Marlee Washington won the Neshoba County Distinguished Young Women competition on Saturday and says she is extremely excited about advancing to the state competition in July.

Community In Action recently donated $500 to the Neshoba Central High School Band for their participation in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade.

Local authorities have arrested four more individuals wanted in connection with a four-year federal investigation into large methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operations that resulted in over 40 arrests in late January, Sheriff Eric Clark and Philadelphia Police Chief Eric Lyons announced.

Two Philadelphia Police officers including a rookie on his first day of patrol helped a pregnant woman deliver her baby at the intersection of Range Avenue and Weyerhauser Road on Monday morning, Police Chief Eric Lyons said.

Twenty-year-old Skye Mingo has faced numerous challenges in her medical journey by overcoming cancer and heart surgeries, all the while illuminating her path through the lens of her passion for photography.

Donald J. Trump ran away with the Republican nomination for president in Neshoba County on Tuesday with 96 percent of the vote.

The major four-lane expansion continues on 4.6 miles of Highway 19 from Tucker to Philadelphia.

Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark has announced a litter campaign to expose violators.

The 2024 Distinguished Young Woman program will be held in the Neshoba Central Elementary School Auditorium on Saturday, March 9, starting at 6 p.m.

Volunteers and participants enjoying The Refuge of MS special needs ministry's second annual Refuge Roundup event at the Coliseum on Friday. 

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Ricky Alex was recently appointed to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs for a two-year term.

Philadelphia Neshoba County Career and Technical Center law and public safety second-year students visited the state Capitol on Feb. 16.

• Brandon Anderson, 36, of 186 McDill Rd, Conehatta; indictment

A trio was arrested after crystal methamphetamine was found during a traffic checkpoint last month on Highway 19 South at Tucker.

A fire at a shopping center has left two businesses including Canal Place Cinema 7 closed since early February.

Olyn and Bettye Jo Coward are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on March 17 at Bond Baptist Church, a milestone rarely achieved in today’s era.

Pastor James A. Young, Senior Pastor of Calvary Apostolic Faith Church in Louisville and mayor of Philadelphia, delivered an opening prayer to the Mississippi Senate

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for the presidential primaries. 

A new mobile app for the Sheriff’s Department that will help fight crime will be accessible to the public within 60 to 90 days following approval by the Board of Supervisors on Monday. 

A five-year-old boy who died in a house fire last week in the Mars Hill community was remembered by his sisters as sweet, loving, and outgoing.