State Intends to Execute David Neal Cox Wednesday

PARCHMAN, Miss.--The last thing David Neal Cox's wife saw before she died was her husband raping her 12 year old daughter. Cox shot and killed his wife, assaulting his stepdaughter in front of her in their home in north Mississippi. Today he pays. Cox is... Read More.
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Kelly Guilty In Two-Day Murder Trial

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--James Kelly, Jr., was loaded into a police car to be taken to prison outside the courthouse in Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. He was found guilty of murdering Demarcus Houston after a two day trial. "Where my justice at? Where my justice at?," he shouted.... Read More.
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Thanksgiving Schedule for Local Offices

A list of of Thanksgiving hours and closing for local offices. Leake County Offices: Closed Thursday November 25th & Friday November 26th City of Carthage Offices: Closed Thursday November 25th & Friday November 26th Carthage Post Office: Closed Thursday November 25th Neshoba County Offices: Closed Thursday November 25th... Read More.
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Missing Leake County Man Found

A Leake County man, Shawn Dakota “Koda” Fortenberry was reported missing recently. He had been last seen late in the evening on Friday November 12th walking along Highway 35 from Forest to Walnut Grove he did not have a phone with him. A missing person’s... Read More.
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More Details on that Stolen Bus

On Monday November 15th, Leake County Deputies responded to a call from a concerned citizen about a bus on the side of Highway 35 North. The caller said the bus was from a daycare in Richland that they were familiar with. They stated they thought... Read More.
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Coffe With a Cop and How Relationships Are Built

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--Coffee with a Cop. New Kosciusko Police Chief Chris Wray says it's a way he hopes to bring the police and the community together. It's been done in big cities and small towns across America and he believes it might work in Kosciusko. A... Read More.
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James Kelly, Jr. Murder Trial: Day One

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--The court got right down to business on day one of the murder trial of James Kelly, Jr., accused of murder in the killing of Demarcus Houston, whose body was found in four feet of water in a pond in the Hope community... Read More.
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