Author: Staff Report
Rebels Defeat East Rankin Patriots at Home
The Leake Academy Rebels travelled to Pelahatchie to play the East Rankin Academy Patriots.In the girls' game, the game was played pretty evenly early on, with the Patriots pulling ahead by two at the buzzer, halftime 21-19. After three, it was still a two-point... Read More.
ECCC Lady Warriors Defeat Hinds Lady Bulldogs 64-43
The East Central Community College Lady Warriors played host to the Lady Bulldogs from Raymond tonight at the Brackeen-Wood gymnasium in Decatur and came away with a 21 point victory, 64-43. The Lady Warriors maintained a lead throughout the contest. East Central was leading... Read More.
Mississippi lawmakers debate Medicaid, initiatives, and elections
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators had a light workload the first two weeks of their three-month session.But they are about to get busy debating proposals on health care, voting rights and other issues.Monday was the deadline to file general bills. Committees face a... Read More.
Leake Academy Basketball Sweep of Lamar School
The Leake Academy basketball teams were back on the hardwood at Joe F. Shepard gymnasium in Madden tonight hosting Lamar School from Meridian and both teams added another win to their season records. The Lady Rebels maintained their 69 game home winning streak but... Read More.
Routine Patrol and a Guilty Conscience Lead to a Fleeing and Eluding
On Thursday at 8:48 p.m., an officer, conducting a walkthrough of Fortune Mart in Carthage, observed a woman, noticing the uniform, abandoning her items on the counter and fleeing on foot. A subsequent ID check identified her as having outstanding warrants.
A Breaking and Entering and a Family Disturbance in Wednesday’s Leake News
On Wednesday at 12:21 p.m., officers responded to a call from a resident on Wiggins Loop Road reporting a breaking and entering.At 5:07 p.m., officers responded to a family disturbance on Hopoca Road. One person was taken into custody.At 6:14 p.m., Leake Deputies and... Read More.
Something NEW on Main Street as Dakota Presley visits with BMO in the MO’rning
B-MO in the MO'rning - If you ask Dakota Presley the new Director of the Main Street Chamber of Leake County about the differences between her, and former Director Dakota Killingsworth she'll tell you " DK is a poet, and I'm the plummer!!" Presley's... Read More.
Brandon Presley joins race for Mississippi governor
Democrat Brandon Presley says he is running for Mississippi governor this year because he believes state government and the current Republican governor are disconnected from the needs of working people.Presley is his fourth term as a Mississippi utilities regulator, and he is a distant... Read More.
Neshoba County native announces run for secretary of state
Neshoba County native Shuwaski Young has announced that he will seek the Democratic Party's nomination for Mississippi secretary of state.Young, who previously worked in the Department of Homeland Security during Barack Obama’s presidency, says if he's nominated, he will run a campaign against Republican... Read More.
