Leake

The Carthage City Hall lobby remains closed. According to City Clerk Penny Spears, "the drop box is open for bill payments or documents and the staff is available by phone to answer questions or help with city matters." The City Hall phone number is... Read More.

Mayor's Youth Council applications are being accepted again. According to the  Carthage Mayor's office applications are being received for grades 9-12 only. Members are chosen through an interview process. A selection committee reviews applications, and some students are chosen for personal interviews." Interviews are... Read More.

Mercy Reigns ribbon cutting is today. The resale shop is celebrating the grand opening of their new location at 516 Highway 16 East in Carthage. There will be hotdogs, cake, door prizes and more, including all of their resale merchandise. They are open for... Read More.

The Main Street Chamber of Leake County has announced new board members and elected officers. The official statement follows. "The Main Street Chamber of Leake County is pleased to announce the addition of four new board members and a new slate of officers for... Read More.

The Carthage Strategic Planning Committee meeting was held yesterday. Mayor Vivians called the zoom meeting to discuss potential ramifications around the recent COVID-19 case spike in the community. In attendance were local business leaders, medical professionals, as well as school and governmental officials and... Read More.

Leake County departments and employees now have a recommended Covid-19 policy.  According to County Administrator Corey Wooten, "the policy guidelines were put in place in order to provide some across the board consistencies for county employees and offices. Different departments had approached us about... Read More.

The Tuscolameta Trail is paved and open. "Final signage and site dressing is still to be done, but we had so much interest in using the trail, we decided to open as is." said Mayor Brian Gomillion. This continues our effort to be a... Read More.