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Rodeo returning to Kosciusko October 9 – 10
The 5th Annual Heart of Mississippi Rodeo is returning to Kosciusko this fall Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10.
Presented by the Kosciusko Attala Partnership, the two-night event will take place at 1 Superior Drive on property provided by Dickerson Petroleum. Sanctioned by the... Read More.
Local Firefighter Finishes Training at Fire Academy
A Kosciusko firefighter is graduating Thursday from the State Fire Academy. Coby Moses is among 28 members of Firefighter Class 222 which has undergone seven weeks of training, some of it online, some in the classroom, along with hands-on instruction in the areas of... Read More.
Carthage native Victoria Vivians joins Texas Women’s Basketball coaching staff
Carthage native and Mississippi State legend Victoria Vivians is stepping into the next chapter of her basketball career, joining head coach Vic Schaefer’s staff as an assistant coach for the University of Texas women's basketball program.
The move reunites Vivians with Schaefer, her former collegiate... Read More.
Lainey Wilson Set for October Fundraiser Performances at Ellis Theater
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Country music superstar Lainey Wilson is heading to the Ellis Theater for a pair of special acoustic fundraiser performances Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
Fresh off stadium tours, Grammy wins, and a string of chart-topping hits including "Heart Like a Truck," "Watermelon... Read More.
Pearl River Man Gets Six Years on Gun Charge
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Federal authorities and Choctaw arrested Jehovah Horace Dixon, 25, on the Choctaw Indian resewrvation and say the previously convicted felon had a firearm on him.
He has now been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison on that charge.
Dixon, of Pearl... Read More.
Three Year Sentence Handed Down for Bomb Threats
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A man who made bomb threats on the Choctaw reservation in Philadelphia has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
Joshua Mark Davis, 37, of Meridian, was also oedered to pay a $1,500 fine and will be on probation when he gets out... Read More.
