Hit and Run Crash Reported Friday

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--A hit and run wreck was reported Friday night just before 10 p.m. in Kosciusko.The crash was reported on Brantley St., with the caller telling police that the driver was possibly headed toward the square.It was unclear if police were able to find...

Storms Hit MS, Heat Stress Eases

Greenville storm damage (Photo: James Bishop) There’s damage across mainly western Mississippi after severe storms rolled through the state last night.  Two of the warnings were issued for Holmes County but the National Weather Service hasn’t received any reports of damage there.  Trees and powerlines...

Man Hit By Car, Runs Off Before Medics Get There

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--A man was hit by a car on Atkinson St. in Kosciusko just after 2 a.m. Saturday.Shortly after the initial call it was determined that a woman had hit the man with her care and an ambulance was dispatched.Before the ambulance could get...


Two Hit and Runs Saturday Night

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--Two separate hit and runs were reported to police Saturday night. One was in Kosciusko, the other in McAdams.The first was a woman who told dispatchers that her car had been hit by a small red car at the entrance to Glendale Apartments...

Hit and Run Driver Sought in Carthage Man’s Death

Investigators are still trying to find the hit and run driver who struck and killed a Carthage man as he walked along Highway 35 last Friday morning.   Highway Patrol Sgt. Jameka Moore says Craig Dixon, 32, was found lying on the side of the...


Hit & Run Wrecks Thursday in Attala

Kosciusko Police and Attala Deputies both responded to hit-and-run crashes on Thursday, August 3rd.Kosciusko Police attempted to locate a vehicle described as a blue Chevrolet truck that left the scene of a minor wreck in the parking lot of Popeye's on Hwy 12 at...

Tornadoes Hit North MS, One Dead

A tornado which hit Pontotoc County early Saturday has left one person dead and four others injured.  And there's been damage across Mississippi, some of it at the Cooper Tire plant in Tupelo.   The National Weather Service confirmed several tornadoes as they moved through...


Hit and Run, Breaking and Entering and more in Attala

Sunday 2/12/23 8:10 a.m. - Attala Deputies received a call about a log in the road on Hwy 12 W near Hwy 429.8:56 a.m. - Kosciusko Police were sent to S Wells Street for a resident who wanted someone removed from their property.4:52 p.m. -...

Local COVID Cases Hit Three-Month High

While Attala County is part of the public health district which is seeing the most flu cases in Mississippi, the biggest number of new COVID-19 infections in the local area is in Neshoba County.  The State Health Department reported 66 cases in the county...

Damage Reported After Tornadoes Hit Mississippi

Severe storms including tornadoes swept across Mississippi last night damaging homes in several counties and knocking out power to more than 11,000 customers.  The National Weather Service says Lowndes County was among the hardest-hit areas with a grocery store and church damaged north of...
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