The Neshoba Democrat

11/07/2025

Hometown Christmas season starts this weekend with shopping events, festive celebrations, and family activities planned throughout November and December.

Philadelphia’s Hometown Christmas season starts this weekend with special shopping events, festive celebrations, and family activities planned throughout November and December.

11/01/2025

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday. Don't forget to set your manual devices back one hour.

10/31/2025

Roundabout construction rescheduled again.

After the new traffic signals were installed sooner than expected, MDOT has again adjusted the start date for roundabout construction. Work on the roundabout will now begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3.

10/24/2025

Sixth-grader arrested with a gun at Neshoba Central. This link has changed https://www.neshobademocrat.com/news/sixth-grade-student-found-with-handgun-at-neshoba-central-no-injuries-reported-e36d2349

A sixth-grader at Neshoba Central Middle School was arrested with a gun this morning.

10/23/2025

Roundabout construction at the bypass has been rescheduled to start Nov. 4, and the detour will include temporary traffic signals in front of Tolbert Chevrolet. This link has been updated: https://www.neshobademocrat.com/news/detour-scheduled-around-highway-16-and-west-beacon-for-roundabout-dae91caf

Roundabout construction at the bypass has been rescheduled to start Nov. 4, and the detour will include temporary traffic signals in front of Tolbert Chevrolet.

10/23/2025

City Hall was packed and full of emotion Tuesday night as officials heard from residents supporting the Westside Park pool renovation, before ultimately rejecting the federal grant needed to move the project forward. This link has been updated: https://www.neshobademocrat.com/news/aldermen-reject-westside-pool-renovation-grant-d201dc03

City Hall was packed and full of emotion Tuesday night as officials heard from residents supporting the Westside Park pool renovation, before ultimately rejecting the federal grant needed to move the project forward.

10/20/2025

Aldermen weigh Westside pool grant with $143,000 renovation.

City officials are considering a $143,000 renovation of the Westside pool, with funding potentially split through a federal grant and support from a nonprofit.

10/19/2025

MDOT has provided more details on the roundabout since Wednesday's Democrat.

Construction on the roundabout at the intersection of Highways 15 and 16 is set to begin later this month and take about two years, with detour details forthcoming.

10/17/2025

A Neshoba County woman was arrested on arson charges after she allegedly set fire to her neighbor's house near the Leake County line.

A Neshoba County woman was arrested after she allegedly attempted to burn down a neighboring house near the Leake County line.

09/30/2025

Pat Thomasson has been named Citizen of the Year 2025.

09/25/2025

The Neshoba County Republican Women are working to bring a Safe Haven Baby Box to the community, providing a physical resource for mothers in crisis pregnancies.

09/24/2025

Pearl River community native Kathryn Dreifuss is preparing to film her senior capstone project, “Whispers From The Woods,” this fall on Tribal lands. To make it possible, she is seeking $14,000 in donations through an Indiegogo campaign.

Kathryn Dreifuss is preparing to bring her senior capstone film home this fall. The Pearl River community native and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) student wrote and will direct “Whispers From The Woods” Oct. 25–26 on Choctaw Tribal lands.