Car Wrecks in Fog

LEAKE COUNTY, Miss.--A person wrecked their car in the fog Saturday morning in Leake County. The wreck was reported shortly after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Laurel Hill Rd. and Hwy. 488. The person told dispatchers that they lost control in the fog while driving... Read More.
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AUDIO: Possible Tornado Touchdown in Leake County

LENA, Miss.--A possible tornado touchdown near Lena, in Leake County, is being investigated by the National Weather Service. "We had several trees down around the Lena area," said Leake County Emergency Manager Tommy Malone. "It came through Tuscola, Madden and went on out through the Sebastopol... Read More.
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Leake Academy Splits Games with Choctaw Central

The Leake Academy varsity basketball teams traveled to Philadelphia this afternoon to Nashoba Central to play in the Christmas Classic against the Warriors of Choctaw Central High School. The Lady Rebels, ranked number 3 in the state, were playing the number 2 ranked team... Read More.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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