Ricky Ramsey, pictured at a corner on St. Augustine Street in McComb, has gone from a drug dealer and prisoner to a family man and business operator. He says a greater presence of adult men and police officers could put a stop to the shooting of teenagers by teenagers in McComb. (Photo by Jack Ryan. Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)
Ricky Ramsey is 47 years old. He owns a rig, delivering oilfield products like fracking sand. He makes a good living and he has a good life.
It wasn’t always this way. In his younger days, he checked lots of boxes on the stereotype list.
