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Country Superstar Feels Right at Home in Walnut Grove

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(Brian Montgomery) When David Adam Byrnes rolls in to Walnut Grove and Rosebud General Store this Saturday morning for the big Rosebud Rumble, he's going to feel right at home. The event will take place at their location 859 MS 487 beginning at 11am... Read More.

Gas Prices Rising Again in MS

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After dropping for 46 days in a row, the average price for gas in Mississippi has risen for the last three days.  It’s the result of oil prices going up after President Trump indicated that a permanent peace deal with Iran may not happen. AAA... Read More.
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Increasing Heat Stress Forecast But Cooler By Sunday

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Much of the local area may avoid the worst of the hot and humid weather as we head toward the weekend.  Afternoon highs will be in the 90s through Saturday but the heat index should stay below 105 across Attala, Leake, Neshoba and Winston... Read More.

Truck Crashes into Tree in Philadelphia Wednesday Afternoon

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Emergency responders were called to a crash with injuries on Pecan Avenue in Philadelphia around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. According to reports, a truck left the roadway and struck a tree. Philadelphia Police and the Philadelphia Fire Department responded to the scene. One passenger in the vehicle... Read More.
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Loose Livestock Makes its Morning Rounds in Neshoba

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Neshoba County sheriff’s deputies responded to two separate reports of livestock out near roadways Wednesday morning. At around 7:08 a.m., deputies were notified of horses in the roadway on County Road 571 near Salem Baptist Church. At just after 8:3 a.m., a small cow was reported... Read More.
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Phillip M’s at Pearl River Resort earns Wine Spectator award

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Phillip M’s Fine Dining at Pearl River Resort has been honored with a 2026 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award, recognizing the restaurant among the world’s top destinations for wine. Phillip M’s received the Best of Award of Excellence, an honor given to restaurants that demonstrate outstanding... Read More.

Work Beginning to Complete Broadband Rollout Across MS

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High-speed internet service is still out of reach for many Mississippians.  But a multi-million dollar effort is kicking off to provide broadband access to about 93,000 unserved locations across the state... "We are signing those grant agreements this summer and all of those projects will... Read More.
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Leake Academy’s Easton Page nominated for Mississippi’s top high school receiver poll ahead of 2026 season

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Leake Academy standout Easton Page has been nominated as one of Mississippi's top returning high school receivers heading into the 2026 football season by The Clarion-Ledger. The newspaper included Page on its preseason watch list and fan poll featuring many of the state's top receivers... Read More.
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Fatal Crash on Hwy 43 in Leake County Monday

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A young man was killed in a crash on Hwy 43 near Beamon Rd. in Leake County during the early morning hours of Monday, July 6, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Leake County Communications received a crash alert from the driver's iPhone at 2... Read More.

Raccoon blamed for brief power outage in Philadelphia Monday morning

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An early-morning power outage in Philadelphia Monday was caused by an unexpected culprit: a raccoon that made its way into a local electrical substation. According to Kirk Morgan with Philadelphia Utilities, the animal entered the city's north substation, knocking one of the city's two substations... Read More.
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Natchez Trace Parkway, NHTSA launch speeding awareness campaign

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Drivers on the Natchez Trace Parkway are being urged to watch their speed as federal officials launch a new traffic safety campaign focused on aggressive driving and speeding. The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are... Read More.
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Severe Storms Bring Down Trees in Neshoba Co. Sunday Morning

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PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--At least one large tree and possibly a couple of smaller ones were brought down by storms in Neshoba County Sunday morning. The storms came with a severe thunderstorm warning about 6:15 a.m. The large tree was across at least one lane of Hwy. 16... Read More.

Neshoba Co. Sheriff Opposes Release of Man Who Shot at Deputies

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PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Jeffrey Todd WIllis is up for parole and Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark has made his opposition to Willis' release public. Clark said in a letter to the state parole board that he was personally present in 2021 when Willis confronted deputies, held them... Read More.
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Leake School District Releases Statement on Employee Arrest

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In a statement released today, the Leake County School District said it's aware of the recent arrest of one of its employees on a charge of "grooming" a child. Sammie MacLaurin, who is listed as Director, SFSA Level II, for the Leake County School District... Read More.
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