The clock finally struck midnight for the 2023 Union Yellowjackets football team.

A Collinsville man was arrested here on drug charges on Highway 16 West.

Two men from the Meridian area were arrested for allegedly having crystal meth and heroin during a traffic stop last week, Sheriff Eric Clark said.

Safer crosswalks will be installed at Williamsville after a discussion by Philadelphia aldermen last week. 

A Walnut Grove man was arrested and charged with DUI twice in one day here on Sunday, Sheriff Eric Clark said.

County Road Department employees will be designated as first responders under a request the Board of Supervisors will make to the state Legislature in January.

An Ocean Springs man assaulted an officer after attempting to run from him near the Pow Wow on Highway 16 West here last Friday night, the authorities said.

The Christmas Committee spent last Sunday putting up the 26-foot tree for the upcoming tree lighting event on Dec. 1 on the Square. 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Chief Cyrus Ben gave the keynote address at Mississippi State University’s Native American/American Indian History Month earlier this month.

James Harris has helped to keep the lights on in Philadelphia for more than four decades — but he also may have made a few enemies along the way by having to pull meters for unpaid bills.

The burn ban put into effect last month due to drought conditions has been lifted by the Board of Supervisors effective midnight on Nov. 21.

The Mississippi Manufacturers Association honored Wells Lamont Industrial with a reception celebrating 70 years of continuous membership last Tuesday. 

• Cody Ganton Anderson, 28, of 576 Conehatta Prospect Rd; hold for other agency

Crews work on the steeple at Beacon Street Baptist Church.

A 26-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged with the statutory rape of a girl roughly half his age.

A Neshoba SO app that aims to increase connectivity and transparency between the Sheriff’s Office and the public, among other features, is being rolled out.

The Philadelphia Christmas parade is set for Monday, Dec. 4, starting at 6 p.m.

Philadelphia police have arrested eight people — including four juveniles — in connection with a disturbance at an apartment off of St. Francis Drive early last week that left two female victims seriously injured with stab wounds, said Philadelphia Police Chief Eric Lyons.

Waudine “Miss Dean” Spears Barrett has been an inspiration during her 101 years, an expert seamstress, a wonderful cook, gardener, babysitter, artist, hostess, and so much more.  

The Christmas Trees have gone up on the Square.