Registration Open for 2025 Youth Citizens Academy

The Philadelphia Police Department is now accepting applications for its 2025 Youth Citizens Academy, a weeklong educational program designed for teens ages 13 to 17. The academy runs from June 3–6, 2025, and is open to students who live in Neshoba County. Participants will get hands-on... Read More.
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LA Rebels Win Game One of MAIS State Playoffs

The Leake Academy Varsity baseball team squared off against the Starkville Academy Volunteers today in Madden in the opening game of the best of 3 series in the MAIS State playoffs. The Rebels defeated the Volunteers 4-3 to win game one. Game 2 will... Read More.
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Multiple Incidents Monday in Leake

Authorities responded to several incidents across Leake County on Monday, April 21. Carthage Police were alerted to a situation on Cook St. at 9:25 a.m. where a caller reported their vehicle tires had been slashed and a weapon had been stolen. At 2:20 p.m., Leake County... Read More.
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SUV Crashes Into Cow Sunday Morning

Neshoba County deputies and MS Highway Patrol responded to a crash early Sunday morning at the intersection of Highway 427 and Highway 488. At the scene, officers found a Chevrolet Suburban with serious front-end and windshield damage. It was soon discovered that the vehicle had... Read More.
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Both Twins Now Dead in Drowning at Lake Pushmataha

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A second person has died in the Thursday incident at Lake Pushmataha in Neshoba County, according to Sheriff Eric Clark. Camarion Grady died Sunday at the University of Missisppi Medical Center. According to Clark and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Dept. of Public Safety,... Read More.
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Domestic Call Friday Night, Man Accused of Busting Door In

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Philadelphia Police were called to a domestic disturbance on Pearl Ave. at an apartment complex. Shortly before 9 p.m. a woman called police and said a man had busted her door in and left, headed toward Louisville. Police radio communication indicated the man was pulled... Read More.
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Man Seen Running From Scene of Vehicle Fire

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A man was seen running from the scene of a car fire Friday night in Neshoba County. The call for the fire, involving a Chevy Malibu, was dispacthed shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Hwy. 16 near Thompson Cutoff Rd. Once deputies were dispatched, a dispatcher... Read More.
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