Photo by Matt Williamson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
(Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Photo by Matt Williamson) Local law enforcement, city and other officials join the staff of the Southwest Mississippi Children’s Advocacy Center to plant a pinwheel garden in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at Pike National Bank on Veterans Boulevard in McComb.
Pinwheel gardens, blue ribbons and lapel pins are some of the things likely to be seen in public spaces throughout April in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month. But the work to protect children is far more behind-the-scenes and continuous.