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East Central Community College freshman outfielder Olivia Houston has been named to the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association All-Region 23 Softball Team for her play during the recently completed season. She was one of six Lady Warriors to be named either All-Region or... Read More.

One man is behind bars on drug charges after a joint operation between the Attala County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN). Sheriff Tim Nail said 29-year-old Derrick Hannah was arrested Wednesday, June 5 on three counts of selling a controlled substance. According... Read More.

A prayer vigil will be held June 12 in Kemper County, to pray for the victims of two tragic wrecks, their families and the community. It will be Wednesday at the Kemper County Courthouse, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eight people died in a crash June 3... Read More.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol has identified the three people killed in Wednesday's accident on Highway 45. MHP identified the victims as 56-year-old Kimberly S. Holliday from Southaven, 12-year-old Bailey Southerlen of Southaven, and 67-year-old Kathleen Estling of Altoona, Iowa. State troopers say five other people were... Read More.

Prior to expanding, Ivy Park was made up of a couple of baseball fields, a tennis court and a walking track. Mayor Will Hill said he saw a vision for something more a few years ago. “This project really birthed in early 2015. It... Read More.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed at least three people have died and several were injured in a multi-vehicle wreck in Kemper County Wednesday afternoon. Emergency responders were called to the crash on Highway 45 north of the Lauderdale-Kemper County line about 2 p.m. The highway... Read More.

Emergency responders are on the scene of another tragic wreck in Kemper County. Highway 45 at the Lauderdale-Kemper county line has been closed to traffic. The wreck happened around 2 p.m. between Enondale Road and Howard Johnson Road on Highway 45. Kemper County Sheriff James Moore confirmed... Read More.

The names of the people who were involved in a two vehicle wreck June 3 in Kemper County have been released. The head-on collision of a Ford passenger van and a Penske box truck on Highway 16 east of Scooba claimed the lives of eight... Read More.