Leake
Bridge Closed in Carthage Due to Repairs
According to City of Carthage Mayor, Laurie Henderson, the bridge between Wiley Drive and Jackson Ave on Old Canton Road will be closed today, May 10, due to necessary repairs.It will take approximately 3 weeks for the repairs to be completed.For any questions, please... Read More.
Storms Cause Damage, Lightning Strike May Have Caused Leake Co. Fire
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Damaging winds, lightning and possible tornadoes came through Mississippi Thursday night. Though most of the damage was confined to the Jackson Metro area, Leake County was under a severe thunderstorm warning about 10:30 when someone reported their house had been struck by lightning.That... Read More.
Three Saved from Drowning in Pearl River by Leake Correctional Fireman and Leake Deputy
Three people were saved from drowning in the Pearl River at the Battle Bluff Rd. bridges on the afternoon of Thursday, May 2, 2024.Leake Deputies and volunteers from the Leake County Correctional Facility Fire Department responded to a call in which the caller stated,... Read More.
Philadelphia man sentenced to 130 Months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
Jackson, Miss. – A Philadelphia, Mississippi man was sentenced to 130 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine near the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.Darrell McBeath, 39, was sentenced in U.S. District... Read More.
Fatal Crash on Trace at Deadly T-Town Intersection
A crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle resulted in one fatality on Sunday, May 5, 2024.Thomastown Volunteer Fire Department, EMS, Leake Deputies, and Natchez Trace Park Rangers were dispatched at approximately 2:40 p.m., with firefighters being the first on scene.The cause of the... Read More.
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi working closely with Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Jackson, Miss. – The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day.
In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney... Read More.
Wanted Man From Texas, Mississippi Caught in Leake County
LEAKE COUNTY, Miss.--A man wanted in Texas was caught during a traffic stop on Storm Rd., in Leake County Saturday evening.It was not clear from police radio traffic why Andrew Alexander, Jr., of Cleveland, Miss., was stopped Saturday around 5:15 p.m. But, when dispatchers... Read More.
Deputies Chase SUV Near Madden
MADDEN, Miss.--A short chase resulted in at least one arrest Saturday morning near Madden.A deputy radioed in that the driver of a black SUV seemed to be trying to elude him Saturday morning about 1:40. He described the driver as an Indiana make.A short... Read More.
Two Men Reported Firing Shots Near Traffic in Leake County
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Two men were reported firing a pistol near traffic on Forest Grove Rd. in Leake County Friday evening.The call to dispatchers came in at 6:11 p.m. The man was driving along Forest Grove Rd., near Hwy. 16. He said that two Black males... Read More.
