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Kicks Picks is Back! Learn about the rules and prizes
Boswell Media Sports’ weekly football pick’em “Kicks Picks” is back for its 19th season on Breezynews.com and Kicks96news.com.Make your picks each week for the best high school and college football games in the state. If you get the most right, then you’re a winner.The... Read More.
Updated – A False Alarm and Disturbances in Leake
Tuesday, August 9, 20229:00 a.m. – Leake County Deputies responded to a call reporting a domestic disturbance in progress at a residence on HWY 25 North near Settlemire Circle.9:27 a.m. – Ofahoma Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at a residence on... Read More.
SBA Takes Loan Applications for Holmes Disaster
The Small Business Administration is taking applications for low-interest disaster loans from local residents and businesses affected by the storms which hit Holmes County on March 22. SBA Public Affairs Specialist Dorris Evans says the disaster outreach center which opened in Durant last week... Read More.
Endowed Scholarship Established at ECCC in Memory of Attala County native Gen. Martha Jo Leslie
An endowed scholarship has been established at East Central Community College in Decatur in memory of the late Gen. Martha Jo Leslie, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was a longtime member of the Mississippi... Read More.
BOLO for a Stolen Motorcycle Monday Evening
On Monday at 4:18pm, a BOLO was issued for a stolen red Triumph Speed Cruiser motorcycle, tag MCK 7493. This motorcycle was stolen from Roosevelt State Park in Morton. If seen, please notify Scott County.At 8:49pm, a caller at a residence on Hwy 35... Read More.
Crashes, Fires, Vehicle Theft and more in Leake
Monday, August 8, 202212:07 a.m. – Carthage Police were dispatched to a residence on Debra Street regarding a disturbance in progress there.12:36 a.m. – Carthage Fire Department responded to a call reporting a kitchen fire at a residence on North Jordan Street near College... Read More.
More COVID Deaths Reported Locally
There’ve been three more local COVID deaths. The latest update from the State Health Department shows no deaths in the past week in this part of central Mississippi but the week before, two people died in Neshoba County and one in Attala. And in... Read More.
Countdown to Kickoff: Leake Academy
This week on the Boswell Media Sports Countdown to Kickoff presented by Moore's Pharmacy: Boswell Media Sports' Commentator Phillip Palmertree catches up with Leake Academy head football coach Brian Pickens to discuss the tradition of Leake Academy, the team's returning starters, and more.
Saturday – Disturbance On Moss Road
9:30 am - Officers received a call about a disturbance on Moss Road.
