Thompson Defends Secret Service Bill, Republicans Say No Sale

WASHINGTON--Congressman Bennie Thompson, who represents the Delta in Washington, defended his Disgraced Former Protectees Act in a House Homeland Security Committee meeting Tuesday. Thompson was called on by several Republicans, including Georgia's Marjorie Taylor-Green, and August Pfluger, of Texas. Thompson, who represents Holmes, Attala and... Read More.
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Police: Counterfeit Cash Used in Inside Job

DeKALB, Miss.--It was an inside job, says the Kemper County Sheriff's Dept. A store employee and a man who deputies say passed fake $100 bills on at least two occasions have been arrested. According to a news release from the department, Larry Griffin bought items... Read More.
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Guest Visits Site of Attempted Assassination

BUTLER, Penn.-Congressman Michael Guest, who represents parts of central Mississippi in Washington, visited the site in Butler, Penn., where former Pres. Donald Trump was shot during an attempt on his life. Guest visited Monday as the head of the Secret Service was questioned by a... Read More.
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Wanted in Neshoba County

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--If you have the info that leads to the arrest of Terence Ealy, you could get a cash reward, says Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark. Ealy is wanted on charges of burglary of a dwelling. He's described as 29 years old. Neither Clark nor the... Read More.
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Person Shot Just Inside the Carthage City Limits

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A man was shot Friday night just before midnight, just inside the Carthage city limits. A Carthage police officer was patrolling on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at Williams Dt. at 11:54 p.m., when he told dispatchers that he was being flagged down. "Bring... Read More.
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Two Two-Car Wrecks In Leake County

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A two car wreck was reported Friday evening in Leake County. The wreck was just after 6:30 p.m. on Hwy. 25 at the intersection with Mars Hill Rd. Several volunteer fire departments were called, as well as Leake County deputies and the Mississippi Highway... Read More.
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Thompson Field Director Fired for Facebook Past

NATCHEZ, Miss.--The field director for Congressman Bennie Thompson's office for counties he serves in southwest Mississippi, has been fired for a post she made following the attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump's life Saturday. The Magnolia Tribune reported Jaqueline Marsaw's dismissal, quoting Thomson in a... Read More.
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Boarding House Catches Fire in Philly

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A boarding house in Philadelphia caught fire Friday evening. Several fire trucks were dispatched to the house on Carver Ave. in the north part of Philly about 6 p.m. At the time the call came in everyone was out of the house and no injuries... Read More.
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Tractor Reported Turned Over on a Man Near Thomastown

THOMASTOWN, Miss.--A tractor was reported turned over on a man near Thomastown Saturday evening. Leake County deputies and other first responders were called to a logging road on Revere Rd. near St. Anne, to the northwest of Carthage, near Thomastown, just after 6:30. It wasn't clear... Read More.
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