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The death of prominent Leake County insurance agent, Charles David Weber, is being investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Leake County Sheriff's Office.
According to Sheriff Randy W. Atkinson, the death investigation is being conducted due to an apparent gunshot.... Read More.
The average price of gas in Mississippi has hit the $4 mark. AAA says there’s been a three and a half cent increase in the statewide average this morning. And for the first time since July of 2022, we’re at just over four bucks. ... Read More.
The Leake Academy Rebels were home tonight for game 2 of their series with the Generals from Washington School from Greenville in the district 2 semi-final playoffs. The Rebels won game one and advanced to the State final series winning tonight's game two, 2-1... Read More.
Thursday, May 7th is the National Day of Prayer, and a gathering will be held in Philadelphia at 12 PM at Dewitt-DeWeese Park.
David Addy of the Neshoba Baptist Association will be giving the welcome, while Philadelphia Mayor Jim Fulton, Neshoba County Sherriff Eric Clark,... Read More.
Submissions for the Mississippi Songwriter of the Year have ended.
Fifteen finalists will be selected to play their songs live at the Guitar Academy in downtown Kosciusko on June 27th.
A panel of judges will listen to each song and judge its lyrics. The winner will... Read More.
The nonprofit group, Neshoba Now, is starting community music programs.
The initial interest meeting takes place May 5th at 5 pm at 208 Byrd Ave in Philadelphia.
Anyone interested in playing in a group or learning a musical instrument is welcome.
Contacts are Shawn Byars and Paul... Read More.
The 2026 Summer Series at The Ellis Theater in Philadelphia is set to return this year, bringing a full slate of live music performances to downtown as the venue prepares for another season of shows.
Tickets for the series are now on sale, with organizers... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--With a new roundabout to open Monday morning, youi can expect some changes if you drive in the city, says the Miss. Dept. of Transportation.
The city and MDOT published the following reminder:
Here’s what to expect:
• Highway 16 at West Beacon Street will reopen
•... Read More.
PEARL RIVER, Miss.--Sentencing has been set for July 29 for a convicted felon found in possession of a gun last year.
According to a new release from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Jehovah Horace Dixon, 25, of the Pearl River Community of the Choctaw Indian... Read More.
United States Attorney Scott F. Leary announced today that Carleone Pate, Jr., 21,
of Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi was convicted of Hobbs Act Robbery and Use of a
Firearm in the Commission of a Violent Crime. Pate had recently been released from the Mississippi
Department of Corrections... Read More.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says the National Park Service doesn't have the money to remove all those dead trees along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith questioned Burgum during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Wednesday, saying...
"The Trace, much like the... Read More.
The Leake Academy baseball playoff series against Kirk Academy, originally scheduled to be played at Leake on Thursday, April 30, has been relocated to Mississippi College.
Game 2 of the series will now begin at 4:00 p.m., with a potential Game 3 to follow immediately... Read More.
The Carthage Police Department has announced their new Citizens' Police Academy program. It begins at 6 PM on June 2nd in the Matlock Park Community Center and will continue weekly on Tuesdays. The classes will alternate between being held at the Matlock and McMillan... Read More.




