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Fatal Wreck in Holmes County

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A Georgia man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup on Highway 12 in Holmes County.  The Highway Patrol says Henry Hooker, 44, was eastbound and the truck driven by a Tchula man was westbound when the accident happened around 3... Read More.
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Report: 2024 Egg Bowl to be played on Black Friday

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There will be no Thanksgiving Day football for the Magnolia State’s two biggest college football teams. Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger reports that The Egg Bowl, the annual game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State, will be played this year on Black Friday (November 29) rather... Read More.
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Judge to Step Down in July

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A judge who’s served the local area for 14 years is stepping down from the bench at the end of July.  Chancellor Joseph Kilgore of Philadelphia has accepted a position with a Jackson law firm.  Kilgore has been a judge in the Sixth Chancery... Read More.
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MBI Investigates After Leake Inmate Dies

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The death of a Carthage man at the Leake County Correctional Facility is under investigation.   Roderick Cooks, 45, became unresponsive after being pulled over on Highway 488 near Freeny and arrested for careless driving and possession of drug paraphernalia last Friday.  Sheriff Randy Atkinson... Read More.
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Local Schools to Get Extra $$ Next Year

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The new public education funding formula the Legislature approved this year will provide additional money to Mississippi school districts in the 2025 fiscal year.   The amount of increase over current funding varies from district to district.  The Mississippi Student Funding Formula becomes law July... Read More.
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Silver Alert Issued for Woman in Durant

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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a woman last seen in Durant Friday night.   Precious Vernesha Sago, 27, is from Greenwood.  MBI says she was accompanied by Robert Earl Bell, Jr. when she was reported missing.  Family members say... Read More.
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BBB Explains Kosy Police Scam

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It might sound odd that a conman claiming to be with the police department has been telling people in Kosciusko they could avoid arrest by paying a fine with gift cards.  But the phone scam is nothing new.   The Better Business Bureau of Mississippi... Read More.
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Appeal Denied in 1996 Choctaw Triple Murder

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A man who shot three members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians when he was 14 has lost his appeal aimed at making him eligible for parole.   Kenneth Clemons and his brother murdered Cecil Amos, Frankie Amos and Shirley Ann Davis in a... Read More.
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NWS: No Tornado Touchdown in Scott County

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The widespread storm damage in eastern Scott County and western Newton County late Tuesday night was the result of straight-line winds, not a tornado.  That's what the National Weather Service is saying after a survey team inspected the damage in and around Forest and... Read More.
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Nurse Drowns in Car on Flooded Highway

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The severe weather in Mississippi has claimed a second life.   The Highway Patrol says Shanika Newton, 43, of Tchula was driving home late Wednesday night when her car ran off Highway 49E near the Leflore-Holmes county line and overturned in a flooded ditch.   Investigators... Read More.
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Eller Wins Republican Nomination in 2nd District

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A light turnout at the polls Tuesday as voters in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District chose Ron Eller as the Republican nominee to challenge Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson in November.  Eller got about three-fourths of the vote to beat Andrew Scott Smith in the runoff.
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