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COVID Numbers Continue To Fall
More indications Tuesday that COVID-19 infections may have peaked in Mississippi. The State Health Department reported 4,909 new cases-- including 84 in Neshoba County, 43 in Leake County and 27 in Attala County. Since Friday, the state has averaged 4,405 cases per day after... Read More.
Video: Noxapater special education student accepted into Mississippi State ACCESS program
A special education student from Noxapater has been accepted to Mississippi State University.Clay Kugle filled out paperwork today to enroll in the MSU Access program.The MSU ACCESS program is designed to give students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) a full college experience.From the... Read More.
Gas Prices Climb But Attala Is Still The Lowest
Even though gas prices in Attala County have climbed an average of nine cents a gallon in the past week, it's still cheaper to fill up there than in any other county in Mississippi. AAA says the average price in Attala countywide is now... Read More.
Dobbs: Boosters Are Saving Lives, Hospital Trips
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says, in the past month, Mississippians who were fully vaccinated including a booster dose accounted for only two and a half per cent of the COVID-19 deaths in the state. Dobbs says 20 per cent of the deaths... Read More.
Updated: Leake Emergency Dispatches Monday
Monday January 2412:03 am - Leake Dispatch was called for a suspicious person looking in vehicles at a residence on Pleasant Hill Rd.1:00 am - Dispatch notified SO of another suspicious subject on Horseshoe Rd.6:45 am - Leake SO was notified from Attala SO... Read More.
Pearl River Resort celebrates perfect attendance employees
Pearl River Resort and Bok Homa Casino recognized 207 Associates who achieved year-long perfect attendance for 2021.Along with a pizza and hot wing party, each honoree received a $500 perfect attendance reward, commemorative certificate, and personal note from Pearl River Resort President & CEO,... Read More.
COVID Update: Downward Trend Continues, Another Leake Death
The State Health Department on Monday reported 12,711 new COVID-19 cases for the three-day period ending Sunday-- and 13 more deaths including one in Leake County. That's an average case count of 4,237 a day-- an improvement over the daily average for last Tuesday... Read More.
B-MO in the MO’rning – Bucks, Trucks and Celebrity Besties (Audio)
Well, we kicked off the work week by recapping the weekend that was with a recap of all the fun that took place at the first ever Monster Truck Nitro Tour in Jackson. People from all over Central Mississippi came to see the biggest,... Read More.
