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The Board of Supervisors adopted a $19 million 2022 budget during their regular meeting last week. more

By STEVE SWOGETINSKY | 9/15/21

Government benefits impacting trash pickup

Government benefits individuals have been receiving to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things, are being blamed for erratic garbage pickup in Philadelphia. more

By STEVE SWOGETINSKY | 9/15/21

Katelyn Lewis demonstrates proper CPR proceedures she learned in certification last week.

Fire department trains students in CPR

Students at the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career Technical Center spent last week learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation from members of the Philadelphia Fire Department and now all 120 of the students who took the class are certified in CPR. more

By SARAH KATHRYN WATKINS | 9/15/21

A proposed 1-mill city tax increase to fund an $11 million 2022 budget including pay raises is being proposed.

City may hike taxes for pay raises

A proposed 1-mill city tax increase to fund an $11 million 2022 budget including pay raises was proposed at a public hearing Wednesday no one attended. more

By STEVE SWOGETINSKY | 9/15/21

Tyler Threadgill with wife Leslie and son Tyler at the Neshoba County Fair.

Football standout Threadgill remembered at death

Philadelphia native Tyler Burkes Threadgill, a former Mississippi State University and Philadelphia High School football standout, died Sunday morning in a Birmingham hospital after battling COVID-19. He was 36. more

By Scott Hawkins | 9/15/21

Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career Technical Center Law and Public Safety students who put up 9/11 banners to display outside the facility are, from left, Cali Wilson, Jonathan Medford, Kendall Hoskins, JonPaul Moore, Danny Hughes, Kayden Gray, Posey Palmer, Jada Greer, Cameron Burnham, Mia Johnson, India Sanders, Allison Alford.

Vo-Tech students keep memory of 9/11 alive

As the nation paused last week for the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, students at the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career Technical Center put up a banner proclaiming “We Remember Sept. 11, 2001.” more

By SARAH KATHRYN WATKINS | 9/15/21

Brady J. Stewart of Philadelphia is being remembered as a loving father and husband after a fatal early-morning crash Tuesday on Highway 19 between Philadelphia and Tucker. He is survived by his wife Alexis and daughter Jessi Kate.

Man in fatal 19 wreck remembered as loving father, husband

Brady J. Stewart is being remembered as a loving father and husband after a fatal early-morning crash Tuesday on Highway 19 between Philadelphia and Tucker. more

9/14/21

Neshoba County Detention Center inmate dies

Authorities are investigating the death of Neshoba County Detention Center inmate Piotr James Gullett, 27, of Starkville who was found unresponsive in his cell and later pronounced dead Saturday evening, Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark said. more

By STAFF REPORTS | 9/12/21

Delana Waddell's class at the Vo-Tech center hung a 20th anniversary 9/11 remembrance sign to honor those died during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Vo-Tech students commemorate 9/11 anniversary

Delana Waddell's class at the Vo-Tech center hung a 20th anniversary 9/11 remembrance sign to honor those who died during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Coleman Eakes | 9/12/21

Friday night area prep football scores

Here is how Neshoba County area prep football teams fared Friday night: more

By Staff Report | 9/11/21

Azlee Hardy and Kynlee Bryan like the newly renovation restrooms in the second grade hall at Neshoba Central Elementary School.

Neshoba Central accepts $3 million bid for additional improvements

A nearly $3 million bid was accepted by the Neshoba County School Board for additional new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, new windows and exterior doors and additional restroom upgrades as the second of a three-phrase major renovation project, which spans campus-wide. more

By Debbie Burt Myers Neshoba County School District | 9/10/21

County jail docket

• Johnny Abel, 61, of 14951 Hwy 19 S; indictment more

9/8/21

New parking lot slated for Pearl River Elementary

Pearl River Elementary School is getting a new parking lot. more

By SARAH KATHRYN WATKINS | 9/8/21

Philadelphia Utility workers restore power after a Wednesday storm caused power outages.

Wednesday storm knocks out power

City and county authorities said a storm last Wednesday evening that rolled through Neshoba County knocked down tree limbs and caused power outages. more

By DUNCAN DENT | 9/8/21

Spikes end high-speed pursuit at city limits

A high-speed pursuit from Kemper County ended in the arrest of a Philadelphia man at the city limits last week when deputies deployed spikes, a testament to “well-trained deputies that work hard to protect our communities,” Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark said. more

By DUNCAN DENT | 9/8/21

Free COVID-19 Vaccine Event at Coliseum Sept. 15, no appointment necessary

Neshoba County recorded 181 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the past week, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Sep. 7 report. more

By JOHN LEE | 9/8/21

Hallie Anderson hugs her brother, U.S. Marine Austin Anderson, after a surprise visit.

3rd grader surprised by Marine brother

Neshoba Central Elementary School was filled with patriotism last week when U.S. Marine Austin Anderson surprised his little sister, third-grader Hallie Anderson, after he returned from finishing boot camp at the end of August. more

By JOHN LEE | 9/8/21

Drug running operation nets 37th arrest

An additional arrest has been made in a multi-year, ongoing federal drug running investigation that has so far netted 37 of 38 suspects wanted since May. more

By DUNCAN DENT | 9/8/21

State Sen. Jenifer Branning said special session to consider a state medical marijuana legislation could be called as soon as within the next two weeks and she is keeping an open mind on the issue.

Branning keeps open mind on marijuana

State Sen. Jenifer Branning says a special session to consider state medical marijuana legislation could be called within the next two weeks and she is keeping an open mind on the issue. more

By SCOTT HAWKINS | 9/8/21

PES students Ely Kilgore and Avie Deaton film a segment for “Tornado TV.”

Students learning by producing TV shows

Philadelphia students are learning valuable communications and social skills through producing their own weekly television programs titled “Tornado TV.” more

By SARAH KATHRYN WATKINS | 9/8/21