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A man was arrested early Thursday morning after causing a disturbance at a convenience store in Carthage. Police were dispatched to Jr. Food Mart around 4 a.m. on July 23 after a caller reported a man inside the store yelling and cussing while talking on... Read More.

The Carthage Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman who has not been seen since early June. According to police, 40-year-old Sheena Henry was last seen on June 3, 2026, in Carthage. Henry is hearing impaired, and her family... Read More.

A 6-year-old child was killed in a logging accident Wednesday afternoon in the Hesterville community of Attala County. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. at a logging job site in the woods, where the child was reportedly hit by a log truck. Attala County Coroner Sam... Read More.

The Sam Presley VFW Post 4970 on Hwy. 35 near Pleasant Hill Road caught fire on Tuesday afternoon, July 21. The Carthage Fire Department responded to the scene along with Leake Correctional Volunteer Fire Department and Walnut Grove Fire Department. One firefighter was reportedly transported to... Read More.

Leake County Deputies responded to multiple calls on the morning of Tuesday, July 21, involving the same individual at several locations including Crane, Freeny, and Estes Mill Roads. The first call came just after 10 a.m. from a home on Crane Road, where deputies were... Read More.

The 2026 Leake Academy High School softball schedule has officially been released. The Rebs open up the season on Friday, July 31, at Holmes Community College, followed by their first home matchup against Jackson Prep Monday, August 3 (JV at 4:30 PM, Varsity at 6:00... Read More.

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--One person was seriously hurt in a wreck Sunday morning north of Hesterville on Hwy. 35 north in Attala County. The wreck was called in to 911 shortly after 8 a.m. Once firefighters and first responders arrived they reported the person's car had hit a... Read More.

UPDATE: Jaliyah Hines has been located safe and is back with her family according to the Carthage Police Department. The Carthage Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl. Jaliyah Hines is a 13-year-old black female and was last seen... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A woman reported being assaulted at the Delux Inn on Hwy. 16 in Philadelphia Friday night. The 911 call was just before 7 p.m. The woman had walked from the motel to a Valero and was holding her ribs and crying. The woman told police... Read More.

The State Health Department says Mississippi now has five confirmed cases of an intestinal illness which has been at the center of a multi-state outbreak in recent weeks.  And at least one of those cases of cyclosporiasis is in the public health district which... Read More.

Update: The identity of the propane truck driver who lost his life in the crash has been released. Attala County Coroner Sam Bell says Mr. Kevin Gant, 60, of the Singleton community was pronounced deceased at the scene due to injuries sustained in the... Read More.

Last night at the Choctaw Indian Fair a new Choctaw Indian Princess was crowned. Lexi Alaysia Flint from the Red Water Community (Leake County) was crowned as the 71st Choctaw Indian Princess. She was sponsored by the Red Water Development Club. Lexi also won the... Read More.