Five Years Ago: On April 2, 2021, Mikayla Etienne scored a game-high 22 points helping the lady Bears beat Holmes in the opening round of the Region 23 playoffs.
Ten Years Ago: On April 2, 2016, Ruth Heard was pictured after winning a car from a giveaway from Toyota of Brookhaven.
Twenty Years Ago: On April 2, 2006, Sydni Stone was crowned Pike County Miss Hospitality. Rebecca Love was first runner-up and Kasie Beth Eckman was second runner-up and civic award winner.
Thirty Years Ago: On April 2, 1996, Pike County Board of Supervisors president Lexie Elmore presented a plaque of appreciation to attorney Norman Gillis, Jr. for work spearheading the new county juvenile holding facility.
Fifty Years Ago: On April 2, 1976, First Baptist Church McComb celebrated its 100th anniversary on Easter Sunday. A cornerstone was placed in the northwest corner of the new sanctuary, containing a copy of the sanctuary dedication booklet, a copy of the centennial booklet, a booklet containing Dr. Flowler's sermon on Baptist Heritage, a copy of the year's church budget, a list of current leadership and membership, a Bible, Bicentennial coins and items from the cornerstone removed from the old church building.
