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Human Remains Discovered in Leake County
On October 20, 2024, a deer hunter reported finding what appeared to be human remains on private property along Midway Road, located between Highway 16 and Highway 25.Deputies responded to the scene and discovered a mostly intact body, though an identity could not be... Read More.
Sunrise Baptist Church Annual Fall Festival
Sunrise Baptist Church, located at 353 Midway Road, will hold its annual Fall Festival on Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.The event will feature inflatables, indoor games, stew, and boiled peanuts. Attendees are encouraged to register at the welcome table upon... Read More.
Missing Endangered Man Last Ping Was in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Miss.--Eddie Vern Hoy, 81, has been missing since Saturday morning and his last known location was in Louisville, according to Canton Police.Police in central Mississippi were old to be on the lookout for Hoy Saturday night about 11:45.Hoy is a diabetic with early... Read More.
Woods Fire Reported in Leake County
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A woods fire was reported Saturday night near Carthage on Hwy. 16 east.The fire, according to the caller, was near the old Southern and Soul restaurant. That was about 7:30 p.m.Leake County and Carthage fire departments responded. By 8 p.m. the fire was... Read More.
Two-Vehicle Wreck in Leake County Saturday
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A two-vehicle wreck with injuries was reported Saturday afternoon in Leake County.The wreck was on Red Dog Rd., near Carthage, but in the county, just before 5:30 p.m.Wreckers were called for both vehicles. No ambulance was called to the scene.
AUDIO: Three People Dead, Eight Hurt in Holmes Co. Shooting
DURANT, Miss.--Three people were killed in a Saturday morning shooting in Holmes County. Sheriff Willie March said an argument happened before the shooting, which was just hours after the Holmes County Consolidated School homecoming.Including the three people killed, 11 were shot in all.The shooting... Read More.
Audio/Photo Gallery: Leake County Correctional Facility Launches Inmate-Run Sawmill
Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson speaks with Johnny Boswell about the facility's new sawmill and the group of inmates that run it:The Leake County Correctional Facility has recently introduced a sawmill operated by select inmates.The mill uses donated wood or timber cleared from fallen... Read More.
Pearl River Shooting Results in Prison Sentence
FROM THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE:
A Neshoba County man was sentenced to 138 months in federal prison for assault with intent to do bodily harm and use of a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation.
According to court documents, in September... Read More.
