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Photo: East Central CC announces 2022 Homecoming Court
Members of the 2022 East Central Community College Homecoming Court and their respective hometowns and high schools include (front row, from left) freshman maids Neely Hawthorne of Morton and East Rankin Academy, Belle Hollingsworth of Newton and Newton County Academy, Kaitlyn Jackson of Little... Read More.
Week 6 Kicks Picks Winner Announced
Week 6 of Kicks Picks saw a large group vying for the top spot, however, one entrant finished alone.
Ethan Pendergrass of Carthage had the highest amount of correct picks! He will receive a gift certificate for 2 plate lunches from our Football Friday Food... Read More.
An Accident and Alarm in Neshoba
Sunday, 9/26/22
3:48 a.m. - Philadelphia Police checked on a one-vehicle accident with no reported injuries near Gum Street.
9:48 a.m. - Philadelphia Police were sent to the report of a burglar alarm at a business on Weyerhaeuser St.
Sights from the Heart of Mississippi and Cowboy Days in Kosciusko
Sights from opening night of the Heart of Mississippi PCA Rodeo and Cowboys Days in Kosciusko. Photos by Brian Montgomery
*UPDATE: FOUND* Keep an Eye Out for these 2 Leake County Children
UPDATE: The 2 missing boys have been found safe!
The Leake County Sheriffs Office would like to publicly express our appreciation for all who came out to help tonight. Thank you to Choctaw PD, Choctaw Conservation officers, Winston County S.O., Leake County EMS and everyone... Read More.
High school football schedule – September 23
Local area high school football games for September 23:
Leake County:
Ethel at Leake County
Leake Central at Velma Jackson
Attala County
Kosciusko at Forest
McAdams at Coldwater
Choctaw County
Choctaw County at Union
Hamilton at French Camp
Holmes County
Central Holmes at Winona Christian
Canton at Holmes... Read More.
Deadline 6pm Today – Week 6 Kicks Picks
ENTER YOUR PICKS BY 6 PM FRIDAY BELOW
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... Read More.
Go Behind the Music – 2022 MS Songwriter of the Year Records in Muscle Shoals (audio/video)
Brian Montgomery - When Zechariah Lloyd had finished recording his last piece for his soon to be released single "Travelin' Man", we walked out of Wishbone Studios, and he had the largest smile I have ever seen on a person's face. I asked him... Read More.
Another Monkeypox Case in a Local Public Health District
The State Health Department is now reporting a total of 71 cases of monkeypox in Mississippi, including a fourth case in Public Health District 3-- made up of Attala and eight other counties. The Health Department doesn't identify the specific counties where the cases... Read More.
Several Accidents in Neshoba
Thursday, 9/23/22
7:40 a.m. - Neshoba Deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident with injuries on BIA 0241.
8:01 a.m. - Neshoba Deputies checked on a livestock hazard on Hwy. 15 N near Road 571.
11:27 a.m. - Philadelphia Police checked on the report of a reckless driver... Read More.
Multiple Accidents and Disturbances in Leake County
Thursday, September 22, 2022
10:42 a.m. – Leake Deputies were alerted to a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a church on Hwy 35 in the Singleton area.
11:22 a.m. – Carthage Police were called to a minor two-vehicle accident that occurred on the south... Read More.
