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Attala County child dies during mobile home fire

Kosciusko · Kosciusko

Attala County child dies during mobile home fire

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KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - A child died during a house fire in Attala County. Breezy News reported the fire happened at a mobile home on Attala Road 4151 in the Sallis area just before 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 20. Jackson crews respond to gas station fire When firefighters arrived at the location, they found the home fully engulfed in flames. Attala County Coroner Sam Bell said the remains of the child were recovered from the scene. …See the Story

Oprah Winfrey · Kosciusko

Oprah Winfrey Fast Facts

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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Personal Birth date: January 29, 1954 Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married) Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech and Performing Arts, 1976 Other Facts At age 19, while still a sophomore in …See the Story

Oprah Winfrey · Kosciusko

Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown

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KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962. Meredith, 91, wore a red Ole Miss baseball hat as he watched Friday’s ceremony from the front seat of a pickup truck owned by Kosciusko, a town of 6,800 that is also the birthplace of media mogul Oprah Winfrey. About 85 people attended, and man…See the Story

Kosciusko · Kosciusko

Kosciusko Police Seek Two Individuals in Suspicious Liquor Purchase - Darkhorse Press

Kosciusko police are asking two individuals for questioning after they used multiple credit cards to purchase $3,000 worth of liquor from The Hive Wine & Spirits on Veterans Memorial Drive. WTVA reports that Police Chief Greg Collins said the purchase was made on Tuesday evening, November 3. After the individuals left the store, the clerk discovered the cards were invalid. However, the clerk later informed detectives that the payment went throug…See the Story

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