At 8:55 am Attala Communications notified officers of a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) issued by the Attala Sheriff’s Department, The BOLO was for a Absalom Latiker , 20 year old black male, wanted for felony grand larceny in connection with two stolen four wheelers.

Sheriff Tim Nail tells Breezy News that his department received a report of two stolen four wheelers, a Honda and a Polaris, on July the 10th of this year. The two were taken from a residence in highway 14 west near the Holmes and Attala county line.

Investigator Jimmy Nunn and Chief Deputy Zelie Shaw, working with the Goodman PD and the Holmes County Sheriff Department, were able to recover the stolen ATVs.

If you see Latiker or have any information on this crime you are urged to contact the Attala County Sheriff’s Department at (662) 289-5556 or your local 911 dispatch.

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The Mississippi State Department of Health Thursday reported its first human case of West Nile virus in 2019. The reported case is in Smith County.

In 2018, Mississippi had 50 WNV cases and no deaths. The first case was reported in mid-July.

“This first case of 2019 is a reminder that each year we have WNV cases in Mississippi and that all Mississippians need to act now to reduce their risk of infection regardless of where they live in the state. Most cases occur from July through September, so this is to be expected,” said MSDH State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers. “While most infected people recover without any long-term problems, some develop a more severe infection that can lead to complications and even death – especially in those over 50 years of age.”

Symptoms of WNV infection are often mild and may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, a rash, muscle weakness or swollen lymph nodes.

In a small number of cases, infection can result in encephalitis or meningitis, which can lead to paralysis, coma and possibly death.

The MSDH suggests the following precautions to protect yourself and your family from mosquito-borne illnesses:
• Use a mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered ingredient such as DEET while you are outdoors.
• Remove all sources of standing water around your home and yard to prevent mosquito breeding.
• Wear loose, long clothing to cover the arms and legs when outdoors.
• Avoid areas where mosquitoes are prevalent.

For more information on mosquito-borne illnesses or to track the current number of WNV cases and locations, visit the MSDH website by clicking the attached link.

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Officials with the Zama Water Association have issued a Boil Water Alert for a section of the water system.

The alert applies to 349 customers who get their water from the Zama Water Association in Attala County.

The Boil Water Alert was issued because an area of the water system lost pressure due to malfunctioning pump.

As soon as pressure is restored to the affected area, water system officials will being collecting water samples for testing. When pressure is restored, officials recommend that consumers vigorously boil water for at least two minutes.

The water system will be notified when tests reveal that the water is safe to drink.

Stayed tuned to Breezy 101 and Breezynews.com for updates.

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Members of Attala County Martial Arts brought home several titles and trophies from the ISKA World Martial Arts Championships last weekend in Orlando, FL.

Martial artists from over 60 countries participated in the event July 4 – 6 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, competing in categories such as breaking, weapons, and synchronized team events, and more.

The big winner at the event for Attala County Martial Arts was Justin Cuellar.

Justin, who already holds multiple world titles, was crowned the tournament’s Ultimate Breaker. That title signifies him as the best in the world in the breaking category.

Justin also finished with two first place and two second place finishes in additional categories.

Justin’s wife Robin also competed at the event. She earned a third place finish in the Women’s Creative division.

In addition to the husband and wife duo, several other members of Attala County Martial Arts competed in the event, including several teenagers (See results below).

Replays of the ISKA the event can be seen on ESPN2 Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 pm and Sunday, July 21 at 3:00 pm.

For more more videos and pictures from the competition, visit Attala County Martial Arts on Facebook.

Attala County Martial Arts ISKA World Martial Arts Championships Results:

Justin Cuellar

• Ultimate Breaker
• 1st Place – 3 Directional Power Wood
• 1st Place – Power Sidekick
• 2nd Place – Men’s Creative
• 2nd Place – Power Elbow

Robin Cuellar

• 3rd Place – Women’s Creative

Josh Denley

• 1st Place – Concrete Elbow
• 1st Plave – Concrete Stomp

Konnor Denley

• 2nd Place – Creative Open
• Finalist – Power Elbow

Paxtyn Dubard

• 2nd Place – Double Hand
• 3rd Place – Power Elbow

Robert Overby

• 1st Place – Concrete Elbow
• 1st Place – Concrete Stomp

William Tharp

• 2nd Place – Creative
• 2nd Place – Power Elbow

Matt Tucker

• 1st Place – Wood Side Kick
• 2nd Place – Concrete Stomp

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At 10:20 am Kosciusko Police were called to Veterans Memorial Drive for a report of a minor auto accident. No injuries were reported.

At 1:19 pm Kosciusko Police were called to North Jackson Street near the Fire Department for a report of an 18 wheeler that has pulled down some phone lines.

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Today is Saturday, July 13, the 194th day of 2019. There are 171 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On July 13, 1985, “Live Aid,” an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for Africa’s starving people.

On this date:

In 1863, deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City. (The insurrection was put down three days later.)

In 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention in Los Angeles, outdrawing rivals including Lyndon B. Johnson, Stuart Symington and Adlai Stevenson.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson nominated Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.)

In 1972, George McGovern received the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Miami Beach.

In 1973, former presidential aide Alexander P. Butterfield revealed to Senate Watergate Committee staff members the existence of President Richard Nixon’s secret White House taping system. (Butterfield’s public revelation came three days later.)

In 1977, a blackout hit New York City in the mid-evening as lightning strikes on electrical equipment caused power to fail; widespread looting broke out. (The electricity was restored about 25 hours later.)

In 1978, Lee Iacocca was fired as president of Ford Motor Co. by chairman Henry Ford II.

In 1990, the romantic fantasy “Ghost,” starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, was released by Paramount Pictures.

In 1999, Angel Maturino Resendiz (ahn-HEHL’ mah-tyoo-REE’-noh reh-SEHN’-deez), suspected of being the “Railroad Killer,” surrendered in El Paso, Texas. (Resendiz was executed in 2006.)

In 2005, A suicide car bomb exploded next to U.S. troops handing out candy and toys in Iraq, killing more than two dozen people, including 18 children and teenagers and an American soldier.

In 2006, Israel imposed a naval blockade against Lebanon and blasted the Beirut airport and army air bases; Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into Israel.

In 2013, a jury in Sanford, Florida, cleared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice. Actor Cory Monteith, who’d shot to fame in the hit TV series “Glee” but was beset by addiction struggles, was found dead in a hotel room in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; he was 31.

Ten years ago: Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to “the impartiality of our justice system” at the start of her Senate confirmation hearing. President Barack Obama, back from his overseas trip, stepped forcefully back into the health care debate as he presented his nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin.

Five years ago: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors as the Obama administration tried to get support from states that would host thousands of Central American children who had crossed the Mexican border on their own. Germany scored a 1-0 victory over Argentina to win the World Cup final. Death claimed conductor Lorin Maazel, 84; Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, 90; author Thomas Berger, 89.

One year ago: A grand jury indictment, sought by special counsel Robert Mueller, alleged that the Russian government was behind a sweeping conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The grand jury indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers on charges that they had hacked Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Party, releasing tens of thousands of stolen and politically damaging communications. President Donald Trump wrapped up a turbulent 30-hour visit to England, dropping by Windsor Castle for tea with the queen and lavishing praise on Prime Minister Theresa May after earlier questioning May’s leadership in an interview. Thousands crammed the streets of London to vent their anger over Trump’s first official visit to Britain. A suicide bomber killed 149 people at an election rally in Pakistan; hours later, disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested on corruption charges upon his return from London.

Today’s Birthdays: Game show announcer Johnny Gilbert (TV: “Jeopardy!”) is 95. Actor Patrick Stewart is 79. Actor Robert Forster is 78. Actor Harrison Ford is 77. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) is 77. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 73. Actress Daphne Maxwell Reid is 71. Actress Didi Conn is 68. Actor Gil Birmingham is 66. Singer Louise Mandrell is 65. Rock musician Mark “The Animal” Mendoza (Twisted Sister) is 63. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 62. Former tennis player Anders Jarryd is 58. Rock musician Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera is 57. Comedian Tom Kenny is 57. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw is 57. Bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent is 57. Actor Kenny Johnson is 56. Roots singer/songwriter Paul Thorn is 55. Country singer Neil Thrasher is 54. Actor Ken Jeong is 50. Bluegrass musician Mike Barber (The Gibson Brothers) is 49. Singer Deborah Cox is 46. Actress Ashley Scott is 42. Rock musician Will Champion (Coldplay) is 41. Actor Fran Kranz is 38. Actress Aya Cash is 37. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is 37. Actor Colton Haynes is 31. Actor Steven R. McQueen is 31. Soul singer Leon Bridges is 30. Actress Hayley Erin (“General Hospital”) is 25. Actor Kyle Harrison Breitkopf (BRYT’-kahpf) is 14.

Thought for Today: “Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.” _ Carl Sandburg, American writer (1878-1967).

The Associated Press.

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• Mt.Pilgrim M. B. Church of McCool will have a summer feeding program held on June 10 -July 12. Lunch will be served 11:00 – 12:30 daily. Children and teens ages 18 & younger. With disability ages 20 & younger.
• The Church of the Family of God Rehoboth Place would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone for our 3rd year Vocational Bible School July 8-12 from 6-8 pm nightly. Our theme this year is Gathering Around the Campfire. For questions or to request transportation contact Pastor Craig Smith at 662-739-5915, or Prophetess Shanesha Catchings at 662-582-7500, or you may contact us via Facebook.
• Silas Grove No. 2 M. B. Church will hold “Annual Summer Revival Services” July 15th through the 17th at 7:15 nightly. Speakers are: Monday and Tuesday nights:  Rev. Leroy Jennings and Wednesday night Pastor Katherine Weatherby.

• New Jerusalem MB Church, 1751 Hwy 43 Carthage, will have Vacation Bible School July 15 thru 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Classes for all ages including Adults….Come fellowship and bring the family….Light snacks served nightly.

• Abraham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their 131st Year Church Anniversary. It will be held Sunday, July 14, during the 11:00 A.M. morning worship service.
• New Hope Baptist Church, on Attala Road 5216, will have Vacation Bible School for ages 3 years to 6th grade on July 17-19 from 5:45-830 pm each night. The commencement will be on Sunday, July 21 beginning at 5pm. We will travel back in time to learn about Jesus Past and Jesus Future. Come join us!
• Mt.Pilgrim M.B.Church of McCool will celebrate their Male Chorus 13th year anniversary & Musicians anniversary on July 21st 2019 at 3:00 pm..
• Bethlehem M.B. Church of Sallis and Pastor, Darrell G. Brooks invites  everyone to the 152nd Church Anniversary Program July 21st at 2:30 p.m. Our speaker for this great occasion will be Pastor Robert Hightower of St. Mark M.B. Church, Goodman,Ms. Come out and be blessed.
• McAdams Baptist Church will have Revival Services July 21-24: Sunday at 11 a.m., Rev. Steve Jordan; Sunday at 6 p.m., Rev. Ladell Blanton; Monday at 7 p.m., Rev. Gene Richardson; Tuesday at 7 p.m., Rev. Junior Davis; Wednesday at 7 p.m., Re. Dan Howard.
• Doty Springs Baptist Church will have revival July 28th – 31st.  Bro. Caleb Clark will be the guest speaker.  The Carver Family will lead worship.  Service times will be as follows:  Sunday -10:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.  Monday through Wednesday nights will be at 6:30 p.m.  For directions, please call or text (662) 582-6026.

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Before you head to the polls to vote in the August 6 Democratic and Republican Primary elections, take a look at the sample ballots provided to Breezy News by Attala County Circuit Clerk Wanda Fancher.

State races on the ballot will include governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and several others.

Locally, voters will vote in elections for county supervisor, chancery clerk, sheriff, constable, and justice court judge.

Primary elections are set for Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Republican Primary Sample Ballot

Democratic Primary Sample Ballot

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Today is Sunday, July 14, the 195th day of 2019. There are 170 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On July 14, 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to “make America great again.”

On this date:

In 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.

In 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government.

In 1912, American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie (“This Land Is Your Land”) was born in Okemah, Okla.

In 1921, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco (SAK’-oh) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts, of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.)

In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed.

In 1966, the city of Chicago awoke to the shocking news that eight student nurses had been brutally slain during the night in a South Side dormitory. Drifter Richard Speck was convicted of the mass killing and condemned to death, but had his sentence reduced to life in prison, where he died in 1991.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in New York.

In 2003, newspaper columnist Robert Novak publicly revealed the CIA employment of Valerie Plame, wife of Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador in Africa who said the administration had twisted prewar intelligence on Iraq.

In 2004, the Senate scuttled a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. (Forty-eight senators voted to advance the measure — 12 short of the 60 needed — and 50 voted to block it).

In 2013, thousands of demonstrators across the country protested a Florida jury’s decision the day before to clear George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

In 2016, terror struck Bastille Day celebrations in the French Riviera city of Nice (nees) as a large truck plowed into a festive crowd, killing 86 people in an attack claimed by Islamic State extremists; the driver was shot dead by police.

In 2017, a Russian-American lobbyist said he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump’s son that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican campaign.

Ten years ago: At her Senate confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN’-ya soh-toh-my-YOR’) pushed back vigorously against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to the nation’s highest bench. Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff arrived at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina to begin serving a 150-year sentence for his massive Ponzi scheme. The American League continued its dominance over the National League with a 4-3 win in the All-Star game at new Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Five years ago: Citigroup agreed to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into its handling of risky subprime mortgages. The Church of England voted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing women to become bishops.

One year ago: Angelique Kerber beat Serena Williams in the women’s final, 6-3, 6-3 for her first Wimbledon title. A firefighter, Braden Varney, was killed while trying to prevent a wildfire near California’s Yosemite National Park from spreading. Thousands of people in Scotland staged colorful, peaceful protests against Donald Trump as the U.S. president played golf at his Scottish golf resort at Turnberry ahead of his summit in Finland with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Nancy Olson is 91. Former football player and actor Rosey Grier is 87. Actor Vincent Pastore is 73. Music company executive Tommy Mottola (muh-TOH’-luh) is 71. Rock musician Chris Cross (Ultravox) is 67. Actor Jerry Houser is 67. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 67. Actor Stan Shaw is 67. Movie producer Scott Rudin is 61. Singer-guitarist Kyle Gass is 59. Country musician Ray Herndon (McBride and the Ride) is 59. Actress Jane Lynch is 59. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 58. Actor Matthew Fox is 53. Rock musician Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies) is 53. Rock singer-musician Tanya Donelly is 53. Former child actress Missy Gold is 49. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Tameka Cottle (Xscape) is 44. Country singer Jamey Johnson is 44. Hip-hop musician “taboo” (Black Eyed Peas) is 44. Actor Scott Porter is 40. Rock singer Dan Smith (Bastille) is 33. Actress Sara Canning (TV: “The Vampire Diaries”) is 32. Rock singer Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons) is 32.

Thought for Today: “The willing contemplation of vice is vice.” _ Arabic proverb.

The Associated Press.

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McAdams High School will be hosting a mandatory pre-registration July 15-17.

All students need to attend to have a schedule planned and take a photo.

All students will receive a photo ID at the beginning of school to enhance our safety protocols.

Refreshments will be provided.

The schedule is listed below: 

July 15: 1:00-6:00
July 16: 1:00-6:00
July 17: 9:00-1:00

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Today is Monday, July 15, the 196th day of 2019. There are 169 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On July 15, 1976, a 36-hour kidnap ordeal began for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, California, by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell. (The captives escaped unharmed; the kidnappers were caught.)

On this date:

In 1799, French soldiers in Egypt discovered the Rosetta Stone, which proved instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 3 1/2 centuries after its creation.

In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fifth Canadian province.

In 1910, the term “Alzheimer’s disease” was used to describe a progressive form of presenile dementia in the book “Clinical Psychiatry” by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin, who credited the work of his colleague, Alois (al-WAH’) Alzheimer, in identifying the condition.

In 1971, President Richard Nixon delivered a televised address in which he announced that he had accepted an invitation to visit the People’s Republic of China.

In 1983, eight people were killed when a suitcase bomb planted by Armenian extremists exploded at the Turkish Airlines counter at Orly Airport in Paris.

In 1985, a visibly gaunt Rock Hudson appeared at a news conference with actress Doris Day (it was later revealed Hudson was suffering from AIDS).

In 1996, MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network, made its debut on cable and the Internet.

In 1997, fashion designer Gianni Versace (ver-SAH’-chay), 50, was shot dead outside his Miami Beach home; suspected gunman Andrew Phillip Cunanan, 27, was found dead eight days later, a suicide. (Investigators believed Cunanan killed four other people before Versace in a cross-country spree that began the previous March.)

In 2002, John Walker Lindh, an American who’d fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to two felonies in a deal sparing him life in prison.

In 2008, in an All-Star game that began at dusk and ended at 1:37 a.m. the next morning, the American League defeated the National League 4-3 in 15 innings at Yankee Stadium.

In 2010, after 85 days, BP stopped the flow of oil from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico using a 75-ton cap lowered onto the wellhead earlier in the week.

Ten years ago: A Russian-made Iranian jetliner carrying 168 people crashed after taking off from Tehran, killing everyone aboard. After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit on a flight to the international space station.

Five years ago: Israel resumed heavy bombing of Gaza after the Islamic militant group Hamas rejected an Egyptian truce plan and instead unleashed more rocket barrages at the Jewish state. A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 89 people. More than 20 people died when a Moscow subway train derailed during rush hour.

One year ago: President Donald Trump arrived in Finland for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Earlier, in an interview with CBS News, Trump named the European Union as a top adversary of the United States. France won its second World Cup title, beating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow. Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) captured his fourth Wimbledon title, defeating Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3); it was Djokovic’s 13th major trophy, but his first in more than two years. A wildfire that killed a California firefighter forced the closure of a key route into Yosemite National Park.

Today’s Birthdays: Author Clive Cussler is 88. Actor Patrick Wayne is 80. Rhythm-and-blues singer Millie Jackson is 75. Rock singer-musician Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) is 74. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 73. Rock musician Artimus Pyle is 71. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, is 69. Actress Celia Imrie is 67. Actor Terry O’Quinn is 67. Rock singer-musician David Pack is 67. Rock musician Marky Ramone is 67. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 63. Country singer-songwriter Mac McAnally is 62. Model Kim Alexis is 59. Actor Willie Aames is 59. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 58. Actress Lolita Davidovich is 58. Actress Shari Headley is 56. Actress Brigitte Nielsen is 56. Rock musician Jason Bonham is 53. Actress Amanda Foreman is 53. Rock musician Phillip Fisher is 52. Rhythm-and-blues singer Stokley (Mint Condition) is 52. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin is 51. Actor Stan Kirsch is 51. Actor Reggie Hayes is 50. Actor-screenwriter Jim Rash is 48. Rock musician John Dolmayan is 47. Actor Scott Foley is 47. Actor Brian Austin Green is 46. Rapper Jim Jones is 43. Actress Diane Kruger is 43. Actress Lana Parrilla (LAH’-nuh pa-REE’-uh) is 42. Rock musician Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance) is 42. Actress Laura Benanti is 40. Actor Travis Fimmel is 40. Actor Taylor Kinney is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kia Thornton (Divine) is 38. Actor-singer Tristan “Mack” Wilds is 30. Actress Medalion Rahimi is 27. Actor Iain Armitage (TV: “Big Little Lies” ”Young Sheldon”) is 11.

Thought for Today: “A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.” _ Bette Davis, American actress (1908-1989).

The Associated Press.

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The Central MS Fair is returning to Kosciusko and Attala County Aug. 14 – 17.

The 110th annual fair will feature many events that are sure to provide fun for the entire family.

The Exhibit Hall at the coliseum will be open nightly from Wednesday – Friday during the fair. Exhibits include art, photography, flower show, youth exhibits and more.

Also, returning to the exhibit hall this year is the Fin, Horn, and Feathers competition.

Fair favorites Attala’s Got Talent, the Community Sports Challenge, and Fairest of the Fair Pageant return to this year’s event as well.

For more information on the Central MS Fair, call the KAP office at 662-289-2981.

The 110th Annual Central MS Fair schedule of events:

• Monday, August 12: Exhibit Registration, 3:00 – 8:00 pm
• Tuesday, August 13: Fairest of the Fair Practice, 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 14: Perishable Exhibit Registration: 7:30 am – 9:00 am; Gates/Exhibits Open: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Attala’s Got Talent – 6:00 pm
• Thursday, August 15: Gates/Exhibits Open: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Community Sports Challenge – 6:00 pm; Martial Arts Demonstration – 7:00 pm; Petting Zoo
• Friday, August 17: Senior Day: 8:30 am – 11:30 am; Exhibits/Gates Open, 5:00 pm – midnight, Fairest the of the Fair Pageant – 6:30 pm. Petting Zoo
• Saturday, August 18: Gates open: 3:00 pm – midnight, A Night of Bingo: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Petting Zoo

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The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen will hold its second meeting of July Tuesday night.

Highlighting the meeting will be several unclean property hearings.

The meeting will be held at City Hall beginning at 5:30.

This week’s agenda can be viewed below.

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Derek Norsworthy, 2018 Boswell Media Mississippi Songwriter of the Year, has released the lyric video for his new summer single “Beach Body.”

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The Kosciusko 5/6 year-old All Star baseball team will play in the World Series this weekend.

The team advanced to the World Series by winning the district tournament in Philadelphia and placing 3rd at the state tournament in Cleveland.

The World Series will be played in Brookhaven beginning Thursday, July 18.

Pictured:
Bottom left to right; Holt Fancher, Rye Edwards, Truett Vance, Brayden Langford, Houston Cain
Standing left to right: Noah Carter, Drew Durff, Matthew Holdiness, Tripp McGee, Reed Tillman, Lawson McDaniel, Mac McCool
Coaches left to right: Dr Samuel Holdiness, Wes Carter (Head Coach), Jason Vance, Matthew McCool

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To view mugshots of arrests click here.

Dana H Alford, 34, 555 Hannah Road, Carthage, disturbing the peace, Leake Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

Jamarion K Cook, 22, 1962 Laurel Hill Road, Carthage, possession of paraphernalia, failure to comply, Carthage PD

Brzezinskir Henderson, 20, 400 Franklin Street, Carthage, aggravated assault, armed robbery, public indecency, Carthage PD

Joseph B Jones, 33, 1580 Smith Road, Walnut Grove, open container, failure to signal, driving with a suspended license, CAPIAS – felony driving under the influence (DUI) 4th offense, warrant, Carthage PD

Pamela Salers, 38, 1270 Hwy 25 N, Carthage, domestic violence – simple assault, Leake Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

Pete T Walker, 35, 210 Sanders Lane Road, Carthage, disturbing the peace, Walnut Grove PD

Larry L Winters, 34, 113 Aponaug Road, Kosciusko, contempt, Kosciusko PD

Clifton L Killpacher, 43, 309 East Mclemore, Memphis, TN, no insurance, switched tag, no drivers license, Kosciusko PD

Desmond Zollicoffer, 52, 5184 Attala Road Hwy 43 S, Kosciusko, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, no insurance, driving with a suspended license, possession of a controlled substance, Carthage PD

Alvaro F Baltazar, 36, 280 Butane Road, Morton, hold for ICE, reckless driving, driving under the influence (DUI) 1st refusal, no license, no insurance, Leake Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The mugshots and arrest records published are not an indication of guilt, or evidence that an actual crime has been committed. Arrests made by the Leake County Sheriff’s Department, Carthage PD, Walnut Grove PD, Attala County Sheriff’s Department, Kosciusko PD. (Leake County Correctional Facility images)

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At 1:31 pm Attala Deputies, The Mississippi Highway Patrol, Zama Volunteers, MedStat EMS along with Attala Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a one vehicle MVA on highway 19 south just east of the Zama Fire Department. the caller said they could not find any one around the vehicle.

At 12:11 Kosciusko Police, MedStat EMS along with City Fire and Rescue were called to highway 12 at the North Natchez intersection for a report of a two vehicle MVA. No injuries were reported.

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Today is Tuesday, July 16, the 197th day of 2019. There are 168 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon.

On this date:

In 1790, a site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent seat of the United States government; the area became Washington, D.C.

In 1911, actress-dancer Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Mo.

In 1945, the United States exploded its first experimental atomic bomb in the desert of Alamogordo (ahl-ah-moh-GOHR’-doh), New Mexico; the same day, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis left Mare (mar-AY’) Island Naval Shipyard in California on a secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components to Tinian Island in the Marianas.

In 1957, Marine Corps Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record by flying a Vought F8U Crusader jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8.4 seconds.

In 1964, as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in San Francisco, Barry M. Goldwater declared that “extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice” and that “moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

In 1979, Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq.

In 1980, former California Gov. Ronald Reagan won the Republican presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Detroit.

In 1981, singer Harry Chapin was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer on New York’s Long Island Expressway.

In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette (bih-SEHT’), died when their single-engine plane, piloted by Kennedy, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

In 2002, the Irish Republican Army issued an unprecedented apology for the deaths of “noncombatants” over 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland.

In 2004, Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement by a federal judge in New York for lying about a stock sale.

In 2008, Florida resident Casey Anthony, whose 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, had been missing a month, was arrested on charges of child neglect, making false official statements and obstructing a criminal investigation. (Casey Anthony was later acquitted at trial of murdering Caylee, whose skeletal remains were found in December 2008; she was convicted of lying to police.)

Ten years ago: Saying that civil rights leaders from decades past had paved the way for his election as the nation’s first black commander in chief, President Barack Obama paid homage to the NAACP during a convention in New York, and advised members that their work remained unfinished. In an embarrassing acknowledgement, NASA admitted that in all likelihood, it had recorded over the original videotapes of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Five years ago: The U.S. and the European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia; in his announcement, President Barack Obama said, “What we are expecting is that the Russian leadership will see once again that its actions in Ukraine have consequences.” Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, 70, died in Zurich.

One year ago: After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, President Donald Trump openly questioned the finding of his own intelligence agencies that Russia had meddled in the 2016 U.S. election to his benefit. (Trump said a day later that he misspoke.) Federal prosecutors said a 29-year-old gun rights activist, Maria Butina, had been arrested on charges that she served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations. (Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting gathering intelligence on the NRA and other groups at the direction of a former Russian lawmaker.) Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals won the All-Star Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, beating Kyle Schwarber of the Chicago Cubs 19-18.

Today’s Birthdays: Former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh is 87. Soul singer William Bell is 80. International Tennis Hall of Famer Margaret Court is 77. College Football Hall of Famer and football coach Jimmy Johnson is 76. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman is 71. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 71. Rock composer-musician Stewart Copeland is 67. Playwright Tony Kushner is 63. Actress Faye Grant is 62. Dancer Michael Flatley is 61. Actress Phoebe Cates is 56. Actor Paul Hipp is 56. Actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell is 54. Actor-comedian Will Ferrell is 52. Actor Jonathan Adams is 52. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders is 51. Actress Rain Pryor is 50. Actor Corey Feldman is 48. Rock musician Ed Kowalczyk (koh-WAHL’-chek) (Live) is 48. Rock singer Ryan McCombs (Drowning Pool) is 45. Actress Jayma Mays is 40. Actress AnnaLynne McCord is 32. Actor-singer James Maslow is 29. Actor Mark Indelicato is 25. Pop singer-musician Luke Hemmings (5 Seconds to Summer) is 23.

Thought for Today: “Any life, however long and complicated it may be, actually consists of a single moment: the moment when a man knows forever more who he is.” _ Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine author (1899-1986).

The Associated Press.

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Shoppers in Mississippi will once again get a break on the back to school shopping with the annual Sales Tax Holiday.

Beginning Friday, July 26 at 12:01 AM, shoppers in the Magnolia State won’t have to pay sales tax on certain clothing and footwear items that cost less than $100.

The tax free savings will end Saturday, July 27 at midnight.

According to the MS Department of Revenue, clothing is “any article of apparel designed to be worn on the human body.”

Likewise, footwear is anything designed to be worn on the feet with the exception of skis, roller blades, skates, etc.

School supplies like backpacks, calculators, and notebooks will also be tax free this year thanks to recent legislation passed by the Mississippi Legislature.

A complete list of eligible items can be found here.

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Senior citizens will now be eligbile for a discount Wednesdays at the Attala County Farmers Market.

Beginning this Wednesday, July 17, all produce will be reduced by half its original price for senior citizens.

This program is only on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m for seniors at least 55 years-old or older.

Discounted items include purple hull peas, okra, green beans, and more.

The Attala County Farmers Market is open Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noo at the intersection of Highways 12 and 35.

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