Video: Last second shot ties game for Lady Rebels
Leake Academy senior Katye Jones’ lay up at the buzzer sends the game with Simpson County to overtime.
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Leake Academy Varsity Teams Split Games with Simpson
The Leake Academy Varsity basketball teams were in Mendenhall tonight to play the Cougars of Simpson Academy. The Leake Academy Lady Rebels came away with a double overtime victory over the Lady Cougars winning the game by 4 points, 61-57 improving their season record... Read More.
911 Calls: Drug Dealers Using CB Radios in Leake County
CARTHAGE, Miss.--In the late hours Saturday or early hours Sunday near Edinburgh police were looking for drug dealers reported to be using CB radios to conduct their activities.
According to scanner traffic calls came in to the Leake County dispatchers around 9:40 p.m. Saturday about... Read More.
Fire Burns House on Lee Green Rd.
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A fire burned a house Saturday morning on Lee Green Rd., west of Carthage, just south of Hwy. 16, according to scanner traffic.
The fire call went out just before 5 a.m. to both Carthage and Ofahoma firefighters. As they were en route to... Read More.
Home lost to fire caused by electric heater
Another Leake County home was claimed in a fire believed to have been caused by an electric heater.
Carthage Fire Department, Leake Correctional Volunteers, and Reformation Volunteers were called to a home on Dead End Rd. off of Goshen Rd. near Reformation Rd. at 10:14... Read More.
Leake Academy Sweeps Wayne Academy in Madden
The Leake Academy Varsity Basketball teams played host to the Jaguars of Wayne Academy from Waynesboro tonight at the Joe F. Shepard Gymnasium in Madden and both teams came away adding another win to their seasons record. The Lady Rebels defeated the Lady Jaguars... Read More.
The Dangers of Space Heaters
KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--A fire took out a home in Walnut Grove Tuesday and an electric heater was a factor, according to preliminary reports on the cause. Fires like that are preventable, if you avoid using a space heater or use caution if you must.
"Space heaters... Read More.
Local siblings voted Players of the Week
A pair of siblings have earned Player of the Week honors for their performances on the basketball court.
Miriam Prince and Samuel Prince were voted Player of the Week by the Mississippi Association of Community College Conference (MACCC) and The Clarion Ledger, respectively
Miriam,... Read More.
Thursday’s East Central CC basketball games postponed
Thursday's East Central Community College men's and women's basketball games have been postponed.
The teams were scheduled to host Mississippi Delta Community College.
Dates or times for the when the games will be rescheduled have not been announced.
