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The Scarecrows are coming. "The Main Street Chamber of Leake County is decorating the county with a "Scarecrow" contest. Businesses across the county are encouraged to join in the fun by placing a Main Street Chamber Scarecrow at their locations says Russell Baty, Leake... Read More.

Today is Saturday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2020. There are 124 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, Louisiana, bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. More than 1,800 people... Read More.

Today is Friday, Aug. 28, the 241st day of 2020. There are 125 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people listened as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech... Read More.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 27, the 240th day of 2020. There are 126 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 27, 2008, Barack Obama was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Denver. On this date: In 1776, the Battle of... Read More.

The Max Minute debuted this morning on the Main Event. If you missed it this morning, you missed the story of Jerry Lee Lewis. How 2 huge tv networks, MTV and BET were created by Mississippi minds. Plus Margaret Walker, a great American poet... Read More.

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 26, the 239th day of 2020. There are 127 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 26, 1968, the Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago; the four-day event that resulted in the nomination of Hubert H. Humphrey... Read More.

Hurricane Laura is gaining momentum and expected to make landfall Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The AP reports than more than 500,000 people have been ordered to leave the Texas/Louisiana coastal region making it the largest evacuation since the pandemic. Laura is expected to be... Read More.

Two Flags have made the finals. Flag Commissioners made the decision after hanging the five finalists on flag poles. One of the flags includes the magnolia blossom and the other bears a sheild. The final decision will be made next week and will be... Read More.

Autopsies will be done on two inmates from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, who both died in a Jackson hospital. The Department of Corrections said Tuesday that no foul play was suspected in the deaths of 69-year-old Melvin Gamage Jr. and 37-year-old Darius Hamilton. Both... Read More.