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Someone Takes a Beating at Carthage Convenience Store
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A Saturday night fight at Jr. Food Mart in Carthage ended with police and an ambulance being called.A video purporting to be of the incident has circulated since the fight and shows a group of people fighting, then that group, including two females,... Read More.
Bad Checks Possibly Passed, People With Warrants Arrested
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Carthage Police were called to the Cash Saver Saturday afternoon at 5:15 when the manager reported two people possibly trying to pass bad checks.Officers recognized the people as having warrants with the city.They left the parking lot before police got there. But, officers... Read More.
Trouble Reported on Leake Co. High School Bus
WALNUT GROVE, Miss.--Someone was reported trying to force their way onto a Leake County High School bus Saturday morning in Walnut Grove.That call came in shortly after 9:30 a.m.It was not clear if the person was male or female or what the reason may... Read More.
Tree Damage Reported, But No Tornado Touchdowns Suspected
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Though Leake County was under a tornado warning early this morning as a line of storms approached, there were no tornado touchdowns suspected.Leake County Emergency Manageent Director Tommoy Malone sais that there had bee sporadic tree damage reported. He also said that some... Read More.
Leake Falls to Lamar School 11-1
The Leake Academy Rebels played host to the Lamar School Raiders from Meridian tonight in Madden. This was game two of the series with the Rebels winning the first game at Lamar. Tonight's game was close with Lamar holding a 2-1 lead until the... Read More.
One Airlifted Following Crash on Highway 25 in Leake County
One person was airlifted after a crash on Highway 25 North near Goshen Road in Leake on Thursday afternoon.Emergency responders, including the Carthage Fire Department, EMS, Leake County Deputies, and the Mississippi Highway Patrol, were dispatched to the scene at 3:21 p.m.The crash involved... Read More.
Bus Driver Hurt in Crash When Tree Falls on Hwy 35 in Singleton Area Tuesday Afternoon
A school bus struck a tree when it fell in the roadway on Hwy 35 N in the Singleton area at 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2. The entire roadway was blocked by the tree.EMS, Leake Deputies, MHP, and Barnes Volunteer Fire Department responded... Read More.
Update: Missing Leake County teen found
Update: Missing Leake County teenager Kassidy Washington has been located and is home.
Washington had been missing since Feb. 3, where she was last seen on Ealy Rd in Lena.
According to a Facebook post from the Leake County Sheriff's Office, the investigation is ongoing and... Read More.
