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Leake High School has announced a new traffic flow plan for student drop-off and pick-up, effective Monday through Friday.
This important change aims to ensure the safety of students, staff, and families during peak hours.
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Times in Effect: Monday – Friday... Read More.
HEAT ADVISORY shown in orange on map above
EXTREME HEAT WARNING shown in purple
The heat isn't loosening its grip on central Mississippi just yet. We'll see afternoon highs in the mid 90s today instead of yesterday's upper 90s. But the heat index will still range... Read More.
Gas prices in Mississippi are up an average of 24 cents in the last two weeks, now at their highest level since the middle of June. AAA says the statewide average is $3.67 this morning. Locally, four counties are lower than that: Winston at... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Part of West Tucker Circle in Neshoba County will remain closed through Tuesday, says the Mississippi Dept. of Transportation.
The entrance from the south to Hwy. 19 south has been inaxxessible to the public for more than a week.
You are reminded to make plans... Read More.
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A man Reported to Carthage police that he had been assaulted with a baseball bat inside his home Friday night.
That call came in to police just after 11:30 p.m.
The man told dispatchers that the person broke into his home then hit him with... Read More.
Jonathan Dees, 42, has been arrested by the Attala County Sheriff's Office and charged with two counts of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14 and two counts of statutory rape. He is currently been held at the Leake County Correctional... Read More.
A man was arrested early Thursday morning after causing a disturbance at a convenience store in Carthage.
Police were dispatched to Jr. Food Mart around 4 a.m. on July 23 after a caller reported a man inside the store yelling and cussing while talking on... Read More.
The Carthage Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman who has not been seen since early June.
According to police, 40-year-old Sheena Henry was last seen on June 3, 2026, in Carthage. Henry is hearing impaired, and her family... Read More.
A 6-year-old child was killed in a logging accident Wednesday afternoon in the Hesterville community of Attala County.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. at a logging job site in the woods, where the child was reportedly hit by a log truck.
Attala County Coroner Sam... Read More.
The Sam Presley VFW Post 4970 on Hwy. 35 near Pleasant Hill Road caught fire on Tuesday afternoon, July 21.
The Carthage Fire Department responded to the scene along with Leake Correctional Volunteer Fire Department and Walnut Grove Fire Department.
One firefighter was reportedly transported to... Read More.
Leake County Deputies responded to multiple calls on the morning of Tuesday, July 21, involving the same individual at several locations including Crane, Freeny, and Estes Mill Roads.
The first call came just after 10 a.m. from a home on Crane Road, where deputies were... Read More.







