Gunshots Reported in Carthage Neighborhood

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Gunshots were reported just before midnight Friday in the area of Naylor St., near Martin Luther King Dr. in Carthage. That's the same are where police have investigated shots fired calls on numerous nights. Both Carthage Police and Leake County deputies responded and no one... Read More.
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One Person Dies in Crash East of Philadelphia

DEKALB, Miss.--One person died Saturday in a crash east of Philadelphia in Kemper County. The wreck happened at the intersection of Highways 397 and 16, at about 4:15 p.m., according to Sheriff James Moore. No ID was provided on the victim. The Highway Patrol is investigating the... Read More.
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Missing Endangered Man Last Ping Was in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Miss.--Eddie Vern Hoy, 81, has been missing since Saturday morning and his last known location was in Louisville, according to Canton Police. Police in central Mississippi were old to be on the lookout for Hoy Saturday night about 11:45. Hoy is a diabetic with early... Read More.
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Woods Fire Reported in Leake County

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A woods fire was reported Saturday night near Carthage on Hwy. 16 east. The fire, according to the caller, was near the old Southern and Soul restaurant. That was about 7:30 p.m. Leake County and Carthage fire departments responded. By 8 p.m. the fire was... Read More.
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Two-Vehicle Wreck in Leake County Saturday

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A two-vehicle wreck with injuries was reported Saturday afternoon in Leake County. The wreck was on Red Dog Rd., near Carthage, but in the county, just before 5:30 p.m. Wreckers were called for both vehicles. No ambulance was called to the scene.
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AUDIO: Three People Dead, Eight Hurt in Holmes Co. Shooting

DURANT, Miss.--Three people were killed in a Saturday morning shooting in Holmes County. Sheriff Willie March said an argument happened before the shooting, which was just hours after the Holmes County  Consolidated School homecoming. Including the three people killed, 11 were shot in all. The shooting... Read More.
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Body Found in Massive Kemper County Fire

DALEVILLE, Miss.--A massive fire burned several buildings and vehicles Monday afternoon in Kemper County. A body was found inside the house after the fire was put out. The fire was on Blackwater 493 Rd. north of Daleville, reports WTOK. That was about 3:15 p.m. It took... Read More.
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Elevated Fire Threat Comes With Dry and Windy Conditions

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--An elevated danger for wildfires comes with the continued dry and windy conditions in our area, says the National Weather Service. No rain is in the immediate forecast to alleviate that threat. "When we have drier air...and it's prolonged like this, you begin to... Read More.
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Man Accused of Murdering Carthage Resident Turns Himself in

JACKSON, Miss.--The man Jackson Police believe killed Caderius Hathorn, of Carthage, at Manhattan Park on Cedars of Lebanon Road in Jackson, has turned himself in to police. The murder happened Sept. 4, according to Jackson Police Detective Sequerna Banks. She said Hathorn was shot multiple... Read More.
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Central Mississippi Schools Get Thumbs Up for Attendance

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Some Central Mississippi schools are getting a thumbs up from Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann's office for their chronic absenteeism rates being at 15 percent or lower.   Both Hosemann's office and state lawmakers have expressed concerns over the state's chronic absenteeism rate as a whole, which increased... Read More.
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