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Flood Warning Issued For Pearl River
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON:
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
PEARL RIVER ABOVE PHILADELPHIA AFFECTING NESHOBA COUNTY.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PEARL RIVER ABOVE... Read More.
Tree Blocks Highway in Leake
Thursday January 20th, 2022
1:02 a.m. – Leake County Deputies and Thomastown Volunteers were dispatched to Highway 429 near Harkins Road when they received a call reporting a tree down in the roadway blocking one lane of traffic.
5:37 a.m. – Leake County Deputies were dispatched... Read More.
Schools Allowed Hybrid Scheduling As COVID Cases Hit 8K Again
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted Thursday to allow school districts to use hybrid scheduling if needed to minimize the current spread of COVID-19.The hybrid scheduling option is available immediately and will extend through March 11, 2022. Hybrid scheduling enables districts to... Read More.
B-MO in the MO’rning – 3 Cheers for East Central Community College’s Cheer Coach Bailey Gibson
B-MO in the MO'rning - It's not everyday your guest does cartwheels when they're on your show but if anyone could, it would be East Central Community College Cheer Coach & Co-Ordinator Mrs. Bailey Gibson. The Meridian resident and former "flyer" which is a... Read More.
Oops..My Child Dialed 911!
Did you know that any cell phone with a charge can call 911? I did, but some of my coworkers did not.
A conversation arose in the “big radio building on Golf Course Rd” after I heard about dispatch in Leake county had receiving numerous... Read More.
18-Wheeler VS Car – 2 in hospital
3:14 a.m. – Leake County Deputies responded to a call reporting trespassing on a property on Highway 429 in the Thomastown area.
6:06 a.m. – Carthage Police, Emergency Medical Services, Carthage Fire Department, and Carthage Volunteers were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 35 South... Read More.
House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
The Mississippi House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill to establish a medical marijuana program in the state. But it made some changes in the legislation that had been approved by the Senate. People who qualify for a medical marijuana card would be entitled... Read More.
Marty Stuart to join The MAX Hall of Fame
Philadelphia native Marty Stuart is headed to the Hall of Fame.
Stuart was one of five new inductees announced Monday for The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience Hall of Fame.
Representatives from The Max made the announcement in Jackson at the state Capitol.
Other inductees are the... Read More.
COVID Update: Attala Death Reported
After a weekend lull, Mississippi is back to some big COVID numbers. The State Health Department reported 8,460 new cases Wednesday and 48 more deaths — one of them in Attala County. It’s the county’s 91st death blamed on the virus. The upswing... Read More.
Updated: Multiple Disturbance Reports (1/18/21)
3:09 a.m. – Leake County Deputies were dispatched to a one-vehicle accident on Highway 488 near the Standing Pine area. A vehicle struck a deer there. No injuries were reported.
1:07 p.m. – Leake County Deputies responded to a call reporting a disturbance at a... Read More.
