The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is warning that dangerously cold weather is expected next week and advising residents to prepare.

A Conehatta man was sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor on the Choctaw Indian Reservation.

A Neshoba County man convicted of attempted first-degree murder had his sentence upheld by the state Court of Appeals this week.

A man has been arrested in the convenience store shootout Tuesday night in downtown Philadelphia that critically injured a man.

Jones College in Ellisville has announced its honor roll scholars for the 2024 Fall Semester. 

Most of the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department has resigned over a dispute with its board.

• Carol Ann Bell, 48, of 143 Ball Park Rd; public drunk, disturbing the peace

Two Philadelphia men were arrested earlier this month in connection with a drive-by shooting late last year in Union.

Justice Jenifer Branning was sworn into the Mississippi Supreme Court during a ceremonial investiture held on Monday at the Ellis Theater. 

Two men were arrested after allegedly shoplifting almost $2,000 of merchandise from Walmart over the weekend.

The city denied a motion last Tuesday to remove a tree and grind a stump located in an alley on Beech Street despite receiving a $3,650 quote from a tree service.

Deputy Mark Flake was selected last week to join the Mississippi Safe Trails Task Force, a collaborative effort between the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to combat violent crime and drug trafficking in what the federal government calls Indian Country.

MaxxSouth Broadband is applying for grant funding to install fiber internet for all unserved and underserved residents and businesses in Neshoba, Leake, and Attala counties.

The late Marty Gamblin, a Philadelphia native and influential figure in the music industry, will be remembered with a star on The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX) Walk of Fame. 

A suspect is being sought in the armed robbery of a convenience store on the north side of town last week.

At 95 years old, Beatrice Street was honored as the city’s first-ever recipient of the Distinguished Citizen Award, presented by Mayor James A. Young on Saturday, Jan. 4, at Stevens Chapel United Methodist Church.

A shootout Tuesday night at a convenience store in downtown Philadelphia has injured a man.

Philadelphia and Neshoba County schools will be closed on Friday due to an anticipated winter storm.

Basketball standout Miriam Prince, a kinesiology major from Philadelphia, was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe's Fall 2024 Dean's List.

A Neshoba County man and a woman have been arrested and charged in connection with a drug and alcohol-fueled scheme to steal thousands of dollars in property from a Louisiana man.