Rita Page grew up learning the art of cooking traditional country foods like homemade biscuits, cornbread, homegrown vegetables, and desserts from her mother, the late Ruby Posey.

• Charles Adams, 57, of 10341 Rd 298, Union; indictment

Union High's Graduation is tomorrow, Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. on the school's football field.

Philadelphia High School’s graduation ceremony will be held on May 23, at 7 p.m. at the Neshoba County Coliseum. 

Neshoba Central High School is pleased to announce that Maggie Taylor has been named Valedictorian and Graciana Alexander has been named Salutatorian for the Class of 2024. 

Choctaw Central High School is pleased to announce that Keondrae Anderson has been named Valedictorian and Nataysia Willis has been named Salutatorian for the Class of 2024. 

Leake Academy celebrated the Class of 2024 last Friday with a graduation ceremony at the school’s gymnasium. 

Philadelphia High School was recently awarded a $1,200 grant from Community Foundation East Mississippi from the Margaret Dulaney Art Endowment fund. 

A man and woman from Morton were arrested after a traffic stop yielded drugs on Friday around lunchtime.

A divorced couple was arrested with drugs and paraphernalia during a traffic stop last week near Dixon, according to Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark.

Federal aid could help repair 21 homes damaged in Neshoba County and across the region during April storms, Gov. Tate Reeves announced.

A public hearing was held last Tuesday to review and approve the city's new redistricting plan.

Following two public forums held over the past couple of months to address the future of public education in Philadelphia and Neshoba County, the discussions have ended, according to Lee C. Smith, the organizer.

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan Davis returned to his alma mater Thursday to present scholarships of up to $25,000 each to nine Neshoba Central High School seniors.

• John Alford, 57, of 10070 Rd 2640; failure to appear

No injuries were reported when a Philadelphia Police car responding to a call on Friday collided with a pickup truck hauling wood at a traffic signal downtown.

The Neshoba County Sheriff's Office visited Kinderdome Daycare on April 26 and spoke to the children about the duties of deputies, while giving them a tour of patrol cars. 

A Philadelphia man was arrested on drug charges after he allegedly attempted to swallow a small baggie of meth.

A conceptual master plan for Dewitt-DeWeese Memorial Park prepared for Philadelphia Main Street shows proposed changes to the park. 

Minor injuries were reported in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 19 South Sunday evening that blocked the roadway for hours.