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Severe Storms Roll Across MS with Damaging Winds and Large Hail
Winds up to 70 miles an hour, heavy rain and hail the size of baseballs tore through Mississippi Sunday, less than 48 hours after three tornadoes devastated parts of Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll and Monroe counties. Although the stormy weather affected recovery efforts in some... Read More.
Help Identify Local Thieves Caught on Camera
Carthage Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals in the video below who were caught on camera at a residence on Pine Hill Circle on Thursday, March 23 at approximately 12:40 a.m. These two individuals are suspects in an auto... Read More.
A Disturbance at the Donut Shop, an Accident with Injuries and Blown Transformers in Leake
Sunday 3/26/23
2:47 a.m. - Leake Deputies were asked to check for a trespasser at a residence on Willis Road.
4:11 a.m. - Leake Deputies checked an alarm at the Goco on Hy 16 in Edinburg.
5:50 a.m. - Leake Deputies checked a vehicle in the ditch... Read More.
Alarms and Suspicious People in Leake
Saturday 3/25/23
1:25 a.m. - Carthage Police checked an alarm at the First Financial Bank on Hy 35 S.
1:26 a.m. - Carthage Police were sent to check another alarm at Doug Powers Inc. on N Pearl Street.
4:36 a.m. - Carthage Police were sent to a... Read More.
An Accident, A Disabled Eighteen-Wheeler, and a Grass Fire in Leake
Friday 3/24/23
12:25 a.m. - Leake Deputies were involved in a chase in the vicinity of Ealy Road.
4:00 a.m. - Carthage Police were asked to watch for a possibly intoxicated driver coming from Philadelphia on Hy 16.
7:43 a.m. - Carthage Police were asked to assist... Read More.
Two Arrests Made in a Thursday Shooting in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Police responded to a call reporting that shots were fired on Jericho Street at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2023. Officers arrived at the scene to find a female inside a vehicle that was parked at a residence. The vehicle was... Read More.
Carthage Officers Graduate Law Enforcement Training Academy
The Southern Regional Public Safety Institute at Camp Shelby held its graduation on Thursday, March 23.
Chief Billy McMillan and Assistant Chief Mike Williams of the Carthage Police Department would like to congratulate Austin Rowells and Blaine Musgrove, two Carthage Police Officers that were among... Read More.
The 2023 Picking 35 map is here
The 2023 Picking 35 map is here.
The map includes the list of all participating yard sales and locations covering territory on Highway 35 from Vaiden to Forest.
The event is this Saturday, April 1, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For more information call The Main... Read More.
