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Winter Storm Closings For 2/19

Winter Storm Closings and Delays - 2/19 Carthage Christian Academy- Closed until Monday. Leake County School District - Virtual Learning 2/18, 2/19 (no penalty for lack of internet access per LCSD) Leake Academy - Closed 2/19 Choctaw Tribal Schools - Distance Learning Continues 2/19 Neshoba County School District -... Read More.
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LA Lady Rebels North 4A Champions

The Leake Academy Lady Rebels are the North 4A Champions after defeating the number one seed Pillow Academy Lady Mustangs 63-58 in a thriller championship game at Pillow Academy in Greenwood. The Lady Rebels were behind 5 points after the first quarter of play... Read More.
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Happy Birthday Roba Stanley!

Born on this day in 1908 was Roba Stanley, country music singer who has been said to be the first woman to record country music, (others have pointed out that Samantha Bumgarner and Eva Davis recorded a session three months before Roba). She died... Read More.
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Leake County Dispatches: February 9

12:46am - Leake County Deputies responded to a domestic dispute at Lockwood Apartments in Walnut Grove. 11:06am - Leake County Deputies responded to a one car accident near Walnut Grove. No injuries were reported. 11:09am - Carthage Police responded to a 2 car accident on Hwy.... Read More.
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Leake Academy Advances in Playoff Action

Both the Leake Academy Rebels boys and girls basketball teams won their games Tuesday night and will advance to the next stage of the playoffs. The boys beat the Pillow Academy Mustangs 69-43 and are scheduled to play again Friday evening at 5PM.  Clay Kemp... Read More.
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Weekend Emergency Dispatches

Saturday, February 6 9:52am - Carthage Police responded to a 2 vehicle accident in the Walmart parking lot. No injuries were reported. 10:03am - Leake County Deputies responded to calls of reckless driver on Hwy. 16 East. 11:23am - Leake County Deputies responded to a home on... Read More.
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BMO’s NEWS’eum – Johnny Cash Performs At Folsom Prison

Back on this date in 1968, Johnny Cash played a show, which was recorded, for his forthcoming live album At Folsom Prison, near Sacramento, California in front of 2,000 inmates. When released, the lead single, "Folsom Prison Blues" (an update of his 1956 hit) became... Read More.
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BMO in the MO’rning – Happy Birthday Ricky Van Shelton

Born on this day in 1952 in Danville, Virginia, was Ricky Van Shelton, country music artist who between 1986 and 2006, charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including ten #1: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't... Read More.
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BMO’s NEWS’eum – Behind Closed Doors Goes #1

BMO's NEWS'eum - Charlie Rich was at #1 on the US country album chart with Behind Closed Doors. The album received three Country Music Association awards: Best Male Vocalist, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year, for the title song which gave the singer his... Read More.
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