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Daycare worker charged with child abuse
24 year old Elizabeth McGee of Philadelphia has been charged with the highest level of felony abuse of a child.
“On October 9th an investigator with the Mississippi State Department of Health reported an alleged child abuse that happened at a local day care, Stepping... Read More.
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in the Southern District of Mississippi Awarded $363,000 in Funding
Justice Department Awards Over $273.4 Million to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it has awarded over $273.4 million in grants to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat violence... Read More.
LA Rebels named INSports Players of the Week
Leake Academy Rebels Thomas Cheatham and Joseph Scott were named our In Sports players of the week. The Rebels enjoyed a big homecoming victory over the Jaguars of Wayne Academy last Friday night winning the game 41-6. The Rebels will be at home tonight... Read More.
Attala County father-daughter hunting video goes viral
A video showing a Kosciusko father and daughter hunting duo has gone viral.
The Facebook video shows Matt Ward and his 3-year-old daughter Maddie sitting on the ground during a recent bow hunt in McCool.
Maddie gets a little bored with the whole situation and begins... Read More.
Carthage-Leake County Library Book Club Meeting October 26
The Carthage-Leake County Library Book Club will meet on Saturday October 26th, 12:30 – 1:30. For information on how to join the book club, please call the Carthage-Leake County Library at 601-267-7821.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument Unveiled Sunday Afternoon
Bobby McDaniel was a first responder at the plane crash steeped in Rock and Roll history. He is now involved in the monument being unveiled at the site on Sunday afternoon at 3. He was on the Main Event with LOLLYDUDE the last three... Read More.
Tornado Coach David Frey on The Main Event
Philadelphia Coach David Frey dropped by the studio this morning and had a chat with LOLLYDUDE. The Tornados have a non district game tonight at Forest. Click the link for the full interview
EMCC’s Dale Henry Earns National Award
East Mississippi Community College Automotive Technology/Diesel Mechanics Department Head Dale Henry has been named the Byrl Shoemaker/ASE Industry Education Alliance Instructor of the Year.
Henry is a native of Edinburg, located west of Philadelphia. He attended Leake County Career & Technical Center and earned his... Read More.
Mississippi Lottery will begin selling tickets Nov. 25
The new Mississippi Lottery will start selling scratch-off tickets Nov. 25.
That’s the Monday before Thanksgiving, and it’s slightly earlier than expected.
The lottery corporation had said for months that the sales probably would begin by early December. The organization announced the start date in a... Read More.
Cruisin for a Cure weekly schedule of events
The entire month of October, Boswell Media and the American Cancer Society will be “Cruisin for a Cure.”
Throughout the month, the pink “Cruisin for a Cure” SUV will travel to local schools, events, and businesses in Attala, Leake, and Neshoba counties to raise money... Read More.
Neshoba County Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
Defendant Made Bomb Threats to Local Schools to Distract Law Enforcement
David Keith Frazier, 33, of Neshoba County and a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to bank robbery by use of a... Read More.
