The Board of Supervisors made a significant investment in Neshoba County’s road infrastructure last week by approving the lowest and best bids for the State Aid Reseal Project.

Ernest Bowton, superintendent of the Philadelphia Glove Training School, announced here Wednesday that 30 trainees are now employed at the school at the American Legion Hut.

Sheriff Eric Clark has put prisoners to work picking up litter on county roads. They have been utilizing nonviolent inmates who are eligible to work and want to pay off fines to help clean up county roadways.

Two men have been arrested and charged for their role in a series of recent vehicle break-ins reported across the county.

With Gov. Tate Reeves calling a special election for April 15 to fill the vacant District 18 Senate seat, the city sought an alternative solution to procure voting machines.

Linwood Volunteer Fire Department will host its sixth annual car and truck show this weekend, featuring pulled pork—and, of course, chitlins—to carry on tradition.

Investigators believe a fire that claimed the life of a woman early Sunday morning in the Dixon community likely started in or near her bedroom.

• Stephanie Renea Alexander, 44, of 1846 S Skyline Dr; hold for MDOC

A husband and wife duo were arrested on drug trafficking charges at a roadblock two weeks ago.

East Central Community College (ECCC) has announced the expansion of its Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program to Philadelphia, with classes anticipated to begin in the Fall 2025 semester.

The unemployment rate in Neshoba County remained relatively stable in December when compared to the previous month, according to data from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES).

A Noxapater man has been accused of multiple car burglaries committed in the Walmart parking lot here.

Two Philadelphia men were arrested at a Shelby Drive residence on drug charges.

Minor injuries were reported in a four-vehicle pileup involving a cement truck, a county school bus, a pickup and a Choctaw Police cruiser Monday morning.

About three inches of rain caused flash flooding in Philadelphia last Wednesday, primarily on the west side of town.

Retired Neshoba Democrat Managing Editor Steve Swogetinsky has died, his family announced late Sunday evening.

Two suspects have been arrested for breaking into a Davis Street home with weapons over the weekend.

Several candidates have qualified to run for the  District 18 Senate seat vacated by Jenifer B. Branning. The deadline to qualify is Monday.

A Neshoba County woman died in an early-morning house fire Sunday in the Dixon community.

Flash flooding was reported in west Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.