News Archive
Busby Outlines Development Goals - Local Business Owners Will Bring the Biggest Impact
August 8, 2017 - Busby’s speech to the McComb Exchange Club covered a lot of topics, but perhaps the one that resonated the most is her belief that mega-factories sitting on mega-sites aren’t going to come in and save Pike County’s economy. If anything, Pike Countians have more...
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Spring Cleaning
March 13, 2017 - Keep Pike County Beautiful kicked off the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, with volunteers picking up trash throughout the county.
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Tigers advance to 4A quarterfinals
March 1, 2017 - For the fourth year in a row, the McComb Tigers are headed back to Jackson to battle through the 4A tournament bracket and solidify their legacy as a basketball powerhouse. The Tigers beat Columbia on the road 60-50 Saturday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament. McComb faces...
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Scooter Booked
January 5, 2017 - A new book about the elusive Scooter Mouse is already proving to be a bestseller, before it even gets publicized. “Yesterday I sold about 100 copies out of my car,” Sarah Mangrum said Wednesday after the book’s release Tuesday. “Scooter Mouse and the Teddy Bears”...
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GATEWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK NEW TENANT
August 22, 2016 - Gateway gets 1st industry! After two years of fits and starts, including the unexpected demise of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale oil play, the new Gateway Industrial Park has its first official industry. On Friday, Pike County officials announced that Loggins Logistics of Jonesboro, Ark., will open a flatbed trucking terminal...
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SMCC wins state title and team has highest GPA in the nation!
August 22, 2016 - Southwest Mississippi Community College’s state basketball championship team has etched its place into school history, but for head coach Thomas Gray, the title overshadows another remarkable feat. During the 2015-16 academic year, the team raised its grade-point average to 3.42 — the highest of any other junior college team...
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