The unity at the Republican National Convention last week was transformative, according to Neshoba County’s Ty Martin, former vice chairman of the Mississippi Teenage Republicans, who was there.

The Philadelphia Sertoma Club preps for another successful Heart O’ Dixie Triathlon this year. 

Representatives from C Spire hosted a meet and greet event with the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday at the historic Train Depot. 

A new Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department app is expected to help keep the Neshoba County Fair safer this year.

A Neshoba County man was arrested last week after leading authorities on a high-speed chase from Hope to the Fairgrounds.

The city of Philadelphia has entered into a lease-purchase agreement with Thompson North, a division of W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company, for the former U.S. Motors facility at 1224 Pecan Ave.

Ten young ladies will compete for the Miss Neshoba County Fair title on Monday night at the Grandstand.

A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with a burglary he allegedly committed while mowing someone’s yard.

Two suspects caught on camera breaking into cars at the Neshoba County Fairgrounds have been arrested and charged.

Expect the Neshoba County Fair to be wet but cooler than usual, according to The Fair Times meteorologist and Fairgoer Barbie Bassett. 

• Santana Mercades Agurrie, 28, of 244 W Tucker Cir; contempt of court

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Bryce Crawford Smith, the grandson of Gloria Williamson and the late Edward Williamson of Philadelphia and a graduate of Brookhaven High School, was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2028 on June 27, marking the beginning of six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training during Plebe Summer. 

In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, Lincoln’s words, uttered during the horrific Civil War, can be a healing balm if only politicians, the media and activists who have promoted heated rhetoric and division would embrace them. It’s going to take leadership from both parties for it to happen.

A shed fire was reported in the backyard of a Coleman Street residence Sunday early Sunday morning.

No injuries were reported in a car fire at a Philadelphia convenience store last Friday evening.

No injuries were reported in a house fire on Forest Park Circle last week that resulted in a total loss.

Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben, the fifth democratically elected chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has been elected to the board of trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).

Lake Hall, who has been painting since middle school, recently had the opportunity to paint her first mural at Old Mexico Restaurant.

Tax Assessor/Collector Mike Lewis told the Board of Supervisors on Monday that the 2024 land roll is now open for public inspection through Aug. 2.

A Philadelphia woman was arrested on drug charges after allegedly being caught in an undercover sting, authorities said.