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A local school is among 187 in seven states receiving grants from the Tennessee Valley Authority for robotics education.  Philadelphia High School will get $5,000 from TVA and is one of 15 Mississippi schools to receive an award to help support student robotics teams. ... Read More.

HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple   Another sizzler across Mississippi today. Expect afternoon highs in the triple digits-- for the third day in a row in some places.  Monday, Columbus got up to 105 and it was 104... Read More.

It’s been more than five years.  But the Leake County sheriff’s office isn’t giving up on finding a missing man.  The cold case dates back to April 25, 2021 when “Chavez” Glenn, 19, was last seen when he left home to go for a... Read More.

Two more cases of West Nile virus in Mississippi, both of them in this area.  The State Health Department is reporting a new case in Neshoba County and another one in Winston County.  That makes a total of nine across the state so far... Read More.

Philadelphia’s own country-rock star HARDY is returning to Mississippi State University for an exclusive performance inside Humphrey Coliseum Friday, Oct. 2. The event, titled “One Night in Starkville” and powered by STATE 1878 in partnership with Peachtree Entertainment, kicks off a massive weekend on campus... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A man was reported laying in the road at the intersection of Hwy. 16 and Arbor Acres Rd. Saturday night just before 7. A few minutes later someone reported to 911 that the man had been run over by a car and that his... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--A woman was hurt Saturday morning when she hit a deer in her car south of Carthage. That wreck happened about 10 a.m. on Hwy. 35 south of Carthage. When an officer reached the scene he reported back that the Ford Fusion has damage to... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--When two women got into a fight Friday night and the fight escalated, several neighbors heard gunshots and called 911. The first call came in to the 911 dispatch center about 8:45 p.m. for a fight between two women on Waggoner Rd. The original... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--If you drive Hwy. 427 in Leake County, you should be aware that both directions of that highway will close between Rocky Rd. Lan. and Hwy. 16 for a bridge replacement. The closure is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 24, and is expected to... Read More.