Avery Kate Holland was named the 2026 Neshoba County Distinguished Young Woman.

A fire that destroyed more than 35 golf carts at the Philadelphia Country Club last Friday is under investigation.

• Tiffany Amos, 42, of 10211 Rd 773; failure to appear

Neshoba General announced this week it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.

CARTHAGE — Leake County’s weekly newspaper has been sold to an out-of-state buyer.

Eric Sharp has officially stepped into his role as the new pastor at West Philadelphia Baptist Church—God’s House.

Since the beginning of the brake-check program on April 15, which has the cooperation of law enforcement officers in Neshoba county, a number of cars have been checked ...

The Sheriff’s Department will soon upgrade its handguns to improve officers’ ability to transition in low-light conditions—at no cost to the county.

Ole Miss senior McKaylen Baldridge has been accepted into the Science, Space, and Technology Internship Program in Washington, D.C., and she has a Neshoba County connection.

It was a brief meeting at City Hall last week, as aldermen gathered to approve a handful of agenda items ahead of Tuesday’s special election.

A Neshoba County man convicted of aggravated assault for shooting his neighbor had his 15-year sentence upheld by the Mississippi Court of Appeals in early February.

Lane Taylor won the Senate District 18 special election last Tuesday, securing a commanding 62% of the vote in Neshoba County.

Leroy Clemons has won the Democrat nomination for mayor of Philadelphia following Tuesday’s runoff election, according to complete but unofficial results.

A fire at the Philadelphia Country Club on Friday destroyed a cart house.

The Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drowning incident at Lake Pushmataha on the Choctaw Indian Reservation on Thursday, according to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

The winner of the Democrat mayoral primary will be decided in a runoff on Tuesday, April 22, between Cassie Henson Hickman and Leroy Clemons.

After a fire destroyed their home in the Sandtown community, Neshoba countians came out in force to support a family of four who lost everything last week.

It was another weekend to remember in Philadelphia as country music star Chris Stapleton graced the stage at the Ellis Theater on Saturday for two back-to-back shows.

A Florence man is accused of cutting another man’s face while visiting an ex-girlfriend here.

• Sophia Anderson, 52, of 3140 Hugh Mitchell Rd; driving under the influence 2nd offense, no driver's license