Five Years Ago: On April 16, 2021, Blake Dunaway, of Summit, received the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship.
Ten Years Ago: On April 16, 2016, Southwest Mississippi Community College beat Gulf Coast 4-3 with four runs in the fifth inning.
Twenty Years Ago: On April 16, 2006, Peter Hubbs was Parklane Academy’s STAR student and Colleen Parker was STAR teacher.
Thirty Years Ago: On April 16, 1996, a giant oak tree fell on Maryland Avenue near Catchings Funeral Home. The tree crushed the patrol car of Pike County deputy sheriff Elmer “Buck” Holmes. It also damaged the car of his wife, Peggy, and Paulette Rimes’ car. The tree, with a root five yards in diameter, also damaged the funeral home.
Fifty Years Ago: On April 16,1976, the Billy D. Stanton family of Rt. 4, Summit, was named the Mississippi Farm Family of the year.
