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A burn ban is in effect for Leake County due to extremely dry conditions and an increased risk of wildfires. The ban is scheduled to remain in place through November 15, unless conditions improve and it is lifted early.
Outdoor burning of leaves, brush, debris,... Read More.
49 years ago this evening, a small community in south Mississippi suddenly became the focus of the music world.
And recently a Kosciusko connection to the crash has been discovered.
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There’s now a burn ban in effect in Neshoba County as the danger of wildfires continues this week. Neshoba becoming the 46th county in Mississippi to make outdoor burning illegal. The sheriff’s department says it’ll be enforcing the burn ban which will be in... Read More.
Boswell Media Sports’ weekly football pick’em “Kicks Picks” is back for its 23rd season on Breezynews.com and Kicks96news.com.
Make your picks each week for the best high school and college football games in the state. If you get the most right, then you’re... Read More.
Week 8 of Kicks Picks was a close one! It was a tight race til the very end, but there can be only one winner.. This week's champion is Conor Bell of Carthage!
Congratulations Conor, you are the winner of our weekly Friday Night Food... Read More.
Congratulations to Peyton & Brittney Dunn of Philadelphia as they won tickets to see Lainey Wilson's acoustic performance at the Ellis Theater on Tuesday at the afternoon performance. After the random drawing was held this morning, I reached to contact Brittney as Peyton was... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A Philadelphia Police car was hit from behind early Sunday morning just after police wrapped up a safety checkpoint.
The wreck was reported by the officer whose car was hit at 3:48 a.m. at Main St. and Williamson. The officer reported at least two... Read More.
LEXINGTON, Miss.--The Lexington Police Department has agreed to change some of its policies in a settlement reached with the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The settlement is to answer complaints about the department's treatment of citizens during pullovers and arrests, which came to a head... Read More.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a Carroll County man. Willie Edward Montgomery, 79, of Coila, was last seen Tuesday evening in the 2700 block of County Road 149 in Carroll County, walking in an unknown direction. Family members... Read More.
The Leake Academy Rebels traveled to Winona to play the Stars of Winona Christian tonight. The Rebels quickly gained control of the game and had a 28-7 lead over the Stars at halftime. The Rebels continued to outpace the Stars in the second half... Read More.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Former Neshoba Rocket Jarquez Hunter has been with three teams in his two seasons in the NFL. The latest is the New Orleans Saints.
Hunter has been signed to the practice squad with the Saints, but because of circumstances, namely some injuries, he could... Read More.
CARTHAGE, Miss.--A burn ban is now in effect for Leake County, which means no outdoor burning for now.
The announcement was made Thursday afternoon by the Leake County Sheriff's Office and the Leaqke County Firefighters Assoc.
"We are asking everyone to take this seriously and help... Read More.
First Financial Bank celebrated 20 years of serving our community with lunch, prizes and reflection. Brian Montgomery from Kicks 96 was on hand for a small ribbon cutting ceremony and remote broadcast and had the chance to speak with Regional Market President Brad Olgetree,... Read More.
On this week's edition of the Southgroup Insurance Coaches Show - Leake Academy Head Football Coach Brian Pickens previews this week's game against Winona Christian.
The SouthGroup Insurance Coaches Show airs on Cruisin’ 98.3 Thursday mornings at 7:35 am.
UPDATE (10/15//2026 at 9:15 am):
The shooting suspects have been identified as Jakaine Tate, 22 of Kosciusko, Skuyler Ellington, 18 of Kosciusko, and Damarrius Carr, 22 of Kosciusko. Tate and Ellington are both charged with shooting into a general assembly or group of people and... Read More.
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