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Gas Prices Continue Slow Fall After Last Week’s Peak
It always happens this way. Gas prices come down more slowly than they go up. AAA says the average price statewide has dropped only about a penny and a half since the October price spike peaked last Friday. Gas is averaging around $3.32 in... Read More.
Grass Fire on Hwy 25 and a Hit and Run
On Tuesday at 8:09am, Carthage Fire Department was called out for a grass fire on Highway 25 near Pollard Road. It was quickly reported that the fire had been caused by a car driving in the median and that the fire had been put... Read More.
Today in Carthage, Fall Farmer’s Market
The Carthage Farmer’s Market is back for fall!
Vendors will be in the parking lot above City Hall for the fall season every Tuesday from 8 am – 1 pm.
Visit the Carthage Farmer’s Market for all your fall produce and more.
Unwanted Squatter and a CPS Visit
On Monday at 6:53am, a caller requested officers to their residence on Cook Street for a person that had been there for three days and refused to leave.
At 11:55am, Child Protective Services requested officer escort to a residence on McMurry Road.
Child dies in 4-wheeler crash in Leake County
A five-year-old girl from Leake County was killed in a four-wheeler wreck over the weekend.
Emergency Medical Services and Leake County Deputies responded to a call at 3:31 p.m. on Sunday, October 16th reporting a four-wheeler accident involving a child.
The crash happened in a field... Read More.
Several Crashes on Sunday in Leake
Sunday, October 17, 2022
2:01 a.m. – Leake Deputies, EMS, and MS Hwy Patrol responded to a call reporting a crash on Hwy 35 North near the Forestry Department. No injuries were reported.
2:01 a.m. – Leake Deputies, EMS, Barnes Volunteers, and MS Hwy Patrol were... Read More.
Jeff Bates to kick off Skipworth Pefrorming Arts Center concert series this Saturday
Mississippi's own Jeff Bates will kick off the Skipworth Performing Arts Center's fall concert series this Saturday.
Bates is a native of Marion County, MS.
He began his music career in the early 2000s as a songwriter, co-writing Tracy Lawrence's 2002 single "What a Memory."
Later that... Read More.
Mayor Mary Ann Vivians Talks Carthage Lagoon Updates
Mayor Mary Ann Vivians is excited to let the citizens of Carthage know that an equalization basin is being installed at the city’s lagoon.
“With the equalization basin being installed at the lagoon, it will allow us to have more businesses here, which promotes more... Read More.
Week 9 Kicks Picks Winner Announced!
This week had 1 cancelled game, McAdams vs Simmons, so everyone got 1 free point. It was a close race for week 9! But one person came out on top, and that was James Hudgins of Kosciusko.
James wins the Football Friday Food Spot weekly... Read More.
