• Jason Cornelius Amos, 25, of 258 N 2nd Ave; hold for investigations

A Kemper County man wanted here for violating the terms of the Drug Court awaits extradition after he was arrested two weeks ago near Atlanta.

A man is in custody after allegedly beating a woman outside the Pow Wow on the Choctaw Indian Reservation last week.

East Mississippi Community College conducted a fall 2024 commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 13, in the Keyes T. Currie Coliseum on the college’s Scooba campus.

Several school districts across the country, including Neshoba County, that excel at teaching math despite high poverty levels were featured recently by a national nonprofit news organization dedicated to covering education in the U.S.

Four 2025 Dodge Durango police pursuit vehicles for the Neshoba County’s Sheriff’s Department were approved Monday by the Board of Supervisors.

Beacon Street Baptist Church will present a second live nativity tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday to celebrate the development of its world-class museum and cultural center.

Beacon Street Baptist Church held its annual Nativity Friday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. They return Wednesday night.

Longtime Philadelphia attorney J. Max Kilpatrick, who, among other things, served as a chancery judge and attorney to the Neshoba County Board of Supervisors, has died. He was 79.

The Sheriff’s Department is warning of potential scammers targeting shopping centers in the area, particularly at Walmart.

• Marcus Dale Barfoot, 50, of 13341 Rd 614; contempt of court

Diamond Grove Center, a trusted provider of high-quality behavioral healthcare services for children and adolescents, held a groundbreaking ceremony last Wednesday to commemorate the start of construction on its new 24-bed building in Lousiville.

CDP Executive Director Tim Moore presented the Mayor’s Award to Performance Therapy’s Mish Sudberry, who wore a lollipop costume, and Cretina McGee who was dressed as agingerbread girl. 

Two Newton County women were arrested with a large amount of drugs at a safety checkpoint on Highway 15 South late last month.

Retired banker Stanley Salter, named Neshoba County’s Citizen of the Year in September, has died.

Ten people were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries over the weekend when a passenger vehicle hit a small bus on Highway 15 just north of the Coliseum.

Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Dec. 16, celebrating a world-class museum and cultural center dedicated to preserving the legacy of country music and its impact on American culture.

The Grinch made an appearance downtown this year along with Anna and Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen” for Hometown Christmas.

Retired banker Stanley Salter, named Neshoba County’s Citizen of the Year in September, has died.