FLASHBACKS

November 24, 1944

Pvt. Claud "Jacky" Peebles, Jr., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Peebles, Sr., of Deemer, was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in battle in Italy. 

November 25, 1954

Winkie Glover and Billy Martin will represent the Philadelphia High School at the Mississippi Association of Student Councils that meets in Hattiesburg, Dec. 5-7. 

November 26, 1964

The Neshoba Central Rockets continue to roll on the basketball court and won their second game of the young season Saturday night by swamping the Starkville High team 40-21. The girls had another squeaker, edging the Starkville girls 36-34. 

  November 28, 1974

An "urgent" meeting of Philadelphia merchants has been set for Monday morning to discuss conservation of electricity called for by TVA.

November 28, 1984

As of Tuesday afternoon 6,444 persons had signed petitions calling for an election if the Board of Supervisors decides to sell or lease the county hospital.

     November 30, 1994  

Three houses, two mobile homes and a Masonic lodge were destroyed late Sunday afternoon when a severe storm with tornadic-type winds swept through southern Neshoba County.  

      November 24, 2004

Maj. Lee Thaggard and Staff Sgt. Andy Thaggard have been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.  

November 26, 2014

A less costly solution to reopening the old Mississippi 15 bridge at Williamsville that's about half of the original $2.1 million estimate was presented to city officials last week.  

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Neshoba has opted out of imposing a county-wide building code under a new state law that allowed Board of Supervisors to either adopt one of three versions of the International Building Code or to opt out altogether.