Conehatta News

The Mississippi Supreme Court has lifted a stay on the trial of two men in the slaying of a Forest teenager.

Some local residents learned the beauty of Choctaw dances during a gathering at West Ellisville Baptist Church Thursday.

The 60th Annual Choctaw Indian Fair continues through Saturday. Between 25,000 and 30,000 people are expected to attend.

Temp: 82.0 F Heat Index: 86 F Meridian, Key Field, MS An investigation is underway into a fatal accident in Neshoba County around 5 p.m. Monday on Highway 21 in the Dixon community.

Heat Index: 95 F The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held tribal elections Tuesday.

Temp: 85.0 F Heat Index: 85 F Meridian, Key Field, MS The accident happened just before 8 o'clock Sunday morning on highway 489 just north of the town of lake.

Reber and Lula Bell Rivers of Union announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Diane Rivers, to John Douglas 'J.D.' Backstrom Jr., son of Doug and Rebecca Backstrom of Hattiesburg.

FAITH OF THE FIG TREE: Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold, And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.