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MADDEN, Miss. — As gamers across the country grab their copies of Madden NFL 27 this week, we're looking back on the time EA Sports brought the launch party right here to central Mississippi.
Twenty years ago this month, the tiny Leake County community of Madden... Read More.
On this week's edition of the Southgroup Insurance Coaches Show - Leake Academy Head Football Coach Brian Pickens discusses his key returners and previews the Jackson Academy game.
The SouthGroup Insurance Coaches Show airs on Cruisin’ 98.3 Thursday mornings at 7:35 am.
The show is also... Read More.
HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple
The National Weather Service has extended a heat advisory covering almost the entire state through Sunday . Heat index readings could climb as high as 110 degrees in some areas but locally... Read More.
A Leake County man will be sentenced in November after a federal court jury found him guilty of sex-related charges involving a minor. Prosecutors say Edison Jefferson, 41, of the Red Water community contacted an undercover police officer posing as a 15-year-old in Texas,... Read More.
West Carthage Baptist Church will have Homecoming Services on Sunday, August 23 beginning at 10:30 am. There will be special music, and a covered dish meal to follow. The speaker will be Brother Mark Mayo, former pastor. All are invited.
Baldwin Chapel A.M.E. invites... Read More.
Country music icon Dwight Yoakam is scheduled to perform live at Pearl River Resort Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
With his trademark Bakersfield sound and unmistakable vocals, the Grammy Award winner, famous for defining hits like "Guitars, Cadillacs," "Fast as You," and "A Thousand Miles from... Read More.
With hotter temperatures forecast in Mississippi this week, the State Health Department is urging parents and grandparents to take precautions to avoid a tragedy which happens about twice a week across the country during the summer. A child who dies after being left inside... Read More.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a Durant woman who’s been missing since Saturday. Angel Denise Brown, 24, was last seen around 9 pm on North Lexington Street. Family members say she suffers from a medical condition which may... Read More.
Philadelphia Police responded to a break-in at a home on Adams St. at around 3 a.m. Monday, August 10.
Two people at the residence reported that two assailants broke into the home through the front door. One of the individuals was said to have been... Read More.
Donovan Shoemaker is the first Alcorn State University student to receive a Mississippi Poultry Association scholarship.
The senior animal science major from Walnut Grove, Mississippi, earned one of four $4,000 awards the association gives each year to students headed into poultry careers. Winners are picked... Read More.
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Two cars wrecked Friday evening on Hwy. 16 at Willis Rd. in Leake County.
The call was just before 6 p.m. The caller said the highway was completely blocked.
It was unclear if there were any serious injuries, but an ambulance was sent to the... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Two cars were involved but apparently only one stayed on the scene of a wreck Saturday night near the Philadelphia Walmart.
Police and Neshoba County deputies were on the scene about 9:45 p.m.
At first it seemed no one was hurt, but medics were called... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A two-car wreck was reported Saturday afternoon in Neshoba County, The wreck was on Hwy. 16 east in front of Bobby's Country Store.
The call was just before 4 p.m.
Though no one was reported hurt, both an ambulance and the Highway Patrol were sent... Read More.
The 5th Annual Heart of Mississippi Rodeo is returning to Kosciusko this fall Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10.
Presented by the Kosciusko Attala Partnership, the two-night event will take place at 1 Superior Drive on property provided by Dickerson Petroleum. Sanctioned by the... Read More.
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