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Holiday shoppers in Northeast Mississippi have another stop to add to the calendar. The Tishomingo Christmas bazaar at Cedar Creek Ridge Farms is set for Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., when the rural Tishomingo County event venue opens its doors to vendors selling handmade arts and crafts, gift baskets and one-of-a-kind gifts.
A major US 72 repair project in Tishomingo County is headed to bid this month. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will open bids Tuesday, Nov. 24, on a contract to repair and resurface about 5.9 miles of the four-lane highway east of Iuka, from the west end of State Route 25 to the Alabama state line, and to repair the twin US 72 bridges over Highway 25.
Here’s a sentence you don’t hear very often: your Social Security check might actually be enough. Not enough to survive with careful rationing and a lot of crossed fingers. Enough to actually live, comfortably, in a real community with real amenities, real food, and real neighbors who know...
Corinth Veterans Day plans for Wednesday, Nov. 11, include a morning parade downtown, a free lunch for veterans, and closed government offices across Alcorn County. Here is what is closed, what changes for garbage pickup, and what the weather looks like. Corinth Veterans Day Parade and Lunch. The Corinth Veterans...
AUDERDALE — When Abbie Green was a teenager, an EMS clinician recognized she needed support and took the time to listen. That encounter helped shape her decision to enter emergency medical services. Today, Green is helping prepare new EMTs and supporting the clinicians who care for patients throughout Lauderdale County.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Kitchen Cops made a very unpleasant discovery while checking out a restaurant in DeKalb County this week. Hacienda Real on South Valley Avenue in Collinsville was hit with a 72 after the inspectors found rodents and rodent droppings. The health department notes that this was found in a storage building that was separate from the main restaurant building. There was also an issue with gray sewage water backing up onto the kitchen floor from the sink and dishwasher, and a lack of soap in a restroom.
SALTILLO, Miss. (WCBI)- The mayor of Saltillo will be a candidate for Northern District Transportation Commissioner. Saltillo Mayor Copey Grantham made the announcement this morning. Mayor Grantham is in his sixth year leading Saltillo. Grantham previously worked as a police officer in Columbus, he also was on Lieutenant Governor Delbert...
TUSCUMBIA — Colbert County Tourism invites tourism partners, members of the media and the public to join the 24th Annual Walk of Life on Saturday, November 14 from 9am–noon. Presented by Compelling Stories of the Southeast, the Walk of Life is both a memorial and a celebration, remembering...
Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia officially unveiled its new Safe Haven Baby Box during a blessing ceremony held Monday, November 9. The box is the 13th installed in Mississippi and the 491st nationwide, providing parents in crisis with a safe, anonymous, and legal way to surrender an infant. Funding for the installation was raised by the Neshoba County Republican Women.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.–You should be aware, if you drive in Philadelphia, that the intersection of Valley View Rd., and Blount Street, will close Monday morning. The city says that the roads have been deteriorating at the intersection because of damaged culverts and now the culverts must be replaced, which necessitates the closure.
UPDATE (4:35 p.m. – 11/09/26) Attala County Emergency Director Danny Townsend tells Breezy News the issues have been resolved and AT&T customers should now be able to call 911 with no problem. Attala County E-911 is warning AT&T customers of a temporary issue affecting emergency calls to the county’s...
Valley View Drive at Blount Street will close Monday morning, Nov. 9, while crews replace damaged culverts. Officials did not specify how long the street will be closed. During the closure, motorists should use the following alternate routes, according to a city Facebook post:. Access the north end of Valley...
Federal regulators have officially authorized construction to begin on the $1.1 billion Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project, moving the major multi-county energy effort from the planning stage into active development. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice to proceed to developers Gulf South Pipeline Co. and Texas Gas Transmission....
Attala County has been officially selected as one of Mississippi’s newest Opportunity Zones, opening the door for increased private investment and economic growth across the area. The designation comes as part of a statewide rollout recently announced by Governor Tate Reeves, following approval from the U.S. Department of the...
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Some Lowndes County high school students got a reality check Friday. The Junior Auxiliary of Columbus, BankFirst, and the Lowndes County Career Technical Center teamed up to host the annual Reality Fair. Juniors and Seniors were given an occupation, and the salary that goes along with it,...
A rainy afternoon, a strip mall parking lot, and one steaming bowl of noodle soup changed how we think about eating in Mississippi. Pho is a Vietnamese soup made with slow-cooked broth, rice noodles, and fresh herbs, and it has quietly found a home all across the state. Kids love...
A rainy Saturday in Mississippi once sent our family into a small game shop for ten minutes of shelter, and we walked out three hours later with a new favorite board game. Hobby and toy stores across the state are full of play tables, race tracks, comics, and dolls that pull kids and grownups in.
Democrat Scott Colom is overperforming among affidavit votes in the race for U.S. Senate in several North Mississippi counties that have completed counting those ballots. Between Alcorn, Chickasaw and Itawamba counties, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith netted just 71 votes with affidavit ballots, despite holding substantial overall leads in two of those counties.
Former President Bill Clinton told a Tupelo crowd that Mississippi voters already understand why everyday prices feel out of reach, and that they know gasoline costs more “because of that war in the Gulf.” “The people of Mississippi understand why something they used to be able to afford is out of reach. They know good […]