Jeffrey Gibson, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has been selected as a solo presenter at the Biennale Arte 2024 for the 60th International Art Exhibition at the United States Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy. Mr. Gibson is the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States.

A Neshoba County man was arrested for stealing property and being in possession of drugs.

The city is seeking federal funding to renovate a social services building near Booker T.

The death of a man found hanging in a Philadelphia motel room Monday morning is under investigation.

The Community In Action group recently donated $500 to the Philadelphia Elementary School Beta Club.

Philadelphia Elementary will host its second annual Taste of Philly fundraising event on Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 406 Stribling Street. 

The 1996 murder conviction of Kenneth C. Clemons Jr. was upheld by the Mississippi Court of Appeals on April 16.

A convicted sex offender was arrested for being too close to a daycare center, the authorities said.

Tanya Kilpatrick, an art teacher at Neshoba Central Elementary School, is delighted to see her students’ art showcased in the county hospital.

The Rockets closed out their regular season by taking two wins from Columbus 12-0 and 14-0 and another from Vicksburg 14-1.  In the first game with Columbus, Sam Killens earned the win giving up zero hits and zero runs while  striking out two.

• Terrance Boyd, 41, of 11516 Rd 121; contempt of court, driving under the influence-1st offense

On April 3, the Neshoba County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Erica Fortenberry and the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Lee Jones visited with 230 8th grade students from Neshoba Central Middle School. 

A Collinsville man was arrested and charged with domestic violence after he allegedly shot into a home where his mother and two children were earlier this month.

East Central Community College hosted the annual Beauty Pageant in Huff Auditorium in Decatur last month with 20 contestants participating in the event.  

• Bruce Dewayne Adkins, 52, of 106 Staton St; possession of controlled substance

A two-vehicle wreck on Highway 19 South at House sent one person to the hospital early Sunday evening, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

A Neshoba County woman indicted for the March 2023 murder of her boyfriend here has been returned to local custody after she was arrested in New York for skipping bail on the murder charge.

The Neshoba County Fair Association has announced the Grandstand entertainment lineup for the 2024 Fair.

East Central Community College has asked the Board of Supervisors for more financial support in the upcoming school year.

State Sen. Jenifer Branning was recently presented with the MDOT Friend of Transportation Award for her years of dedication to transportation improvement in Mississippi.