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The lineup: Neshoba County Fair speakers
My dear departed friend Gale Denley said years ago of his first visit to the Neshoba County Fair: 'It's a lot like what I always imagined Hell would be - it's hot, it's dusty and all my friends are there.' Gale has graduated to the Fair Eternal, but the political speaking he loved so much will continue in the fair's grand tradition.
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July 3: Philadelphia, Miss. was a town more known for the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers, as featured in the film "Mississippi Burning." This weekend, its residents celebrate the election of its first black mayor.
Philadelphia Mayor Swearing-In
Temp: 97.0 F "Today is the beginning of change!" Mayor James Young says that change not only involves the election of Philadelphia's first African American mayor but also increased efforts to include all sectors of the community.
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The Volunteer Auxiliary of Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center recently held a tea at Merrehope to celebrate the group's activities and ccomplishments.
$10.7M Contract to Build Center at LRAFB Awarded
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction in Philadelphia, Miss., has won a $10.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to build an education center at Little Rock Air Force Base, according to Defense Industry Daily.
Association honors McMahan's work
The Mississippi Health Care Association recently honored Hattiesburg resident Jewell C. McMahan at its 2009 Annual Convention in Philadelphia.
He's done the brick work on scores of homes and shopping malls all over Mississippi.
Miss. civil rights slayings to get historic marker
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. Mississippi officials say a historical marker can be placed on a state highway near where three civil rights workers were murdered in 1964.
Main Street gets accreditation for fifth consecutive year
Main Street Columbus has met state and national accreditation standards for yet another year.
March held for martyrs and justice in Philadelphia
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Temp: 91.0 F Heat Index: 100 F Meridian, Key Field, MS An investigation is ongoing into a fatal 2-vehicle collision in Neshoba County Sunday afternoon.
Nathan and Bonnie McGee of Denham Springs, LA, announce the engagement of their daughter, Candace Ruth Robbins, to Brandon Joseph Pitts, son of Bert and Phyllis Pitts of Oak Grove.
By the time Charles Triplett and Matthew Snow were able to catch their breath and talk, they showed sweaty evidence of the Mississippi heat and humidity, and had their fair share of the red clay from Naval Air Station Meridian smeared all over their clothes.
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Neshoba event to honor civil rights workers
Civil rights activists and others are being invited to attend a June 20 gathering in Neshoba County to remember the killings of three civil rights workers 45 years ago.
9 Year Old Wants to Fight Fires
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