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A Leake County man is facing a murder charge after his girlfriend's body was found on the side of a county road south of Edinburg Thursday.  Sheriff Randy Atkinson says it appears that Kerri Raspberry had been shot to death but an autopsy is... Read More.

A project to produce the first comprehensive geologic maps of areas near the Natchez Trace Parkway is proceeding toward Kosciusko.  The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Geology released maps of the Ridgeland, Pocahontas, Clinton, Raymond and Widows Creek area in Claiborne County last... Read More.

After smashing the daily record for new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Mississippi saw even higher numbers Thursday.  The State Health Department reported 7,079 new infections, almost 500 more than the day before.   The statewide spike is reflected in the local COVID case counts.  Neshoba County... Read More.