Kosciusko News

This Thanksgiving is bringing an extra measure of gratefulness for the Charlie Lawrence family of Sallis as they give thanks for what they are calling "a miracle." Lawrence, 64, is recovering from an illness that has had doctors from Kosciusko to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., baffled at making a diagnosis and prescribing a treatment.

The 502 Fairground Street property will now be repaired by the sister of the former resident, Latina Gentry.

The Kosciusko Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved the hiring of Jamie Wilkinson at the Tuesday, Nov.

The tradition of going annually to McDaniel's Christmas Tree Farm for selecting the perfect tree for the season is coming to an end for many Attala County families.

The Kosciusko City School Board rejected the bids to renovate the Kosciusko Lower Elementary classrooms into a physical therapy room for special needs students at their Monday night board meeting.

Oprah Winfrey has long been considered among the most influential television talk show hosts in the United States for her in-depth interviews of politicians, celebrities and newsmakers of the day.

The Salvation Army has once again teamed up with Citizens National Bank in Kosciusko to help those in need.

Congregations from churches of the Kosciusko-Williamsville Ministerial Association will meet for the annual Community Thanksgiving service Sunday, Nov.

Not quite ten years ago, Larry Caraway and his then wife, Gail, put their blood, sweat and tears into creating Kosciusko Realty.

Kosciusko Police Chief R.J. Adams and Kosciusko native Tommy Davis discussed Davis' 2007 auto accident at the Kosciusko Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday, Nov.

A "cardiac event" claimed the life of Kosciusko Police Officer Joe Fulton, 45, early Sunday morning while on duty.

Kosciusko's heritage radio station, 1340 WKOZ, is now 1340-The Groove, giving adult audiences in Attala County an exciting new source for old-school R&B and classic soul.

Editor's Note: The following is the second in a series of stories about Stokes McMillian's upcoming book, "One Night of Madness." The book chronicles the lives of several Newport and area families leading up to the murder of a black family at the hands Leon Turner and his accomplishes in 1950.

Temp: 63.0 F Wind Chill: 63 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Font Size: Two men died in a two-wreck involving a school bus on Highway 35 in Leake County Wednesday.

During Sunday's open house at Jordan Art Gallery and Jordan Furniture, silent bidding began on the 12 original paintings which will be used in the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club 2010 Calendar of Historic Landmarks of Kosciusko/Attala County.

Two Kosciusko men died Tuesday night when their car collided with a Scott County school bus carrying an athletic team, according to the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol.

A "cardiac event" claimed the life of Kosciusko Police Officer Joe Fulton, 45, early Sunday morning while on duty.

A Kosciusko police officer died early Sunday morning from heart trouble while on duty.

Officer Joseph Fulton was killed early Sunday morning. Koscuisko Police Chief Ronnie J. Adams would not make any comments Sunday, but according to a source on the scene, Officer Fulton crashed his patrol car on Stonewall Road outside of Ethel.

Area artisans Beth Burton, Doris Hood Belk, Inez Dickerson, Ann Hughes, Carolyn Wilkerson, Offie Thomas Oakes, Jewette Battles, Rebecca Doty, Mery Barrow, Lavelle Boyette and Verniece Townsend under the direction of Ann Jordan came together to create painting of Kosciusko and Attala County scenes for the first Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club ...