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2 more charged in Mississippi boy’s shooting death

February 27, 2022 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Two more people have been charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy while he was playing with friends at a city park in McComb.

Eric Spurlock, 20, and a 17-year-old were arrested last week and charged with capital murder and assault, outlets reported.

‘My baby is dead,’ mom says in call for end to violence

February 23, 2022 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman says local officials need to take immediate steps end senseless violence like the drive-by shooting that killed her 6-year-old son while he was playing with friends at a city park in McComb.

Boy, 6, killed in drive-by shooting at park; 4 arrested

February 21, 2022 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A drive-by shooting at a Mississippi park left a 6-year-old boy dead and four others wounded, authorities said.

The victims were playing basketball when gunfire erupted Sunday, and McComb police arrested four people, age 17 to 19, on a murder charge, the Enterprise-Journal reported.

Mississippi hosts meetings for student literacy testing prep

November 8, 2021 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is hosting a series of meetings for families of students in kindergarten through third grade who want to improve their children’s reading skills and learn more about state testing.

Veterans receive day of free dental care at McComb office

October 18, 2021 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi dentist's office has provided more than $4,500 in free cleanings, teeth whitening and other care to veterans and first responders, to express gratitude for their service.

NFL player sends books to his Mississippi elementary school

October 9, 2021 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Students at an elementary school in Mississippi are receiving backpacks and books from an education program affiliated with the Kansas City Chiefs.

A 25-year-old cornerback for the team, Charvarius Ward, chose Otken Elementary in McComb, Mississippi, for the donations because he went to school there when he was young, the Enterprise-Journal reported.

McComb increases water and sewer rates more than 16%

October 3, 2021 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — People in a southwestern Mississippi city will be paying higher bills for water and sewer service.

The McComb Board of Selectmen voted 4-2 Tuesday to increase the base rate for water and sewer by $12.41 a month, the Enterprise-Journal reported.

Pike County NAACP leader praises sheriff in firing of deputy

July 18, 2021 GMT

McCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A local NAACP leader in Mississippi is praising a sheriff after he fired a deputy who was accused of acting disrespectfully toward people who were upset at a scene where the burned body of a Black man was found.

Fire destroys historic Mississippi train depot and museum

May 31, 2021 GMT

McCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A massive fire wrecked a Mississippi city's train depot and museum, a beloved restored landmark that dates back to McComb's founding as a railroad town.

No cause has been immediately determined for the fire that broke out Sunday in the north end of the building in which the museum’s office and archives were housed.

Ex-College of Charleston president Edward Collins dies at 90

April 15, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Family members plan to say farewell Saturday to former College of Charleston President Edward McDaniel Collins, who died last week...

Mississippi Senate confirms Child Protection Services leader

March 10, 2021 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate has confirmed an attorney as commissioner of the state Department of Child Protection Services...

Snake lands on Mississippi woman as she opens her front door

September 21, 2020 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A woman in Mississippi received a slithering surprise when she got home from work last week: a snake that had been lodged on top of her front door landed on her head...

Mississippi city could ban chokeholds by its police officers

July 25, 2020 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A city in southwestern Mississippi could ban its police officers from using chokeholds or other types of potentially deadly force during arrests...

Holy Goat! Stray animal protects church in south Mississippi

July 18, 2020 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A stray billy goat has made himself the guardian of a church in southwestern Mississippi...

Pothole Christmas tree inspires pastor to write holiday song

December 24, 2019 GMT

McCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A scraggly metal Christmas tree planted in a pothole has inspired a Mississippi minister to pen a holiday song...

Sheriff: 2 teens drown in river in southwest Mississippi

July 5, 2019 GMT

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Two teenagers have apparently drowned in a river in southwest Mississippi.

Pike County Sheriff Kenny Cotton says the bodies of 19-year-old Laterrius Wilkinson and 13-year-old Zechariah White, both from McComb, were found Friday in the Bogue Chitto (BOH'-guh CHIT'-uh) River.

3 longtime Mississippi lawmakers retiring before term ends

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSJune 28, 2019 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three Mississippi lawmakers are retiring as of Monday, when the new state budget year begins...