Tippah County, MS News
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Mississippi’s evening news for Saturday, Oct. 17: No. 9 Ole Miss throttles No. 13 Missouri 31-3 on homecoming, Bo Luckey is named Mississippi’s new public safety commissioner, and the National Weather Service warns of patchy frost Sunday morning.
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NBC’s Dateline aired ‘The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter’ Friday night, and the episode is now streaming on Peacock. People magazine’s post-airing explainer cites Tippah News reporting on the Tippah County murder case.
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Hickory Flat Discovery Day drew more than 400 people and 21 big vehicles as Benton County students explored careers with deputies, utility crews and more.
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Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson urged lawmakers to suspend the state’s 24 cents-per-gallon fuel tax through Dec. 31, saying most drivers won’t benefit from federal relief.
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Mississippi’s Saturday morning roundup for Oct. 17, 2026: a Hernando officer hurt in an I-55 pursuit crash, three arrests in Baldwyn child sex crime cases, a hazmat response at Tupelo’s Chillifest, and more from across the state.
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Five well-reviewed shop and garage heaters — from portable infrared units to a hardwired 5000W ceiling heater — for cold mornings in Tippah County barns and workshops.
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Mississippi news for Friday, October 16, 2026: Red Flag Warnings for Saturday across central and southern Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves names Bo Luckey to lead the Department of Public Safety, schools receive their first grades under the new accountability scale, and a ranked Ole Miss matchup plus Kossuth’s title match tonight.
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Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State University’s first African American student, died Oct. 16, 2026, in Starkville. He was 82, WJTV reported.
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Residents and educators in Lumberton met Sept. 19 for the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center’s Community Tour to discuss new opportunities amid local growth.
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Red Flag Warnings are in effect across Mississippi Oct. 16–17, 2026, as northwest winds gust 25–35 mph, low humidity and dry vegetation increase wildfire danger, MEMA said.
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