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Connie Lynn Olachia
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (142+ words) Neshoba Democrat Private services held for Connie Lynn Olachia, 53, a Fort Worth resident and Oak Grove Baptist Church member, who died June 12, 2026, in Meridian, MS, leaving her husband, daughter and granddaughter. Private Memorial Services were held for Connie Lynn Olachia…...
Martha Ann Smith
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (189+ words) Neshoba Democrat Martha Ann Smith, 84, longtime Neshoba County resident, postal worker and Bethsaida Baptist Church member, remembered after June 27 services at John E. Stephens Chapel. Funeral services for Ms. Martha Ann Smith were held at 2 PM Saturday, June 27, 2026, at John E. Stephens…...
Just Among Friends
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (211+ words) June 24th was a very special day for Burgen Mc Clellan and Stephen Lomberd for two wonderful reasons! It was the 9th anniversary of their relationship and the day they got their Marriage License! The descendants of John and Gustavia Roberts held…...
Harry Carter
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (181+ words) Neshoba Democrat Obituary: Harry Carter, Navy veteran and vocational educator who founded Philadelphia High School's first vocational department, honored at June 28 funeral services. Funeral Services for Harry Carter were held Sunday, June 28, 2026 from Mc Clain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard…...
Danny Ray "DJ" Hughes Jr.
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (181+ words) Neshoba Democrat Danny Ray "DJ" Hughes Jr. Obituary: Danny Ray "DJ" Hughes Jr. , 20, of Decatur and longtime Union, MS resident, remembered after his June 20 passing; services were held June 29 at John E. Stephens Chapel. Funeral services for Mr. Danny Ray "DJ…...
LOWRY/Is Scott Wiener still queer?
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (651+ words) Scott Wiener is in the uncomfortable position of being an enemy of the people. The ludicrously progressive California state senator running for Nancy Pelosi's House seat is being harassed in public for insufficient alacrity in condemning Israel for supposed genocide…...
Of Local Interest
20+ hour, 37+ min ago (313+ words) The Union Chamber of Commerce has announced that Union Country Day will be held September 12 this year. The festivities will begin with a Country Gal/Country Boy pageant on Thursday night. Saturday will begin with a 5 K Run/Walk. Next,…...
Speedy" Barrett rides into retirement
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (412+ words) Jockey legend Cecil "Speedy" Barrett went out with a bang Friday at the Neshoba County Fairgrounds, winning his 12th Jim Dance Memorial before calling it a career after 60 years in the saddle. "I started right here riding ponies," Barrett said. "When…...
Gordon feels at home in the kitchen
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (689+ words) Cooking just feels right to Madison Gordon. "It feels like where I'm supposed to be," she said. Gordon and her husband, Blake, have been married for almost two years and have a 6-month-old daughter, Eliza. She works as an assistant…...