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Kosciusko ranked the 33rd most expensive city in Mississippi for household monthly expenses
Half of a typical paycheck in Kosciusko goes to pay household bills. That’s what DOXO, an online bill-paying service, says. It’s added up what it costs for the most common monthly expenses, excluding food like mortgage or rent, utilities, insurance, mobile phone and cable or satellite service. In...
Groundbreaking held for new Horn Lake Animal Shelter
Photo: Officials throw dirt in the symbolic groundbreaking for the new Horn Lake Animal Shelter. Completion of the $4.5 million shelter should be in April of next year. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com) July 2 – At one time there was a field on Center Street in Horn Lake where the football Eagles...
Vicksburg residents make Delta State University President’s, Dean’s lists
Sarah Beck of Vicksburg made the President’s List for the Spring 2024 semester at Delta State University. Each semester, Delta State University undergraduate students who have earned at least 12 credits and a grade point average of 3.80 or higher are recognized on the President’s List. Lydia Nettles, Chelsea Roberts and Wesley Warnock of Vicksburg […]
Source: Mississippi State baseball pitcher Colby Holcombe enters transfer portal
STARKVILLE --- Colby Holcombe's time as a Mississippi State baseball player has come to an end Tuesday after he entered the transfer portal, according to sources close to the situation. Holcombe has formally begun the process to facilitate a transfer from the program. Holcombe, a right-handed pitcher, entered the portal...
Mississippi teen goes viral after he gets summer jobs for all of his friends
A group of Mississippi teens’ summer plans went viral—gaining over 10,000 likes and 5,000 shares—after one young man recruited his friends and teammates to join him in being productive and staying out of trouble. The Vicksburg Post reports that newly elected Vicksburg Ward 1 Alderman Thomas J....
Masked man brandishing weapon robs small-town Main Street store
Police are investigating after a masked man brandishing a weapon demanded cash from a small-town Mississippi store employee. The Woodville Republican newspaper reports that Woodville Police are investigating the incident at a store on Main Street shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. According to police, a man entered...
Jackson man claims JPD officer broke his hip during false arrest. Council approves settlement
The City of Jackson has settled a lawsuit filed by an elderly resident who claims to have broken his hip after being thrown to the ground and falsely arrested by an officer with the Jackson Police Department. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council voted to approve the settlement of $15,000...
Huey Magoo’s opens Flowood location
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – A new restaurant is now open in the City of Flowood! Huey Magoo’s Flowood features an outdoor patio and a double drive-thru. This is the fourth of 20 Huey Magoo’s locations, joining McComb, Pearl and Brookhaven, that will be opening throughout Mississippi and Alabama under franchisee Buddy Powell, Stacy Powell, their daughter […]
3 Pine Belt newspapers closing for good
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Three Pine Belt newspapers owned by Buckley Newspapers Incorporated have been closed entirely. The Jasper County News, Smith County Reformer and Laurel Impact released their final editions in June 2024. “We deeply appreciate the committed readers and advertisers who have supported Buckley Newspaper Inc. for...
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