Pike County News

In the early 1990s, Mississippi was lagging in its offering of convention centers.

The Mississippi Airports Association recently elected its new board of directors for 2008-2009. They are Dirk Vanderleest of Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, President; and Don Shepley, Gulfport Biloxi ...

MCCOMB - Alcohol has been banned on a stretch of the Bogue Chitto River and the Topisaw Creek in Pike County, popular areas for canoeing.

Laura Jackson knew her family physician growing up in Hazlehurst. She went to school with his kids.

Now wait, please don't start rolling your eyes like my kids do when I say something really stupid.

The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from convicted murderer Herman Avara, who contends he has new evidence that might win him another trial for the death of Mamie Arnold.

McComb 05/19/08 Mother and Boyfriend Held in Connection with Toddler's Death The mother of a Mccomb toddler and her boyfriend are in police custody in connection with that child's death. via WLBT-TV Jackson

“Our engineer feels it was done for the copper inside of our transmitter”

For the second time in nearly three years, talk radio station WHNY is back off the air. via WLBT-TV Jackson

Women from different backgrounds, ages and walks of life were honored Wednesday at the third annual Celebration of Strong Women. via Hattiesburg American

“A lot of times, there are other problems that lead to the (child's) addiction”

McCOMB - When Pike County Judge John Price issued a call at a recent seminar for long-term juvenile substance abuse treatment programs, he was speaking from experience. via Hattiesburg American

Pike County residents living in the South Pike School District have rejected a proposed $3.25 million bond issue. via The Mississippi Press

“There's a strong idea of continuity of theology”

Throughout the week, the services at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Christian Church in McComb have built up to this moment. via Hattiesburg American

McCOMB - Pike County residents living in the South Pike School District will vote May 3 on a proposed $3.25 million bond issue. via Hattiesburg American

“It's not the good old boy system anymore. It's the young conservative representatives that are shedding light and listening to our constituents and following through”

Calls for change this year are resonating with the American public. As the rising chorus of voices swells, it's heartening to sense a mood of change in Mississippi which in the past has been called a closed society.

A sign of change came on the legislative front during Sunshine Week, last week, as media around the country wrote articles to raise awareness of the dangers of secrecy and the importance of open government.

Without dissent the Mississippi Senate passed a bill to improve access to incident reports of crime. The vote in the House was almost unanimous with only three 'no' votes. Read more

The Justice Department has said a Mississippi Supreme Court ruling in 2005 that it was unconstitutional for David Myers to hold two elected offices at the same time does not violate the Voting Rights Act. via The Mississippi Press

The two men killed in a McComb bank March 12 during a rampage that left four people dead each suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday. via The Clarion-Ledger

Autopsies on the four dead from Wednesday's shooting in McComb were conducted last night. via The Clarion-Ledger

“It wasn't a bank robbery. It was a domestic situation”

A lone gunman shot and killed two people in a McComb bank Wednesday and later killed a woman identified as his former wife before turning the weapon on himself, according to Police Chief Billie Hughes. via Sunherald.com

In conjunction with the arrest of a Texas man in south Mississippi over the weekend, state and local law enforcement officers seized diamond and gold jewelry with an appraised value of $250,000, $30,000 in ... via Mississipi Department of Public Safety

“Oh, no, you will never be allowed to wear a skirt again!”

Today would normally be the last for February, but it's a Leap Year and we're entitled to another day, just to keep from hurtling head-long into March too quickly. via Djournal.com