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Person Hurt in Christmas Eve Wreck in Leake County
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A person was hurt in a one-car wreck Christmas Eve in Leake County.The wreck was just after 9 p.m. on Hwy. 25 south near the Scott-Leake County line. When the wreck was called in, it was reported that the car hit a deer... Read More.
Neshoba Co. Man Wanted on Meth Charge
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--The Neshoba County Sheriff's Dept. is looking for Mason Dylan Howard.According to info provided by the sheriff's department, Howard is wanted on a charge of possession of meth, with a firearm enhancement.Howard is white with red hair and weighs about 160 lbs.If you... Read More.
Monday Morning Blaze Destroys Edinburg Home
Multiple fire departments, including Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, Leake Correctional Fire Department, and Carthage Fire Department, battled a house fire on Hwy 16 E in Edinburg Monday morning.Crews arrived shortly after 8 a.m. to find a two-story stilt house fully engulfed in flames.Firefighters worked... Read More.
Back-to-Back Crashes Monday Morning in Leake
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 16 West near Yellow Creek Road early Monday morning.Leake County Deputies, the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), EMS, and the Carthage Fire Department responded to the crash at 6 a.m.While emergency crews... Read More.
Three Arrested in Drug Bust Near Philadelphia Daycare
Philadelphia Police executed a search warrant at a Range Avenue residence following weeks of investigation into suspected drug activity.Officers discovered methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia inside the home which is located just feet away from the Kids R Us daycare facility.Crystal Loftin, 45, Tarah Stewart-Henderson,... Read More.
Space Junk Lights Up Central Miss. Sky
GOODMAN, Miss.--That wasn't a comet or a meteorite Saturday night. It was space junk.Plenty of calls to the National Weather Service reported the object, which streaked like a comet, dragging a bright tail.It was actually a Chinese communications satellite that was launched in 2016.The... Read More.
A Wet Christmas, Not a White Christmas Expected
KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--You are likely to see a wet Christmas, not a white Christmas in central Mississippi, said the National Weather Service.For the beginning of the week temperatures will be rising and getting back into the 60s. By Christmas Eve, the high will be in... Read More.
