AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCollege Basketball (EKU): Eastern Kentucky coach A.W. Hamilton says the transfer portal has drained his program of eight high-profile players over six seasons, even as he leans into those losses to recruit. Overdose Prevention: Mississippi DMH will hold an Overdose Awareness Day press conference Aug. 31 in Jackson, highlighting Narcan access and noting overdose deaths fell to 449 in the 12 months ending Dec. 2025. Public Safety (Sextortion): A Nigerian man, Adebola Festus Adekunle, was extradited to the U.S. and arraigned in Oxford over a sextortion case tied to Starkville teen Walker Montgomery’s 2022 suicide; he faces up to life in prison. Local Health/Justice: In Forrest County, Narcan training is credited by officials with driving down overdoses; in Lee County, three men pleaded guilty to major meth trafficking and related charges. Power Outages: Attala County residents near Highway 35 say recurring outages from aging infrastructure are leaving them without power for 12–24 hours and demanding new fixes. Community/Arts: Jackson’s McNair Davis Planetarium reopening is delayed as operations shift to the Mississippi Museum of Art. Politics: A new poll shows Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith leading Democrat Scott Colom in Mississippi’s Nov. 3 Senate race.
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