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- Jonesboro pilot dies in Miss. plane crash
The owner of an agricultural aviation company says it was one of her pilots who was killed in a crop duster crash in Mississippi.
- Jonesboro Pilot Found Dead at Crash Site
A Jonesboro pilot who, along with his plane, disappeared Friday on a flight from Greenville, Alabama to Cleveland, Mississippi has been found.
- Pilot who left Greenville found dead
Authorities have found the plane that left Greenville Friday bound for Jonesboro, Ark.
- Pilot's body found in wreckage of plane in Miss
PHILADELPHIA, MS - Authorities are working to confirm the identify of a pilot whose body was found in the wreckage of a yellow-and-blue crop-duster in northeastern Neshoba County.
- MBCI loses Golden Moon gamble
With the chatter of the crowd and the cha-ching of the slot machines gone, the silence was deafening at the Golden Moon hotel and casino Monday afternoon.
- Train depot holds open house
Picayune's Intermodal Center held an open house Friday evening where attendees had the opportunity to tour the festively decorated building and talk with historians who know a thing or two about Picayune and ...
- Casino industrya s luck has run out
Juan Jimenez's job at the casino wasn't the most glamorous one in the place. Picking up cigarette butts, vacuuming dirt from carpets and shampooing stains from spilled drinks allowed him to bring his family ...
- Wintry weather plays havoc with south MS holiday travel plans
A winter storm buried the midwest, and crippled the northeast. More than 300 flights from Chicago had to be cancelled.
- Flood Warning Continues for Pearl River
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.
- Having been picked out of more than 1,300 applicants, the Petal High School band needs to ra
Brooke Goree and Greg Barr can't wait to see Washington, D.C., in reverse. As drum majors for the Petal High School Band, the seniors will be marching down Pennsylvania Avenue backward, leading their musical ...
- Turner: Grew up with love of politics
Philadelphia native Dan M. Turner, 47, was named as Gov. Haley Barbour's new press secretary, succeeding former spokesman Pete Smith, who has gone to work for the state Department of Education.
- Boyd likes new MSU hire
Philadelphia, Miss., defensive tackle Josh Boyd is one of the top players in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic.
- Columbus man pleads guilty to manslaughter
PHILADELPHIA - A Columbus man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter with culpable negligence in connection with a 2006 fatal crash has received a suspended sentence.
- Jasper county to vote on school bond
There are 11 precincts and 5,317 registered voters in the school district. This is a small portion of Jasper County, which has 19 precincts and more than 13,000 registered voters total.
- Petal High School band earns once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
The Petal High School Band, which just returned from Philadelphia, Pa., for the city's Thanksgiving Day parade, has been invited to march in the Presidential Inaugural Parade.
- Pull out the Crockpots, prepare for the party
Times are tough, so holiday bonuses could prove to be the latest ghosts of Christmas Past.
- Mary Chapin Carpenter: Mining memories with Marty and Guy
We had our first snow of the season Thanksgiving week. I'd been rushing around to ready our farm for the nearly 50 friends and family members joining us for the holiday.
- Meet Your Neighbor - Chester Hartsfield
On November 5, Chester Hartsfield of Leeds took part in an Honor Flight, which makes it possible for WWII veterans to fly free ofcharge to their memorial in Washington D.C. He and an estimated 35 other WWII ...
- EDITORIAL:The big picture
Last week's public hearing at East Union High School, near Blue Springs, related to routing the northern leg of a proposed new economic development highway serving the Toyota assembly plant, drew more than 200 ...
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City DescriptionPhiladelphia is the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. With a population of 7,303 at the 2000 census, Philadelphia is most noted for the racial violence, murders, and other civil rights violations that occurred in the mid 1960s. As has been common for small towns across the U.S. in the last part of the twentieth century and since, the economic base of the town and surrounding area has been adversely affected by the abandonment by long-present industries that have down-sized, consolidated or moved to more financially beneficial locations. However, this adverse effect has been offset or even reversed by the development of an entertainment and gaming industry center at the Pearl River Resort, located on the nearby reservation of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Built on the site of a former Choctaw settlement, the town was first named “Neshoba Courthouse”, with that town charter being signed by President Martin Van Buren in 1841. Philadelphia was incorporated as a municipality and given its current name in 1903, two years before the railroad brought new opportunities and prosperity to the newly renamed town. The history of the town and its influences- ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Neshoba County
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