On behalf of the citizens of the Town of Pelahatchie, I want to welcome you to our website. Whether you are a long-time resident or a first time visitor, I am sure
you will find something here of interest. Our town offers a wide range of recreational opportunities, from our annual Muscadine Festival to our new Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Resort.
Our town is also uniquely positioned to allow your business or industry to prosper. I invite you to explore our site and learn more about why the Town of Pelahatchie is the Place to Prosper.
Mayor Knox Ross
Pelahatchie expands wireless coverage
Pelahatchie's free wireless Internet service now covers more territory with its recent expansion this month, town officials say.
New Wi-Fi boxes will provide Internet to the town's schools and the area near Ward's, several months after the town installed them around its downtown area.
"The delivery of information has changed," Mayor Knox Ross said. "There is no better place to access information t
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Muscadine Jubilee - featuring Neal McCoy, Crossin Dixon and Jeff Maddox
Pelahatchie is 1 of only a few communities in Mississippi certified by the National Weather service as a StormReady community.
StormReady communities are better
prepared to save lives from the onslaught of severe weather through better planning, education, and awareness.
No community is storm proof, but StormReady communities
can help save lives through proper planning and education. Rankin County’s StormReady status was recently recertified through 2010.