Pike County’s public defenders are asking for a $25,000 raise for each attorney on staff, calling the request a matter of equal justice considering their counterparts in the DA’s office make more ...

Selectman Tommy McKenzie wondered if any of his fellow board members had noticed a new flower, the “trafficona,” blooming all over the city.

Requests for pay raises were the big take-away from a budget hearing Thursday, with Pike County supervisors considering 3 to 5% across-the-board increases and even some for themselves in order to lift ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed the first death from a human case of West Nile Virus this year.  The death occurred in Washington County.

McComb police Sgt. Jason Blake was off duty and answering a call for help when he was fatally shot at a Pike County residence ...

Delbert Hosemann is shedding some of his normally cautious approach to Mississippi’s finances as he eyes a possible run for governor in two years.

In 1972, Dewitt and Mary “Missy” Bates found what they believed would be the perfect spot to build a life together. They bought 81 acres off Highway 98 west of Summit and began chasing their dream of ...

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the ...

Students in some Southwest Mississippi schools, including Kennedy Early Childhood Center in McComb, began a new school year Friday.

Lacorsha Ellis, a former Jasper County Solid Waste Department employee, was arrested by the State Auditor’s office for allegedly embezzling funds from the Jasper County District One Solid Waste ...

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