Thanksgiving Travel? Expect Troopers and Cheaper Gas

If you're hitting the road for Thanksgiving, expect to see more state troopers and gas prices that are lower than what we're paying locally.  The Highway Patrol say troopers will be out in force through Sunday night, setting up safety checkpoints to look for... Read More.
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MSDH: Flu Activity Eases But Still High

The public health district which includes Attala County has the highest level of flu activity in Mississippi.  The State Health Department's most recent numbers show 28 per cent of the patients going to doctors' offices in the nine-county district had flu-like illnesses, down from... Read More.
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Gas Prices Keep Falling, Neshoba the Cheapest Locally

Gas prices have dropped below $3 a gallon in some parts of Mississippi.  AAA says Panola County has the lowest countywide average price, right around 3 bucks.  The statewide average has fallen to around $3.16.  Locally, Neshoba County continues to offer the best bargains... Read More.
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Supreme Court Sets Ex-Marine’s Execution

A former Marine Corps recruiter who admitted he raped and murdered a teenage waitress in Itawamba County 22 years ago has a date with death at Parchman.  The State Supreme Court has set December 14th for Thomas Edwin Loden to be executed.   He pleaded... Read More.
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Local COVID Cases Increase

The State Health Department is reporting 57 new COVID cases in the local area in the past week-- the most since early October.  It breaks down this way:  an increase of 23 cases in Leake County, 21 in Neshoba County and 13 in Attala... Read More.
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Tyson Foods Makes $18M Investment in Walnut Grove

  FROM TYSON FOODS: Tyson Foods is pleased to announce an $18 million investment in the Mississippi economy, expanding the company’s hatchery in Walnut Grove, Mississippi. The project is expected to increase the hatchery’s capacity to hold chicks and eggs, specifically contributing to operational efficiency at... Read More.
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COVID Death Toll in MS Passes 13K

The latest COVID deaths in Mississippi have pushed the total since the pandemic began past 13,000.   In its latest update, the State Health Department reported 13 more deaths, some dating back to mid-October.  Locally, Neshoba County has seen 246 deaths blamed on the virus,... Read More.
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Henderson Elected Mayor of Carthage

Laurie Henderson will be the new mayor of Carthage.  Running as a Republican, she beat incumbent mayor Mary Ann Vivians in Tuesday's general election.  Henderson got about 60 per cent of the vote.  And she's already setting some priorities for when she takes over... Read More.
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Former Leake Deputy Jailed for Evidence Tampering

The former Leake County deputy sheriff at the center of an evidence tampering investigation which led to dozens of drug cases being dismissed in September turned himself in Monday.   Sheriff Randy Atkinson says Justin Moore is facing 31 counts of evidence tampering.   Moore surrendered... Read More.
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COVID Update: Fewer Cases, One Death

The overall COVID numbers in this part of central Mississippi were down by ten cases last week compared to the week before.  The State Health Department reports a total of 29 new cases in Attala, Leake and Neshoba counties.  But there's been another local... Read More.
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