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Red Cross urges Mississippi residents to prepare for severe weather
Mississippi (Mar 13, 2025) — With the possibility of severe weather, including a risk of tornadoes, across much of the state, the American Red Cross urges those in the path of this line of storms to prepare now. Stay weather aware and listen to... Read More.
Flu Cases Creep Back Up With a Sharp Spike in One Local District
After dropping for three straight weeks, Mississippi’s flu rate has nudged back up. The State Health Department’s latest report for the week ending March 1st, shows that the percentage of patients in doctor’s offices with flu-like symptoms was 5.3 per cent, up from 5... Read More.
Bird Flu Confirmed on Noxubee Farm
Another poultry flock in Mississippi has been destroyed after testing positive for bird flu. This time, it’s in Noxubee County, where the Mississippi Department of Agriculture says the infected chickens were at a commercial breeder’s farm. Bird flu, officially known as highly pathogenic avian... Read More.
Arrest Made in Domestic Disturbance Call in Leake
Leake County Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call just after midnight on Tuesday, March 10.The incident occurred at a residence on Chipley Rd., where a female victim reportedly locked herself in a room until authorities arrived.Upon arrival, deputies found only the female at... Read More.
Helicopter Pilot Reported “Flight Control Problem” Before Crash
In the moments before a medical helicopter crashed in Madison County Monday killing a Neshoba County man and two other crew members, the pilot was in radio contact with a dispatcher at his base of operations…“...indicating they were having a flight control problem and... Read More.
Local Man Among Victims in Helicopter Crash
Dustin Pope (UMMC photo) “This is a tragic day for the medical center.”That was Doctor LouAnn Woodward, the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, following the crash of an AirCare helicopter in Madison County Monday…“There was not... Read More.
High-Speed Chase in Leake County Ends with a Wreck and Two Arrests
A routine driver's license checkpoint on Highway 488 escalated into a high-speed chase Sunday evening, March 9, leading to the arrests of two individuals with outstanding warrants.According to authorities, Brianna Kennedy and Willie “Buckshot” Griffin attempted to evade Leake County deputies after Kennedy, the... Read More.
Man Arrested in Carthage Domestic Dispute
Carthage Police and Leake County Deputies responded to a domestic dispute at The Elms Apartments on Old Canton Road on Sunday, March 9, at 9:45 p.m.A female called authorities, reporting that her boyfriend, Jamie Moore Jr., had assaulted her.Officers took Moore into custody, and... Read More.
