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National Prayer Day Around Central Mississippi
BMO in the MO'rning - (Kosciusko, MS) A national movement that's been going on for decades was celebrated around the world and in Central Mississippi as ministers, business owners, preachers, local residents and children gathered to pray for many things, from first responders to... Read More.
Mcmillan Park Little League Cancellation Dates
Mcmillan Park has announced an amended schedule for the next week. Carthage City Clerk Penny Spears announced that due to graduations there will be no little league games on the following dates. See below-
No games at McMillan Park
Friday May 7, 2021
Leake Academy graduation
Thursday May... Read More.
The Food Box Drive-Thru Is Today In Carthage
The Food Box Drive-thru returns today. The Leake County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Randy Atkinson host the drive, and food boxes will be provided by the MS Crisis Foundation. Boxes will be given out starting at 10:30AM until they are all handed out. The... Read More.
LCSD Will Have Traditional School Program Today
Leake County School District will have a traditional school day today according to Superintendent Yvette Young. Schools were closed or on modified instruction earlier in the week due to the inclement weather and power outages.
Philadelphia man to be reunited with missing class ring after almost 30 years
A Philadelphia man is set to be reunited with a class ring he lost almost 30 years ago.
Jaimee Kelley said she found the ring back in 2013 while walking in her yard at her home on Hwy 19 in eastern Attala County near the... Read More.
Breaking – Tornado Confirmed in Walnut Grove from Tuesday Storm
We can confirm that a tornado did pass through Walnut Grove area during the storm on Tuesday. We spoke with Emergency Management Director Tommy Malone who said" that following the National Weather Service Assessment has verified the storm that did come through the area... Read More.
Murder In Leake County
Jeremy Williams of Leake County has died. According to the Leake County Sheriff's Office "Ramon Charles White, 53, has been charged with one count of Murder Deliberate Design in the 1st Degree. No bail is set. Mr. White said the two men were roommates... Read More.
Murder-Suicide Confirmed
Authorities have released the names of a man and woman found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in an unincorporated community in Mississippi. Sixty-five-year-old William Jerry Sumrall, and his ex-wife, 56-year-old Frankie Leanne Sumrall, were both found shot to death at a... Read More.
Wednesday Morning House Fire in Leake County
At approximately 6:10 am Ofahoma Volunteer Fire Department and Carthage Fire Department received calls of a house on fire.
When firefighters arrived at the house on Plug Leflore Road, the structure was fully enflamed and had been burning for a while. The fire was put... Read More.
The Vaccination Report
1,728,258 vaccines have been administered in Mississippi with 1,927,505 distributed. 10,587 people have been vaccinated from Attala, 10,590 people from Leake,10,618 from Neshoba, and 9,968 from Winston county. Vaccines have now been distributed in multiple venues around the state. Governor Reeves announced vaccination eligibility... Read More.
