Five Years Ago: On February 27, 2021, Shylia McGee scored 21 points in the lady Bears’ 61-34 basketball win over the East Central Warriors.
Ten Years Ago: On February 27, 2016, the McComb High School boys basketball team beat Poplarville 57-55 to advance to the state tournament.
Twenty Years Ago: On February 27, 2006, Ameriah Taylor, Iszhjahney Matthews, Robert Holmes and Marques Mortague were winners in the Eva Gordon Reading Fair.
Thirty Years Ago: On February 27, 1996, the Pike County Juvenile Detention Center accepted its first inmates.
Fifty Years Ago: On February 27, 1976, Parklane students in Mrs. Alberta Carruth’s speech class were guest speakers at the Exchange Club. Speaking were Mac McKnight, Teresa Clark, Becky Webb, Gail Honea, Rusty Edwards, Genny Ott, Lane Ball, Eddie McCalip, Allison Myers and Cathy Parsons.
