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National Day of Prayer Gathering in Philadelphia
Thursday, May 7th is the National Day of Prayer, and a gathering will be held in Philadelphia at 12 PM at Dewitt-DeWeese Park.
David Addy of the Neshoba Baptist Association will be giving the welcome, while Philadelphia Mayor Jim Fulton, Neshoba County Sherriff Eric Clark,... Read More.
Mississippi Songwriter of the Year Finalists to be Announced
Submissions for the Mississippi Songwriter of the Year have ended.
Fifteen finalists will be selected to play their songs live at the Guitar Academy in downtown Kosciusko on June 27th.
A panel of judges will listen to each song and judge its lyrics. The winner will... Read More.
House and Church Destroyed in Fire Sunday Night in Kosciusko
The Kosciusko Fire Department and Kosciusko Police Department responded to reports of a fire Sunday night around 9:40 p.m. Crews located a house fire near the corner of South East Street and Church Street. An adjacent structure, St. Paul M.B. Church, also caught on... Read More.
Ellis Theater Announces 2026 Summer Series Lineup
The 2026 Summer Series at The Ellis Theater in Philadelphia is set to return this year, bringing a full slate of live music performances to downtown as the venue prepares for another season of shows.
Tickets for the series are now on sale, with organizers... Read More.
Roundabout to Open Monday, Expect Changes in Philly
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--With a new roundabout to open Monday morning, youi can expect some changes if you drive in the city, says the Miss. Dept. of Transportation.
The city and MDOT published the following reminder:
Here’s what to expect:
• Highway 16 at West Beacon Street will reopen
•... Read More.
Sentencing Set for July on Man Convicted of Gun Charge
PEARL RIVER, Miss.--Sentencing has been set for July 29 for a convicted felon found in possession of a gun last year.
According to a new release from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Jehovah Horace Dixon, 25, of the Pearl River Community of the Choctaw Indian... Read More.
Lexington Man Convicted in Armed Robbery
United States Attorney Scott F. Leary announced today that Carleone Pate, Jr., 21,
of Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi was convicted of Hobbs Act Robbery and Use of a
Firearm in the Commission of a Violent Crime. Pate had recently been released from the Mississippi
Department of Corrections... Read More.
No Money Available to Remove Dead Trees Along the Trace
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says the National Park Service doesn't have the money to remove all those dead trees along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith questioned Burgum during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Wednesday, saying...
"The Trace, much like the... Read More.
