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Philadelphia, Miss. --- The Neshoba County Coliseum is playing host to the 1st annual Black Rodeo on Saturday night, but activities got underway Saturday morning outside the coliseum as nearly 100 athletes participated in a 5K "Walk Against Obesity." Mississippi has the highest obesity rate in the nation, and Philadelphia Mayor James Young, who ...

Anderson Regional Medical Center has named Ray Humphreys as the new Chief Executive Officer after an extensive search, said Dr.

Wind Chill: 38 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Font Size: A Philadelphia man is charged with trying to mail a package of drugs to himself from Texas.

Dr. David W. Walker, associate professor in the University of Southern Mississippi College of Education and Psychology's Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education will present a paper titled 'A 2009 Update on IDEA Court Decisions, OSEP Policy Letters, and Federal Legislation: Impact on Educational Diagnostician Practice' at the ...

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Eastern Mississippi until 8 pm CST.

A PROPOSED maritime museum in Pascagoula presents not only a grand opportunity for a new tourism attraction, but also a chance to coordinate its efforts with other fledgling museums to the east and west.

It's been four months since 21-year-old Terrance Lampkin was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.

Marvels and Ciphers , a new exhibit curated by CHF staffer Marge Gapp, will use photos, books, cartoons and artistic works from the museum archives to examine the public's views on science and discovery.

"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Ask members of the local Martin Luther King Jr.

Meridian will be among sites for the first 30 markers of the Mississippi Country Music Trail.

The Martin Luther King Club Inc. is sponsoring a Civil Rights Tour by bus from June 17 through June 21.

Wind Chill: 37 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Font Size: The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians brought a performing arts festival to Neshoba County Tuesday.

Inspired, no doubt, by Taylor Swift 's ascent to superstardom while she was still a teenager, Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum corralled former child stars Brenda Lee , Tanya Tucker and Marty Stuart Saturday to tell what it was like to become famous at an even younger age.

Oscar nominations for Precious and The Blind Side seem to have increased nonsensical attacks that the films are racist As someone who did voter registration in the South during the 1960s, I am dismayed at the negative criticism now being voiced against two films, Precious and The Blind Side, that deal with the problems of growing up as a black ...

Officials in Philadelphia and Neshoba County Friday broke ground on a new playground for the disabled.

Authorities in Neshoba County and family members from Meridian are currently trying to locate Gerry Manley, a 24-year old man from Meridian who has been reported missing since last week.

A man who stole an ambulance during the morning rush hour and took it for a joyride down the Schuylkill Expressway is refusing to identify himself after his arrest by State Police.

GLUCKSTADT, MS The Madison County School Board considered whether it will lease 16th Section Land for development into a water park and amphitheater near Germantown Middle School.

Southern Strategy - How terms like States Rights are used as racist code words to garner the racist southern vote When a politician says the term 'States Rights' to an all white crowd in the deep south it is thinly veiled code word for racism.

There are many ways people describe Chief Phillip Martin in regards to him as a leader and simply as a human being.