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- Standing in front of a new mural are, from left, Bryce Bateman, Jacob Poole, Shara Baggett, Gary ‘Fish’ Van Norman and Shannon Toney. (Ernest Herndon | Enterprise-Journal)
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Painting the town: Murals part of Liberty beautification project
By ERNEST HERNDON - STAFF WRITER
Thu,05/12/22-8:33AM , 2,835 Reads
LIBERTY — Inspired by the “Home Town” TV show based in Laurel, a group of citizens has banded together to fund a new mural as part of a town beautification project in Liberty.
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- Interim public works director Eric Spurlock checks out pollution Monday. (Ernest Herndon | Enterprise-Journal)
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City looks into Arrowhead Drive pollution
By ERNEST HERNDON - STAFF WRITER
Wed,05/11/22-8:39AM , 1,799 Reads
Concerns expressed by a McComb resident prompted a city official to check out a polluted creek on Arrowhead Drive in the Indian Reservation neighborhood of west McComb on Monday.
Sean Doyle said he’s noticed a rainbow sheen and occasional bad smell in an unnamed seasonal creek just above its confluence with the Little Tangipahoa River.
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Telephones & tornadoes: Old clippings tell the tale
By ERNEST HERNDON - Outdoors Editor
Sat,05/07/22-6:00AM , 3,433 Reads
In this era when cell phones are mini-computers, it’s mind-boggling to realize less than a generation ago phone service was primitive and scarce.
Likewise, in this age of constantly updated weather reports, it’s easy to forget past times when weather forecasts were nonexistent.
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- Dressed as a clown, Alinda Cruise (now White) cuts up at the 1980 Heritage Days.
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Liberty Heritage Days has long, colorful history
By ERNEST HERNDON - Outdoors Editor
Sat,04/30/22-6:00AM , 3,880 Reads
When I first heard about this year’s Liberty Heritage Days Festival, scheduled for next weekend, I noticed it was billed as “44th annual — since 1978.” That couldn’t be right.
I remember covering the first Heritage Days, and it was 1979 — my first year at the newspaper.
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Today's Weather

Mccomb, 39648, MS

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

68°F

Chance Rain Showers

Chance of Rain: 50%
Max Temp: 76°F
Min Temp: 59°F
Feels Like: 70°F
Dew Point: 65°F
Humidity: 81%
Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sunset: 5:57 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: W
Wind Gust: 20 mph
Sky Cover: 73%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 65°F
Moon Rise: 12:58 PM
Moon Set: 3:02 AM

A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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