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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.
Carthage Firefighters Fight Stove Fire, Investiigate Gas Smell
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Someone's stove caught fire at a residence on Dickens St. Saturday morning.
The stove fore was reported just before 10 a.m. and Cathage volunteers and full-time firefighters responded, with Atmos notified about the gas stove.
At the same time in an unrelated call, someone reported... Read More.
Shooting on Langdon Trail Near Carthage
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A person was shot Saturday night on Langdon Train, after deputies got several reports about shots being fired.
The call came in shortly before 7:30 p.m. When a deputy arrived on scene he reported that shots had been fired, that someone was yelling they... Read More.
Deputies Deal With Man With Delusions, Hammer
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Leake County deputies had to deal with a man who was reported to have a hammer and who may have been trying to get into someone's house on Cooper Rd. Saturday afternoon.
When the call came in at 2:45 p.m., the man was on... Read More.
