Hit and Run Reported Friday Night in Leake Co.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A hit and run was reported Friday night on Hwy. 487 east in Leake County. The call came in to the dispatch center just after 7 p.m. and deputies were sent to the scene, which was near Gunner Rd. The woman who reported the wreck... Read More.
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Attala Co. Man Charged in Weir Murder

WEIR, Miss.--A man from McCool has been charged in the New Year's Eve killing of a man in Weir. WTVA reports the man arrested was Kentavious Merritt, 24. He has been charged with second-degree murder and possession and use of a machine gun conversion device,... Read More.
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Nineteen-Year-Old Killed In Weir Shooting

WEIR, Miss.--A 19-year-old died in a shooting on New Year's Eve in Weir, in Choctaw County. The name of the victim has not been released. WTVA reported the shooting happened just after midnight, but the exact location was not chared by the Choctaw County coroner's office. Neither... Read More.
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Man Wanted on Drug Charge Captured in Neshoba Co.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A man wanted on drug possession and contempt of court charges was caught this week, said the Neshoba County Sheriff's Dept. Jeffrey Dooley, 39, was caught Tuesday, according to a Facebook post from the department. He had been wanted since Dec. 23. No information on the... Read More.
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Mother Daughter Tiff Gets Violent

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Leake County deputies were called about 9:15 Saturday night when a mother reported that her daughter attacked her and busted out her car windows. The 16-year-old daughter was reported to have left the house on Cook Rd. and headed toward County Line Rd. The girl... Read More.
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Light Pole Falls, Transformer Catches Fire

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A light polce was reported to have fallen shortly after noon Saturday. That was reported on O. B. Wilder Ln. When the pole fell, the transformer caught fire and the whole thing was blocking the road, according to dispatchers. The fire department was dispatched to put... Read More.
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Fire on McFarland: Everyone Makes It Out Okay

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A fire was reported Friday evening at a house in Carthage. The fire was reported about ten minutes before 6 p.m. on McFarland St. in Carthage. About ten minutes after firefighters were dispatched, a police officer reported that the fire was out and that everyone... Read More.
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Neshoba Co. Deputies/Employees Receive Awards

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Neshoba Co. Sheriff Eric Clark presented some of his deputies and employees with recognition for their work in 2025. At the departments annual Christmas party, the folloowing awards were presented: Dyron Talbert: School Resource Officer of the Year Jonah Flake: Patrol Deputy of the Year Matthew Winstead:... Read More.
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Thirty-Year Sentence in Murder on Choctaw Tribal Land

PEARL RIVER, Miss.--A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in federal prison for shooting and killing another tribal member at a tribal home in the Bogue Chitto Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation Brian Keith Bell,... Read More.
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