Gipson Cleaners will re-open as Beacon Street Cleaners as early as this summer after the original owners retired in 2022 leaving the county without a dry cleaners.

Leilani Elyse Allen was crowned the 2024-2025 Choctaw Indian Princess last Wednesday during the opening night of the 74th Choctaw Indian Fair, becoming the 69th young Tribal member to hold the esteemed title.

Gipson Cleaners will re-open as Beacon Street Cleaners, it was announced this week.

There were apparently no injuries in a car fire Friday at Main Street Junction.

• Dawson Atkins, 25, of 10 Eastover; violation of protection order

Two people were arrested and charged with drug possession after they were stopped on Highway 16 East with active warrants.

A DeKalb man was arrested and charged with shoplifting at the Dollar General on Highway 16 East.

6 Pack Smokers won the Boston Butt Division and was the overall winner of the annual Shady Lane Smoke Off at the Neshoba County Fairgrounds. 

The “Flowers” mural at 313 Main Street will come to life Tuesday, July 16, at 9 a.m. where girls from the Boys and Girls Club will perform.

Philadelphia Main Street has applied for a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) grant of up to $30,000 to support the DeWitt DeWeese Park beautification project.

Marlee Washington, the Distinguished Young Woman of Neshoba County, will be among 29 Mississippi high school seniors competing for more than $35,000 in college scholarships at the 2025 Distinguished Young Women of Mississippi Program. 

A Brandon contractor has been arrested and charged with defrauding a Neshoba County man out of about $10,000 over a generator installation.

C Spire is rapidly expanding its 20,000-mile fiber infrastructure to bring high-speed internet to 11 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. 

A Walnut Grove man has been arrested and charged with breaking into a vehicle and a house on Road 369 near Dixon on Independence Day.

Holidays can bring something special out of a small town, and that’s exactly what happened last Thursday as residents of Poplar Avenue and neighboring streets gathered at Tony and Gwen Alexander’s home to celebrate the 4th of July.

• Jennifer Arreola, 53, of 143 Chitto Cove; failure to pay

A man on a motorcycle was arrested on drug charges after he was spotted littering on Highway 16 West near Choctaw Central High School.

A Eupora man was arrested and charged after attempting to discard a container of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in in front of the casinos.

Two bids were opened to replace the fire alarm system at the Neshoba County Coliseum during the Monday meeting of the Board of Supervisors. 

Skyler Posey Montgomery, daughter of Donnie and Jil Montgomery, graduated with honors from the University of Mississippi School of Law this May with a concentration in criminal law.