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Monday evening across Mississippi: a Corinth man drew 25 years in a meth and attempted murder case, the Attorney General cleared the Senatobia officer in the Kohen Wiley shooting, and Tupelo High won a state swim title — Monday, October 19, 2026.
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The Middleton Fire Department BBQ sale is Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Simmons Bank lot. Whole Boston butts and bologna must be pre-ordered by Oct. 31.
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The Middleton Elementary Harvest Festival is Saturday, Oct. 24, with games, a haunted house, a sweet shop, chili and a silent auction from the MES PTO.
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Bolivar hospital history spans more than 50 years, from a 1974 ribbon cutting to the new WTH Bolivar Hospital opening Nov. 9 on Vildo Road near Middleton.
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Eli Steele says the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture declined his requested public screening dates for ‘White Guilt’ and offered a $35,000 private rental, Fox News Digital reported.
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A memorial to Kohen Wiley sat outside a Senatobia Walmart on June 18, 2026, after Wiley was shot and killed by a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on June 14.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office found the June 14, 2026, Senatobia officer-involved shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified and will not be charged.
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The Bolivar Book Swap returns Friday, Nov. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Bolivar-Hardeman County Library. Bring books, get tickets, take home new reads.
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A Hardeman County deputy, Brittany Morrow, is being recognized by the sheriff’s office for giving first aid to a bleeding victim at a disturbance call.
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said his Leesburg office was evacuated after receiving an envelope with a suspicious substance, The Hill reported Oct. 19, 2026.
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Gov. Tate Reeves announced Oct. 16 that Capitol Police Chief Wesley “Bo” Luckey will serve as commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety after Sean Tindell resigned.
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Pearl River Community College announced Oct. 19, 2026, that football coach Seth Smith resigned after a 3-5 start to the 2026 season; he was 19-40 overall.
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Ole Miss right guard Patrick Kutas was named SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week after helping the Rebels to a 31-3 win over Missouri, SuperTalk Mississippi reported Oct. 19.
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BMCU men’s golf wins the Tennessee Wesleyan Invite by 22 strokes, while volleyball sweeps Wesleyan in a rescheduled Sunday match.
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Lowndes County deputies say a person was ejected and died after a single-vehicle crash in the 1400 block of Yorkville Road East about 1 a.m. Oct. 17, 2026.
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Miss Mississippi Jane Granberry will visit elementary schools across Mississippi from October through December to lead 30-minute reading and movement sessions, TrueCare says.
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The Tippah County burn ban is off the state Forestry Commission’s latest list, but NWS Memphis warns of high fire danger Monday and a dry week ahead.
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Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State’s first Black student, died Oct. 16 at 82, Magnolia Tribune reported; the roundup also notes Gibbs’ award and national headlines.
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Monday morning across Mississippi: a Hernando police officer and a suspect were hospitalized after an I-55 pursuit crash, a report on Mississippi Medicaid birth-control prescriptions, and postgame comments from Ole Miss and Mississippi State coaches — Monday, October 19, 2026.
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Cool air, wood smoke, and Saturday ribs — five top-rated electric smokers that make low-and-slow barbecue easy for Tippah County backyards.
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