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- The Morning After Another Spears Wedding
After celebrating her brother's wedding the night before, a corporate casual-clad Britney Spears did what every fallen pop star on a comeback does ... hit the local Wal-Mart. With a Sonic drink in hand and male ...
- Ga. bank robbery suspects arrested in McComb
The FBI says suspects in a series of bank robberies in metro Atlanta have been arrested, including three in Mississippi.
- School board members mark last meeting
The Lincoln County Board of Education bid farewell Monday night to a pair of its members who will not return after the Christmas holidays.
- Mental health system lagging
Mississippi's mental health system fails families, saps state and local coffers and leaves many mentally ill to wander city streets or linger in jail for months without evaluations.
- Around South Mississippi
Twelve Coast Electric crew members went to McComb on Thursday to help Magnolia Electric Power Association crews restore electric service to those affected by the severe winter weather.
- Kenny Cotton to lead Summit police
Kenny Cotton will be Summit's new police chief effective Feb. 1, following a unanimous vote of the town council.
- McComb man killed in Sunday night accident
A McComb man is dead after a Sunday evening head-on collision in Pike County, authorities said.
- Body remains identified as missing McComb woman
Associated Press - December 8, 2008 7:14 AM ET MCCOMB, Miss. - Pike County sheriff's deputies say the skeletal remains that were found Nov.
- Don't let economic news fool you
The sign on the door sent a clear message Tuesday afternoon. As other downtown shop owners were preparing their stores for the busy Thanksgiving weekend, one store sat in pitch-black darkness - the doors locked ...
- Starvation suspected in Pike County toddler's death
Mississippi child welfare officials are helping investigate the May death of a Pike County toddler.
- Elderly woman missing, last seen in Wal-Mart parking lot
Ridgeland Police need your help finding a missing elderly woman. Eighty three year-old Cleta Brewer has been missing since noon Saturday.
- Found remains bring family hope for closure
One Brookhaven resident believes human remains found in Pike County to be those of his grandmother, who has been missing since July 22, 2007.
- Sales tax great local news
While news on the state, national and world economic front is troublesome, in these days when consumers react by tightening their pocketbooks, there is some positive local news that should be pointed out.
- Dog discovers human remains
Authorities combed a wooded area in McComb over the weekend after a dog dragged up a human skull.
- City mulls cameras to watch drivers
A private, for-profit company made its pitch in Vicksburg Monday to set up cameras, bill for and collect "civil fines" from motorists.
- Red Cross chapter rebuild efforts under way
McCOMB - An effort to rebuild an American Red Cross presence in Lincoln and surrounding counties is under way less than three months after the Brookhaven-based chapter disbanded.
- Some Katrina victims still suffering from lack of assistance
MCCOMB - Tears come and go as Rockell Joseph talks about the last three years of her life.
- Training in new skills can attract employers
Michael Jones has been luckier than many others during this economic crisis, which has cost Mississippi thousands of jobs this year.
- CN Railroad to drain Mississippi lake
Illinois-Central Lake on U.S. Highway 51 in McComb is being drained for upgrades to the dam, the Sun Herald reports.
McComb Classifieds
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City DescriptionMcComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States, about 80 miles south of Jackson, just off the I-55. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,337, an increase of about a thousand people since the 1980 census of 12,331. It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
McComb was founded in 1872 after Colonel Henry Simpson McComb, president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, a predecessor of the Illinois Central Railroad (now part of the Canadian National Railway), decided to move the railroad's maintenance shops away from New Orleans, Louisiana, outside of the attractions of that city's saloons. Main street is one of the main streets in the downtown area with all the shops, attractions, and business. The railroad purchased land in Pike County, and three nearby communities, Elizabeth town, Burglund, and Harveytown, agreed to consolidate.
During the 1960s, McComb played a critical role in the Civil Rights Movement. It was the location of SNCC's first voter registration project which was met with violence and intimidation on the part of authorities and the KKK. More than 100 McComb high school ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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