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Betty Wilson hearing postponed until Aug. 15
By JACK RYAN - Enterprise-Journal
Fri,07/25/25-11:16AM , 1,944 Reads
A fourth day of testimony in former McComb School District employee Betty Wilson’s due process hearing never got started on Friday. Hearing officer Nate Armistead of Brookhaven said it was because a court reporter was unable to attend.
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- (Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Photo by Jack Ryan) Pike County Youth Court Judge David Brewer, left, is pictured with McComb Rotary Club president Becky Buie and Rotary member Brandon Frazier. Buie is the Pike County chancery clerk and Frazier is the attorney for the board of supervisors.
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Brewer gives youth court statistics
By JACK RYAN - Editor
Thu,07/24/25-2:11PM , 2,120 Reads
David Brewer recently put artificial intelligence to good use: He loaded several years’ worth of information about Pike County Youth Court and got a number of reports about it.
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- Crystal and Tony Hollins pose for a photo at Alford’s Flowers, which they bought when former owner Trisha Ray retired. (Photo by Matt Williamson. Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)
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Pulse: In Step With ... Tony and Crystal Hollins
By JACK RYAN
Mon,07/21/25-11:28AM , 5,741 Reads
Tony and Crystal Hollins both grew up in Mississippi, and could have settled down anywhere they wished. But after stops in Tennessee, Louisiana, Japan and Texas, they’re happily in McComb, where they own two funeral homes and a well-known flower shop.
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- Pike County public defender Nelson Estess, left, with McComb Rotary Club past president Beverly Johnson. (Photo by Jack Ryan. Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)
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Estess: Raises are nice but still fall short
By JACK RYAN - Editor
Sat,07/19/25-8:08AM , 2,509 Reads
Nelson Estess commended Pike County supervisors for giving their public defenders a $5,000 raise last year. But he said assistant district attorneys and others in the judicial system got larger pay increases.
“We’re actually further behind than we were a year ago,” Estess told the McComb Rotary Club on Wednesday.
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