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NWS: Area Twisters Hit 125-130 MPH
We’re learning more about a couple of the tornadoes that went through this part of Mississippi last weekend. Even though the National Weather Service hasn’t finished its report, it says the EF-2 storm that hit Humphreys, Leflore, Holmes and Carroll counties was packing winds... Read More.
Windy Today, Storms Possible Too
Much of the local area could see some isolated severe storms later today. The National Weather Service has put Neshoba County, most of Leake County and eastern Attala County under a Level-1 “marginal” risk of damaging wind gusts and hail late this afternoon and... Read More.
Leake Academy Rebels Triumphs Over Wayne Academy Jaguars in First Regional Game
The Leake Academy Rebels hosted the Jaguars of Wayne Academy in Tuesday's baseball action, the first game of regional action.
The Jaguars led off with five runs in the top of the first. They held the lead until the bottom of the sixth when the... Read More.
Emergency Crews Respond to Multiple Incidents in Leake County
Leake County emergency responders were kept busy on Sunday, March 16, 2025, with multiple incidents reported throughout the day.
At 12:38 a.m., the Reformation Volunteer Fire Department quickly cleared a fallen tree on Reformation Rd. near Scott's Crossing. Later, at 4 p.m., Carthage Police responded... Read More.
White House Issues Statement on Deadly Storms
Statement from President Donald J. Trump:
"We are actively monitoring the severe tornadoes and storms that have impacted many States across the South and Midwest — 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated. The National Guard has been deployed to Arkansas, and... Read More.
Paths Are Eerily Similar: Update on Storm Damage From MEMA and Emergency Managers
GREENWOOD, Miss.--As many as 12 tornadoes moved through Mississippi both Friday night and Saturday, causing damage in both small communities and bigger towns, responsible for six deaths as of Sunday evening.
The storms have put 217 people out of their homes, said Gov. Tate Reeves,... Read More.
Update: MHP Provides More Details on Fatal Wreck
From the Mississippi Highway Patrol:
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol
responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 55 in Holmes County near the Durant
exit.
A 1999 Toyota Tacoma driven by 62-year-old William Snell of Sallis, Mississippi, was
traveling south... Read More.
MS Beginning Recovery From Deadly Tornadoes
Taylorsville tornado (Photo: WJ5P Ham Radio via Shady Grove Fire Rescue/ Jones County Fire Service-David Houston)
A tornado outbreak across Mississippi Saturday has resulted in at least six fatalities. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says three of those were in Walthall County, two in Jefferson... Read More.
