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- Benda Gatlin talks about growing up with her aunt, Civil Rights activist Willie Mae Cotton, as her son, Pike County Chief Deputy Damian Gatlin, looks on at the Black History Gallery in McComb. (Photo by Matt Williamson. Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)
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Sheriff, gallery team up to celebrate Black History Month
By MATT WILLIAMSON - MANAGING EDITOR
Tue,02/11/25-9:45AM , 1,302 Reads
Pike County’s Civil Rights history isn’t ancient history, and Chief Deputy Damian Gatlin doesn’t have to look far to see how his profession changed from a role of enforcing segregationist laws to conducting even-handed justice.
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Pike business raided
By MATT WILLIAMSON - MANAGING EDITOR
Fri,02/07/25-5:39PM , 4,907 Reads
Sheriff’s officials raided a complex of Pike County businesses early Friday morning in an operation that resulted in arrests and some complaints of damaged property.
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- Jakoben Thomas will pit his survival skills, with the help of two relatives in the Fox show, ‘Extracted,’ which will premiere Monday. Thomas is one of 12 contestants going for a $250,000 prize.
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McComb native on Fox show 'Extracted'
By MATT WILLIAMSON - MANAGING EDITOR
Fri,02/07/25-12:00PM , 3,707 Reads
An offroading enthusiast who makes a living promoting mud bogs and building souped-up ATVs, McComb native Jakoben Thomas has plenty of country boy in him. Soon the whole world will know just how much when he competes on the new show “Extracted.”
The show premiers 7 p.m. Monday on Fox.
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Magnolia looking to fill police ranks
By MATT WILLIAMSON - MANAGING EDITOR
Thu,02/06/25-11:00AM , 1,535 Reads
Magnolia officials hired a part-time police officer Tuesday, but the police chief said the department could use more.
Shakira Isaac, a Magnolia native with previous experience in the department, is returning to the force following the city board’s unanimous vote.
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