AAA: Gas Price Hikes in MS Slowing

The average price of gas in Mississippi is up this morning for the 25th day in a row.  But the increases have been getting smaller.   AAA says the latest hike in the statewide average price was one cent and yesterday’s increase was less than... Read More.
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Woman Reports Child Hit in Thomastown

THOMASTOWN, Miss.--A woman called Leake County dispatchers Saturday afternoon about 4:15 and reported that a small child had been hit. The caller said the child was running around in the parking lot of the Thomastown Community Center on Hwy. 43 and was hit by a... Read More.
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Car Reported on Fire and in a Ditch Near Edinburg

EDINBURG, Miss.--Someone called the Leake County Sheriff's Office early Saturday morning to report a possible drunk driver. Later the same car was reported on fire and in a ditch. That happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Hwy. 16 east near Edinburg. When a Leake Co. deputy... Read More.
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Phildelphia Looking to Build Parking Garage Downtown

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Philadelphia's city board is trying to get enough money through a grant to build a parking garage downtown. The city's growth over the past several years has necessitated the need for more parking. The addition of the Congress of Country Music and the seasonal... Read More.
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One Person Dead in Scott Co. Shooting

MORTON, Miss.--A shooting in Scott County is responsible for the death of one person late Friday night, reported Darkhouse Press. The shooting happened in the city limits of Morton on Hwy. 481. Neither the Morton Police Dept. nor the Scott County Sheriff's Office named the person... Read More.
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One Arrested, Two Wanted in Connection With Holmes Homicides

Charles Ferguson Jr.  (Photo: Holmes County Sheriff) Charles Ferguson Jr. has been arrested for a murder in Lexington.  The drive-by shooting happened on March 10.  Ferguson is in the Holmes County Jail. The Holmes County Sheriff's Department has identified two men wanted in connection with a... Read More.
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