Attala County News

The American Cancer Society knows how important each and every birthday can be and so does five-year cancer survivor Xochie Doty.

An Attala County jury of six men and six women took three-and-one-half hours to convict Franklin Fitzpatrick, 28, of capital murder in the Dec.

Kosciusko Attala Development Corporation President Steve Zea said that Holmes Community College would be trying to get an additional $300,000 grant funding through the Delta Regional Authority for the renovation of the new Attala Education Center.

McAdams Booster Club President David Newell and representative of the Attala County School District have planned to attend the May 20 meeting of the Attala County Board of Supervisor meeting.

Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Tippah County law enforcement officer on Dec.

Residents of Ward 4 in Kosciusko are urged to vote at the Attala County Coliseum Tuesday for a primary alderman election.

Jury selection is set to begin in Kosciusko today for the trial of a Pontotoc man charged in the shooting death of a Tippah County Sheriff's deputy in December 2010.

The Kosciusko-Attala Career Technical Center now has added security features. During the March, Attala County School Board meeting, Security Solutions of Starkville was approved to secure the entry ways at the votech and Ethel High School.

When it comes to Attala County's Relay for Life, Kosciusko Lower Elementary has always been one of the leaders in raising funds for the American Cancer Society for the Kosciusko City School District.

There were a lot of smiles on the faces of Holmes Community College staff and board members as well as city and county officials and community supporters during a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Attala County Chancery Building.

Two Kosciusko men have been arrested on drug charges after search warrants were executed by the Attala County Sheriff's Department April 25 and 26.