Leakesville News

JACKSON, Miss. a ' The Mississippi Department of Transportation is making progress on construction on three projects in the southern part of the state, officials said.

Mississippi Chief Justice Jim Smith and challenger Jim Kitchens have together raised nearly $1 million in contributions in their heated race for a seat on the nine-member Supreme Court.

Recently my friend Ann and I were on our way to Mobile to visit my daughter, son-in-law and my two grandchildren.

BIG POINT For alpaca devotees and the curious, the Kuska Paku Farm off Mississippi 613 in the Big Point community was the place to be on Saturday and Sunday.

State Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz Jr. and his challenger said Monday the state high court suffers from a perception of not being fair to all citizens.

Forrest General and Greene County Hospital renewed a transfer agreement between the two, in which FGH accepts patients from the Leakesville hospital who need a higher level of care.

Power crews with the three South Mississippi power companies are working to restore power to customers who have lost service overnight and this morning, company spokespeople have reported.

Mr. and Mrs. Randal Bradley of Meridian, MS, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Bradley of Leakesville, to Henry Justin Henington, son of Mr.

Crowds gathered Monday at Leakesville Town Hall to celebrate a new federal grant to update the town's sewerage system.

After a rare losing season in 2006, Greene County reasserted itself somewhat last season, rolling through Region 8-3A undefeated and finishing 7-4 overall.

When a freezer full of the season's harvest finds you scrambling for unique ways to prepare a venison meal, look no further than The Complete Venison Cookbook by Harold W. Webster, Jr.

THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING JUST EAST OF I-59 FROM ELLISVILLE TO LUMBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal It's four months to go as 10 candidates seek four seats on Mississippi's Supreme Court, and five of them have raised more than $100,000 each.

SB 2007 Gov. Haley Barbour plans to sign a bill allowing South Mississippi utility authorities to force property owners to turn over rights of way to make room for 600 miles of federally funded water and sewer ...

State health officials today lifted the precautionary boil-water alert for customers getting their drinking water from the Town of Leakesville water supply in Greene County.

Jackson - State health officials on Monday issued a boil-water notice for customers who get their drinking water from the Town of Leakesville water supply in Greene County.

Initial campaign finance reports show some opponents of three state Supreme Court justices far outpacing the incumbents in campaign contributions in their quest to gain a seat on the nine-member court.

The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a study of laws and rules related to domestic abuse.

LEAKESVILLE - A former Greene County teacher will spend the next 10 years behind bars for text messaging a former student and soliciting sex.

LEAKESVILLE - A former Greene County teacher will spend the next 10 years behind bars for text messaging a former student and soliciting sex.