Leake
Girls basketball powers to meet for the first time on Friday
Two of the top girls basketball teams in the state will meet on the court Friday.
The Leake Academy Lady Rebels will square off against the Lady Warriors of Choctaw Central.
The undefeated (18-0) Lady Rebels are ranked as the number 1 MAIS team in the... Read More.
Person Hurt in Christmas Eve Wreck in Leake County
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A person was hurt in a one-car wreck Christmas Eve in Leake County.
The wreck was just after 9 p.m. on Hwy. 25 south near the Scott-Leake County line. When the wreck was called in, it was reported that the car hit a deer... Read More.
Monday Morning Blaze Destroys Edinburg Home
Multiple fire departments, including Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, Leake Correctional Fire Department, and Carthage Fire Department, battled a house fire on Hwy 16 E in Edinburg Monday morning.
Crews arrived shortly after 8 a.m. to find a two-story stilt house fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters worked... Read More.
Back-to-Back Crashes Monday Morning in Leake
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 16 West near Yellow Creek Road early Monday morning.
Leake County Deputies, the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), EMS, and the Carthage Fire Department responded to the crash at 6 a.m.
While emergency crews... Read More.
Space Junk Lights Up Central Miss. Sky
GOODMAN, Miss.--That wasn't a comet or a meteorite Saturday night. It was space junk.
Plenty of calls to the National Weather Service reported the object, which streaked like a comet, dragging a bright tail.
It was actually a Chinese communications satellite that was launched in 2016.
The... Read More.
Leake Co. Deputies Help Woman Who Loses Brakes
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A woman reported losing her brakes and headlights shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, on Hwy. 35 in Lake County.
It happened when the woman, who was driving a Ford F150, was near Estes Mill Rd.
Deputies and the Highway Patrol both advised the woman to... Read More.
Leake Academy Sweeps East Rankin Academy
The Leake Academy varsity basketball teams played host to East Rankin Academy from Pelahatchie tonight at the Joe F Shepard Gymnasium in Madden. The big game of the night featured the 18-0 Lady Rebels facing the 18-0 defending champion Lady Patriots. It was a... Read More.
