Volunteer fire board all resign
The Board of Supervisors accepted the resignations of all five board members from the Fairview Volunteer Fire Protection District at their meeting on Tuesday.
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Philadelphia unveils new gym floor
The Philadelphia High School basketball and volleyball teams will once again enjoy playing home games, thanks to a new court floor being installed in the school gym in late June.
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Fair Exhibit Hall, livestock winners told
It was another outstanding year for the 4H/FFA Livestock Shows in the Exhibit Hall at the 2024 Neshoba County Fair.
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Rebels rebound with 35-19 victory
After losing twice to Starkville Academy last season, the Leake Rebels got a measure of revenge last week.
Warriors take the sting out of Union on the gridiron
Union football coach Jordan Wren has had two consistent messages about the season opener with Choctaw Central.
Rockets, Tornadoes fall in season openers Friday
The 2024 high school football season kicked off for public schools last week and both the Neshoba Central Rockets and Philadelphia Tornaodes found themselves on the losing side.Obituaries
Services for Ellene Speir Turcotte were held Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church in Philadelphia with Rev. Evan Humphries officiating.
Terry Lynn Maners Watkins, of Philadelphia, MS, formerly of Columbus, MS, passed away August 24, 2024, at Anderson Baptist Hospital of Meridian, MS. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Wesley Methodist Church Family Life Center of Columbus.
Funeral service for Mrs. Doris Priscilla Stennis will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 11 A.M. from Friendship Baptist Church in Dekalb, with Minister Terry Stennis officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
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PAID POLITICAL AD/Melanie Barnett seeks election as District 4 Election Commissioner
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The parents of an infant who was found dead with methamphetamine in her system earlier this summer have been charged with manslaughter.
A Philadelphia man was one of three arrests reported in what police are calling a rash of unconnected shootings in town over the last couple of weeks.
A Philadelphia man was one of three arrests reported in what police are calling a rash of unconnected shootings in town over the last couple of weeks.
The getaway car used by a murder suspect in Lamar County was found at an apartment complex here.
Though deputies never made contact with the suspect, 19-year-old Jamario Calloway, Neshoba County …
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THOMAS/The Harris-Walz interview
In television, the first thing you notice is what you see, not what you hear.
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Lieutenant William Hooper Houston, husband of Mrs. Sara Hand Houston, and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Houston, this city, arrived Saturday to spend a 21-day leave with his family and parents.
BIBLE SELECTION/Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.
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The Rhodes family reunion will be held Sunday, September 8, at the Community Center in Union. Please bring a covered dish and come enjoy a time with family and friends. For more information contact Sheila Rhodes Turnage 601-441-2208
Moore learned from grandmothers
Gwen Moore cherishes the memories she made in the kitchen with her grandmothers, watching them prepare classic foods like biscuits, dressing, homemade bread, and pound cake.
Just Among Friends
At last Monday’s Philadelphia Rotary Club guests were Abby Peeples and Lucy Ray, recent participants in Girls State, which was held at the University of Mississippi.
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GETTING THE MESSAGEChrist’s light exposes evil
Satan and darkness are prominent themes in the gospels and the rest of the New Testament.
THOMAS/Kamala Harris: A blank slate
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, Vice President Kamala Harris seemed to mimic Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign strategy as if she were in his basement, declining interview requests and letting especially uninformed voters project their own views onto her.
THOMAS/Liberal San Francisco plus 40
The first Democratic National Convention I attended was in San Francisco in 1984. UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick indelibly labeled attendees “San Francisco Democrats,” because of their left-leaning policies.MORE NEWS
Marty Stuart has donated his entire private collection of country music memorabilia to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
A Salvadoran man here illegally and believed to be part of the violent MS-13 gang has been arrested here and charged with eight counts of attempted murder in sniper shootings on Beacon Street last week.
The city of Philadelphia will hold two public hearings on a proposed $9 million budget next week.
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A Decatur man surrendered to Philadelphia Police in the shooting of a man involved with his ex-lover.
The Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department is preparing to host its first annual Cornhole and Kickball Tournament in an effort to raise funds for essential equipment while providing a day of family fun for the community.
The Rhodes family reunion will be held Sunday, September 8, at the Community Center in Union. Please bring a covered dish and come enjoy a time with family and friends. For more information contact Sheila Rhodes Turnage 601-441-2208
Neshoba Central junior Espn Jackson clinched the American Cornhole League (ACL) High School Singles Championship last week, earning a $625 payout.
Most city employees are expected to receive a pay raise once the 2024-2025 budget is finalized in the coming weeks.
An Alabama man was arrested on drug charges last week after he was tased multiple times for resisting arrest at a roadblock north of Burnside.
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Five Neshoba county boys have been wounded recently according to the information given out by the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Five Neshoba county boys have been wounded recently according to the information given out by the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
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