Carthage News

Jeffery Ferguson, 40, is in the Leake County Jail facing aggravated assault charges for shooting an off-duty Madison County deputy.

The cities of Kosciusko and Lexington are two of the 27 communities around the state that will go walkin' down their Main Streets on Saturday, as they join together for the second annual "Let's Go Walkin' Down Main Street Mississippi" statewide event.

A three-year effort to revamp the Carthage Central School District special education program is complete.

Due to heavy rain, rivers across Mississippi are starting to flood. Here is the latest as of Mid day Tuesday, October 13th: The Big Black River at West is 21.5 feet.

The Mississippi Department Of Transportation officially named a part of Highway 16 in Leake County Friday as the Van T. Barefoot Medal Of Honor Highway.

Friday marked the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 that claimed the lives of nearly 3000 Americans.

The great state of Mississippi, like many other states, derived its name from Native American origin: from the Ojibwa word Misi sipi, believed to mean great river.

Jerry and Crystal Johnson of Meridian announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Lane, to Christopher John Watkins, son of Ted Watkins of Lena and Janie Watkins of Picayune.

Jessica Glen van Dyke and John Woodson Stringer were married on Saturday, July 26 at 6:30 pm on the Grand Lawn overlooking Mobile Bay at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama with the bride's father officiating.

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.

The 100th Central Mississippi Fair will be celebrated Aug. 19-22 at the Attala County Fairgrounds.

Two senior Carthage school board members say it might be time for officials to call a bond election to address overdue facility needs.

Adam Stone has earned LEED professional accreditation. He specializes in commercial litigation.

I am livid regarding the small, hidden article given Sgt. Dan Adams' heroic attempt to save two young lives in a tragic car crash near Carthage .

One suspect is behind bars and another dead after an armed robbery in Leake County.

A Mississippi Army National Guard has earned one of the state's highest honors for his actions off the battlefield.

Temp: 80.0 F Heat Index: 84 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Only about a dozen of the 73 workers with Mississippi's PSC are currently working.

AAA said it expected most people nationwide to stay home over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and most locals weren't any different.

My dear departed friend Gale Denley said years ago of his first visit to the Neshoba County Fair: 'It's a lot like what I always imagined Hell would be - it's hot, it's dusty and all my friends are there.' Gale has graduated to the Fair Eternal, but the political speaking he loved so much will continue in the fair's grand tradition.

The Mississippi Supreme Court declined Thursday to hear an appeal from Justin Brent Turner, who was convicted of two counts of DUI manslaughter related to a 2006 crash.