Residents said a local fitness option could help residents improve their health, especially in a community where transportation and cost can make driving to another town difficult.
In recent years, society members have worked to track down and recover those items, encouraging residents and families to return pieces of the county's past.
The Perry County School District Education Foundation will host a car show and fish fry fundraising event Saturday, April 25, at McCoy Park in New Augusta.
After decades of patchwork repairs, New Augusta is moving forward with a aewer system upgrade aimed at preventing long-standing issues tied to the town’s aging 1940s-era infrastructure.
Leaders across southeast Mississippi outline their priorities for the 2026 legislative session, highlighting shared challenges facing local governments.
Months after town leaders promised a new splash pad, families are still blocked by locked gates. Now, the town estimates it won’t open until May 2026 — more than a year behind schedule — and residents will have to pay to use it.
Mississippi cotton farmers are losing money — and some are preparing to abandon the crop altogether due to falling prices, extreme weather events, rising input costs and trade tensions.
For 16 years, Perry County Schools have been underfunded under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the state's previous funding formula. During that time, the district navigated a cumulative funding loss of $8,747,681.
