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Traffic Accidents, Dog Fights, and Break-Ins in Neshoba Monday
Monday - 2/20/2023
2:42 a.m. – Philadelphia Police responded to reports of a man walking along Wells Street and plundering through vehicles.
7:40 a.m. – Philadelphia Police were called to Golf Course Rd for a three-vehicle accident with no injuries.
8:39 a.m. – Philadelphia Police were dispatched... Read More.
MSDH: State’s Flu Rate Unchanged
Mississippi's flu season is hanging on. The State Health Department says-- for the third week in a row-- the overall flu rate is the same, with three and a half per cent of patients who saw their doctors during the week ending Feb. 11... Read More.
Livestock on the Road, Alarms, and a Structure Fire in Leake
Monday 2/20/23
8:58 a.m. - Leake Deputies were sent to Hwy 16 for a horse in the roadway.
12:10 a.m. - Ofahoma Volunteer Fire Dept responded to an out-of-control grass fire on John Carson Road.
1:00 p.m. - Leake Deputies checked the report of cattle on the... Read More.
Leake Academy Rebelettes to play in MAIS Overall Tournament
The Leake Academy Rebelettes will play this week in the MAIS Overall Basketball Tournament.
That tournament is being played at Mississippi College in Clinton.
The Lady Rebels enter the tournament as the #2 seed from 5A. They will face off against West Memphis Christian School, the... Read More.
Disturbances, Shots Fired and a Fire in Leake.
Sunday 2/19/23
1:42 a.m. - Leake Deputies were asked to check a suspicious person at a residence on Hwy 35 N.
6:38 a.m. - Leake Deputies were asked to assist a motorist on the Natchez Trace near Red Dog Road.
8:37 a.m. - Leake Deputies responded to... Read More.
Gunshots, a Disturbance and An Accident with Injuries in Leake
Saturday 2/18/23
12:22 a.m. - Carthage Police were sent to check an alarm at the Exxon on Hwy 35 S.
4:12 p.m. - Leake Deputies received a call about a person in a wheelchair on the road on Hwy 35 N.
8:25 p.m. - Carthage Police were... Read More.
Cattle on the Road, A Trespasser, and an Bank Alarm in Leake
Friday 2/17/23
3:38 a.m. - Leake Deputies responded to an accident on the Natchez Trace near Old Forest Grove Road when a vehicle collided with a tree down on the road.
3:42 a.m. - Carthage Police were asked to assist EMS on Alena Drive.
11:00 a.m. Leake... Read More.
Leake Academy Lady Rebels Win Semi-Final Game
The Leake Academy girls' basketball team traveled to Pillow Academy in Greenwood to play the Simpson Academy Cougars in the semifinal round of the 5A State Tournament.
After a quick and hard first quarter, the Lady Rebels led 9-7. Leading by as much as nine,... Read More.
Breaking and Entering, a Tree Down, Accidents and Shoplifting in Leake
Thursday 2/16/23
1:19 a.m. - Leake Deputies were sent to a residence on Hwy 16 to check for a prowler.
1:37 a.m. - Carthage Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Alena Drive.
8:12 a.m. - Carthage Police checked another report of a disturbance on Alena Drive.
12:17... Read More.
Man Wounded in Philadelphia Drive-By Shooting
A shooting in Philadelphia has left a man hospitalized in Jackson. Police Chief Eric Lyons says it happened around noon Thursday on Coleman Street.
"We had one male subject shot in the hip area," Lyons said. "It's going to be a drive-by shooting." The chief... Read More.
