going crazy. 6.5 inbox probs..

[ulysses]

this thing is driving me crazy. i've search the forums, and didn't find anything. i'm using Mighty6.
my problem is this, my inbox reads 3 unread messages, yest i've cleared the inbox out, and i've also cleared out my gmail inbox. i've emptied out the deleted items folders. and still. it reads like this

"SMS/MMS > Inbox (3)"
is ther a way to clear that?
also, i was wondering if there's a way to make messages apear to have been read just by "dismissing" them from the main screen or atleast by replying? right now i have to select the message inorder for it to be marked as read.

ps. i was using whatever messaging program was stock with Mighty6, then just now i've installed "JD Arcsoft 5.2.1.22", but that didn't fix anything.

thank you all,
-u