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THOMASTOWN, Miss.--A woman called Leake County dispatchers Saturday afternoon about 4:15 and reported that a small child had been hit.
The caller said the child was running around in the parking lot of the Thomastown Community Center on Hwy. 43 and was hit by a... Read More.
EDINBURG, Miss.--Someone called the Leake County Sheriff's Office early Saturday morning to report a possible drunk driver. Later the same car was reported on fire and in a ditch.
That happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Hwy. 16 east near Edinburg.
When a Leake Co. deputy... Read More.
CHOCTAW, Miss.--A man who called in a bomb threat from a phone at the Silver Star Hotel and Casino in 2022 has pleaded guilty.
Joshua Mark Davis, 37, of Meridian, was indicted on that charge in May 2022 and pladed guilty Thursday.
He faces a possible... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Philadelphia's city board is trying to get enough money through a grant to build a parking garage downtown.
The city's growth over the past several years has necessitated the need for more parking. The addition of the Congress of Country Music and the seasonal... Read More.
MORTON, Miss.--A shooting in Scott County is responsible for the death of one person late Friday night, reported Darkhouse Press.
The shooting happened in the city limits of Morton on Hwy. 481.
Neither the Morton Police Dept. nor the Scott County Sheriff's Office named the person... Read More.
Charles Ferguson Jr. (Photo: Holmes County Sheriff)
Charles Ferguson Jr. has been arrested for a murder in Lexington. The drive-by shooting happened on March 10. Ferguson is in the Holmes County Jail.
The Holmes County Sheriff's Department has identified two men wanted in connection with a... Read More.
A new locally owned pharmacy is open in Carthage, offering residents another option for convenient prescription services.
Carthage Quick Care Pharmacy, located next to Premier Medical Group on South Pearl St., hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m. Several community members,... Read More.
Another day, another increase in the price of gas. AAA says Mississippi’s statewide average price is up four and a half cents this morning to almost $3.49. Since the price hikes began at the end of last month, the auto club says the average... Read More.
The number of suspected flu cases reported to the State Health Department for the week ending March 7 was fewer than 400 resulting in a flu rate of 2.6 per cent, the lowest since early December. The CDC is now classifying flu activity in... Read More.
Choctaw County is now eligible for some federal disaster assistance after January’s winter storm. Choctaw, along with Itawamba, Oktibbeha and Wilkinson counties have been added to the disaster declaration which already authorized public assistance for Attala, Holmes, Carroll, Montgomery and 30 other counties plus... Read More.
For the first time in both Mississippi and Academy of Country Music Awards history, WCKK-FM “Kicks 96” and B-MO in the Morning were nominated for Small Market Radio Station of the Year and Small Market On-Air Personality of the Year. While we came up... Read More.
An arrest has been made in a fatal shooting in Holmes County last weekend. Octavious Small, 22, is facing charges of murder, drive-by shooting and shooting into a motor vehicle. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says the shooting happened Saturday on Highway 17. The... Read More.
A man accused of firing shots at a Winston County deputy last week has been arrested in Ackerman. Bobby White Junior, 45, was tracked down by federal marshals and was taken into custody Tuesday with the assistance of the Winston and Choctaw County sheriff’s... Read More.
It was just over a week ago that the average price of gas in Mississippi edged above $3 a gallon. Since then, the pain at the pumps has continued and we’re now sitting at $3.44 this morning. Mississippi’s prices have risen faster than several... Read More.
