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HS Football Preview #22 Kosciusko
The Kosciusko Whippets are coming off a 13-2 season coming up just short of a state championship. But they are back with a lot of returners on the offensive side of the ball and a lot of newcomers on defense. The Whippets will look to bring physicality to the field this season.
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HS Football Preview #23 Ethel
The Ethel Tigers are coming off a 7-4 season last year but lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Tigers senior class is looking to change the mentality of the program and build a tradition of winning.
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Meet the Tiger planned for August 14
Ethel High School is inviting the local community to come out and show their school spirit as the Tigers prepare to kick off the upcoming fall sports season. The school’s annual “Meet the Tigers” event is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 14, at 7:00 p.m. inside the Ethel High School gymnasium. The showcase offers fans, parents, and community members an early look at the student-athletes and performers who will represent Ethel throughout the fall semester.
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King's departure from Mississippi Association of School Superintendents highlights a "Changing of the Guard" in the Professional World
LELAND- 8 years...that's how long Leland public school superintendent jessie king served as a member of the Mississippi association of school superintendents. King spent one year each as secretary, president-elect, president, and past president. Before spending an additional 4 years as a member of the board of directors. King says...
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HS Football Preview #21: Holmes County Central
The Jaguars are coming off a 10-4 season making it all the way to north state and coming up just short of playing for a state title. Many of the returning players say that loss is motivating the team this season to make a nice postseason run. Head coach Alan Washington adds they lost a […]
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MDCC Honors Former Board Chair Dr. Peter Jackson with Named Board Room
MOORHEAD, Miss. — Mississippi Delta Community College honored former Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Peter Jackson during a special unveiling ceremony July 9, officially naming the Board Room in the Stauffer-Wood Administration Building in his honor. During the ceremony, Dr. Jackson’s portrait and commemorative plaque were unveiled in the...
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Local Career-Tech Center educators honored with Top State and Regional Awards
Two local educators at the Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center (CTC) have earned high honors at the 2026 Mississippi Association for Career and Technical Education (MS ACTE) Summer Conference, bringing state and regional recognition to the area. Tessa Horn, who leads the Educator Preparation program, was named the 2026 Mississippi Teacher...
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HSFT Stop #23: Water Valley
Last season, Water Valley took another step forward. The Blue Devils finished 9-3, claimed a region championship and fought their way to the second round of the playoffs. Now, as head coach Clint Faust enters his third season, the expectations have changed. Water Valley knows it can compete, and now the focus is on seeing just how far the program can go.
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West Bolivar Consolidated School District holds emergency meeting, makes several hires
ROSEDALE, MS - Twelve days away from the start of the school season, West Bolivar Consolidated School District is meeting to put the pieces together. The meeting saw a number of hires, from teachers to custodians... but some members of the community say they're concerned that the school district still lacks a superintendent, only having named an interim. Rufus McCoy, a Rosedale resident, says that "you hire the teachers, but you don't have no leadership. Who's gonna lead the teachers? Who's gonna be held accountable when things gonna go wrong? It doesn't make sense."
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NAACP Grenada Branch awards scholarships in honor of longtime civil rights leader Jasper Neely Jr.
JANS – The NAACP Grenada Branch awarded four $1,000 scholarships during its annual Freedom Fund Banquet on June 19. The scholarships, which were awarded for the first time this year, are named in memory of Jasper Neely Jr., the longtime president of the Grenada Branch NAACP. For more than...
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Coleman Middle School, the Story So Far
GREENVILLE MS-After weeks of controversy over the temporary closure of Coleman middle school, Greenville public school district board of trustees president Antoinette Williams addressed parents during Wednesday's night's meeting. Jay fletcher has more. The board's agenda had the Coleman discussion at the bottom of a short list of items, but...
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TMCF helped this HBCU grad become an author
For Christian Barksdale, a recommendation from a professor changed the course of his college experience — and ultimately his life. Barksdale, a December 2025 graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, first connected with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund after that professor pointed him toward the organization. What began as a search for financial support quickly became something much bigger.
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Teachers Worry About Classroom Supplies for the New School Year
Many teachers are up in arms over a new way of purchasing classroom supplies. The Mississippi Department of Education says each qualified teacher has been allocated $748 in Education Enhancement Funds and they’re being told they can access the money starting today through a new digital platform called ClassWallet. Kosciusko Middle Elementary teacher Lindsey Fitts has several concerns about the new system.
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Coleman Parents Speak Out
GREENVILLE MS-It was standing room only at Greenville city hall as parents, retired teachers, and community members packed the council chambers and spilled into the hallway. At the Greenville city council meeting last week the focus of the meeting was the future of Coleman middle school. While many came hoping...
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Update: Kosciusko Big Red Band showcase moved to KHS gym
There’s been a location change for the Kosciusko Big Red Band 2026 Band Camp Showcase planned for tonight (July 14). The event will now be held at the Jerrelyn Jackson Gymnasium at the high school. The event will still beginning at 6:30 pm with the band will performing a...