Loading advertisement…

MBCI awarded $1 million in Transportation-HUD funding

JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is getting $1 million in funding due the the recent passage of the FY2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) Appropriations Bill. The money will go towards improvements on Indian Campus Drive. In... Read More.
Loading advertisement…
Loading advertisement…

Scott Central names Frey head football coach

Scott Central High School has hired David Frey as its new head football coach. Frey spent the past six seasons as the head coach at Philadelphia. He spent the 2018 as interim head coach of the Tornadoes after the resignation of Bobby Hall. That season he took... Read More.
Loading advertisement…

Update: Tornado in Clinton but Not in Leake

The Clinton area and Leake County were both under tornado warnings Monday night.  And while the National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Clinton, it's found no evidence of a touchdown in Leake.  It appears that the tree damage in the county... Read More.
Loading advertisement…

Today’s Leake Academy baseball game postponed

The Leake Academy baseball game scheduled for today versus Simpson Academy have been postponed due to field conditions.  The game will be played Friday as part of a varsity double-header in Madden. Game 1 of that double header will begin at 4:00 pm.
Loading advertisement…
Loading advertisement…

A Stormy Night in Mississippi: Possible Tornado in Leake

Tornado warnings in central Mississippi last night as a thunderstorm squall line pushed through the state... "It's possible we may have had at least a brief weak tornado on the north side of Clinton, MS..." Nicholas Fenner at the National Weather Service in Jackson says there's... Read More.
Loading advertisement…

Arrest Made in Child’s Death in Carthage

A young Carthage man is facing a capital murder charge in the death of his girlfriend's 3 year old son.  Ja'qavious Jordan, 19, was arrested almost two months after the boy was found dead at Westbrook Apartments.  Police say Jordan is not the child's... Read More.
Loading advertisement…

Arrest Made in Neshoba County for Illegal Dumping

A recent incident of illegal dumping in Neshoba County has led to the arrest of a suspect, thanks to vigilant community members and law enforcement. On Monday morning, March 25th, the Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office received reports of an individual discarding a load of scrap... Read More.
Loading advertisement…

Legislator Arrested in Kemper County

A freshman state representative from Preston has been arrested in Kemper County, charged with receiving stolen property.   The sheriff’s department’s website says Keith Jackson was booked Monday morning and released on bond two hours later.  It says the charge against him is a felony. ... Read More.
Loading advertisement…