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would create a state crime of being in Mississippi illegally and authorize local law enforcement to charge people with being in the state without proper documentation.
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National school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis urged Governor Tate Reeves to call a special session to handle the issue after the Senate killed the House bill.
Even though HB 2 died in the Senate Education Committee last week, supporters of education freedom are not giving up on their push to allow parents to find the best options for their child.
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Updates to Attala County Flood Insurance Rate Map
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Ruby Kate Dodd McNeal
September 24, 1960 - January 29, 2026
Kate Dodd McNeal, Attala County resident and retired school teacher, passed away at UMMC in Jackson on January 29, 2026, after suffering extensive injuries in an automobile accident on December 30, 2025.
A “CELEBRATION OF LIFE” will be held on Saturday, February 28, at 2:00 P.M. at Springdale Baptist Church. Rev. James Young will conduct the service.
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Hop Albin, 86, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala in Kosciusko, MS.
Graveside services were held at 10:30 AM Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Browning Hillcrest Cemetery in Goodman, MS. No visitation is planned.
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Jimmy Dale Reynolds, 85, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away on January 30, 2026. Visitation was from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, February 7th, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Services followed at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery. Randy Rhodes officiated.
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Dawn Adcock, 53, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Anderson Hospital in Meridian.
Funeral services were 11:00 am Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel in Kosciusko with burial following at Kosciusko City Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday from 9:30 am until 11:00 am at Culpepper Funeral Home. Brad Adcock officiated.
Dawn is survived by her husband Erick Adcock, daughter Lacey Adcock (Jason), mother Brenda McDaniel, and brother Bucky Stonestreet (Jennifer).
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01-22-2026, Marcus Tyrell Roberts, a 19 yo B/M from Kosciusko, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance by Ofc. T. Moore.
01-22-2026, Derrick Manning, a 22 yo B/M from Kosciusko, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance by Ofc. T. Moore.
01-25-2026, Tony Wendell Suggs, a 51 yo B/M from Sallis, was arrested for Conspiracy to Commit a Crime by Inv. Lewis.
01-25-2026, Eloise Rena Luckett, a 67 yo B/F from Kosciusko, was arrested for Conspiracy to Commit a Crime by Inv. Lewis.
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Aiden Cheek, a junior at Central Holmes Christian School and Attala County resident, served as a page in the Mississippi House of Representatives during the 2026 legislative session. Cheek, 16, of Kosciusko, is the son of Randolph and Christy Cheek and was sponsored by Speaker Jason White while working on the House floor, assisting lawmakers and observing the legislative process. “Paging was pretty fun,” Cheek said. “I will most likely be back next year.”
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Attala County officials joined lawmakers and county leaders from across Mississippi this week for the 2026 annual Mid-Winter Legislative Conference, held in Flowood. State Rep. Jason White, Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, met with Attala County supervisors during the multi-day conference, which focused on county operations, legislative priorities, and emerging policy issues affecting local governments.
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