Leake

The coroner in Lauderdale County said a Scott County woman died from a heat-related illness. Coroner Clayton Cobler says the 56-year old woman from Forest was found unresponsive inside a car at a parking lot in Scott County June 4th and was taken to a... Read More.

The Dial-A-Story for Leake County Libraries for June 20th-June 27th, 2019 is “Aliens Love Underpants” by: Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. This week’s guest reader is Brodi Mclain. Brodi is 9 years old. She will be in the 5th grade this coming year at... Read More.

Mississippi Food Network and Tyson Foods are partnering to host a mobile pantry once a quarter in Leake County.   The mobile pantries will provide staple food items, fresh produce, and protein for families of Leake County facing food insecurity. On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, a... Read More.

Voter Registration deadline to vote in the August Primary Election is Monday, July 8. Registration can be completed in person at the Leake County Circuit Clerk’s office located on the Northeast side of the Leake County Courthouse. Applications can also be completed online at Read More.

Twenty-nine stolen calves stolen from a Forest stockyard have been returned. Surveillance video showed two suspects loading the calves onto a trailer at Tadlock Stockyard in Forest around 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The Mississippi Agriculture Department's Theft Bureau, along with Forest police, were able to locate the... Read More.

Leake-County Libraries Dial-A-Story reader this week is Andy Simpson. Readers can call 601-267-7208 to hear Andy read “Are We There Yet?” by Dandi Daley Mackall.  “All buckled up and ready to go, brother and sister can’t wait to hit the road.  But soon enough,... Read More.