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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Philadelphia Man Gets Federal Prison for Meth Conviction

FROM THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN JACKSON:   A Philadelphia, Mississippi man was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration. According... Read More.
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Neshoba Would Get $$$ Under Transportation/Development Plan

Neshoba County would be one of the big winners in the proposed allocation of state transportation infrastructure and economic development funds.  Governor Reeves is announcing a plan to use $1.3 billion for road projects across the state and another $57 million for site preparation... Read More.
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