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.

A Taylorsville woman has been ordered to repay more than $16,000 that she received as a result of defrauding Medicaid while working at a Tylertown healthcare provider, Mississippi Attorney General ...

Alyssa Norsworthy of McComb is one of seven students to receive $5,000 from Entergy’s Community Power Scholarship program. The scholarships are for Mississippi students and children of Entergy ...

Qualifying is underway through Aug. 21 for two local elections that will be on the November ballot. The races are the District 5 seat on the North Pike school board and a special election for the Pike ...

Local news coverage is critical for a strong and vibrant community. Unfortunately, local publications are dying because of monopolistic Big Tech. Over 30% of all newspapers are expected to close ...

A Smithdale man died and another man was injured in a wreck on Highway 570 in Franklin County Saturday night, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.