Area News

Robert J. Barnes, President and CEO, PriorityOne Bank, recently announced the promotion of Cheryl Deas. Deas will be serving as Assistant Vice President, Assistant Compliance Officer and OFAC Officer for PriorityOne.

Pelahatchie High School (PHS) recently announced that graduation festivities for the 2019-2020 school year.

As the Pelahatchie High School (PHS) year was disrupted by COVID-19 and the seniors had to finish their classwork remotely, the Pelahatchie News wanted to recognize them in these photos of some of the school activities.

Life in the U.S. looks a lot different than it did even a week ago as the outbreak from coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread.

The Pelahatchie Dollar General store received two honors on April 14. According to District Manager Shyla Gill, Tammy Stanley-Brown, store manager, was named to the 2019 Circle of Excellence for being a Top 10%.

Parker Jones succeeded his dad, Jeff Jones, as pastor of Eastside Baptist Church in Pelahatchie. Jeff was pastor from June 2028 through January 2020. Parker, who was serving as associate pastor, began as pastor in March.

On Saturday, April 18, H & H Electrical in Pelahatchie gave away bottles of hand sanitizer to townsfolk who drove by its location on Highway 80.

There are many good reasons for growing a garden in Mississippi. Especially this year, since we have been quarantined because of COVID-19.

The Coronavirus has caused a major disruption in all of our lives. Hundreds of thousands of people have been infected with the virus, and tens of thousands have died.