Deputies make 2 more drug busts in Tucker
More arrests are expected after two men were taken into custody in the Tucker community earlier this month in connection with an ongoing drug investigation, the authorities said.
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County unemployment rate increases in Jan.
The January 2023 unemployment rate in Neshoba County was 3.9 percent, an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point when compared to the previous month, according to figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
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Billy places in essay contest
Tucker Tribal School’s Delaiah Billy placed first in the state at the Mississippi Association of Conservation District Meeting in Jackson for her Essay on Healthy Soils.
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COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS
Sports
Union baseball, softball lose matches
It was a fairly slow spring break for the Union baseball and softball teams.
Obituaries
Funeral services for Charles “Tom” Vuncannon were held on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Evan Humphries and Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Interment was in the Mississippi VA Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS.
Funeral services for Ms. Carolyn Lee Dixon will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Wilson officiating.
Funeral service for Mr. Terrance Devonta Clemons was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 11 A.M. from the chapel of Beck Funeral Home with Dr. Ammie L. Davis officiating.
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Two people were fatally injured Wednesday evening in a multi-vehicle wreck on Mississippi 19 south at Bethsaida, the authorities said.
Two people died, and two others were seriously injured Wednesday evening in a multi-vehicle crash on Mississippi 19 south at Bethsaida, the authorities said.
A Mathiston man was convicted last week in a June 2021 auto burglary at the casinos.
State Sen. Jenifer B. Branning, center, visited individually with Philadelphia High School Student Council last month during their tour of the Capitol and other historic structures.
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HURT/Trump and New York Democrats
New York Democrats normally invest all of their energies into destroying America’s largest city. They have successfully sparked a mass migration of residents to any place that is not run by New York Democrats.
FLASHBACKS
Mr. and Mrs. George Day of Decatur are announcing the arrival of a son, Richard Edward Day, on Thursday, March 11th. Mrs. Day will be remembered as Miss Bernice Darby. The mother and baby are at Philadelphia Hospital.
GETTING THE MESSAGE/Enter by the narrow gate
In Revelation 22:12-15, the Lord Jesus Christ is the one speaking. He gives some facts about His coming, His return to earth. First He says, “Behold, I am coming soon.”
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Features
Rea enjoys cooking for gatherings
For Brandy Rea, her favorite aspect of cooking is being able to bring everyone together.
Just Among Friends
Congratulations to Geoffrey and Linda Schmidt who celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary on March 16th! Wishing this couple many more happy years together
Stivey enjoys bonding while cooking
Shanagia Stivey said her favorite part of preparing food is bonding with her family, especially when she cooks together with her husband.
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GETTING THE MESSAGE/Favorable presence of the living God
Revelation 22:1-5 is the last vision the apostle John records for us in this book. It contains various symbols representing the blessedness of being in the favorable presence of the living God.
CRAWFORD/Ballot initiative proposal a scam
The media does a great disservice to the people of Mississippi when it declares that a concurrent resolution under consideration in the Legislature would “restore the public ballot initiative process.”
FLASHBACKS
Mrs. Tom DeWeese entertained her bridge club Tuesday afternoon, at her home on Poplar Ave. Lovely spring flowers added their charm to the attractive home.MORE NEWS
Two people were fatally injured Wednesday evening in a multi-vehicle wreck on Mississippi 19 south at Bethsaida, the authorities said.
Two people died, and two others were seriously injured Wednesday evening in a multi-vehicle crash on Mississippi 19 south at Bethsaida, the authorities said.
Mississippi Economic Council President Scott Waller, MEC Chief Operating Officer Cathy Northington and 2024 incoming MEC Chairman Pat Thomasson of Philadelphia, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Thomasson Company, talk following an MEC Roadshow at the Ellis Tuesday that highlighted state economic actives on the local level.
A Mathiston man was convicted last week in a June 2021 auto burglary at the casinos.
EARLIER
Local legislators are hopeful the final phase of the Highway 19 four-laning project will be fully funded as the 2023 session of the Mississippi Legislature winds down.
Kevin Baysinger has finally seen enough trash along Neshoba County roadways and is doing something about it by organizing the Great Neshoba Cleanup every Saturday in April.
The new Wesley House in Philadelphia will be officially open to the public on March 16 to prevent children and law enforcement officials from having to travel all the way to the Wesley House in Meridian.
Gov. Tate Reeves mentioned more than once during his tour of the newly-renovated historic Ellis Theatre last Tuesday how impressed he was and the huge impact the work will have on economic development.
Dr. Lundy Brantley, who led the Neshoba County School District to an “A” accountability grade last year that district officials have called “historic,” announced his retirement Friday as superintendent of education.
John Fulton Burt, 97, known affectionately as Papa John, was remembered Thursday as a loving father and grandfather and a man who left his mark on his community with his good deeds, his kind heart and Godly example.
A California film company was in Philadelphia for three days last week, working on a documentary film about one of the Civil Rights activist leaders of the early 1960s who worked in Mississippi and Alabama.
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HURT/Trump and New York Democrats
New York Democrats normally invest all of their energies into destroying America’s largest city. They have successfully sparked a mass migration of residents to any place that is not run by New York Democrats.
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BIBLE SELECTION/Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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