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Firm hired to find ways to improve Pike County jail
By MATT WILLIAMSON - Managing Editor
Tue,01/06/26-9:12AM , 1,334 Reads
An architect will take a look at the Pike County jail to make recommendations on how to improve the structure whose age, deterioration and overcrowding has been described as incapable of meeting humane standards.
Supervisors agreed Monday to hire Tupelo-based JBHM Architecture to assess the facility.
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Justice court collects more than $2M in fines, cash bonds in ’25
By MATT WILLIAMSON - Managing Editor
Fri,01/02/26-5:00PM , 2,556 Reads
Pike County Justice Court took in about $2 million in fines and cash bonds in 2025 while closing more than 13,000 cases, the court clerk told supervisors Wednesday in a year-end recap.
Angie Hutson said the court collected $1,626,247 in fines and $378,147 in case bonds in 2025.
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McComb rings in 2026
By MATT WILLIAMSON - Managing Editor
Thu,01/01/26-1:23AM , 1,272 Reads
Fireworks lit up the sky in downtown McComb as the city rang in the new year.

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Bid to build new Sunnyhill fire station accepted
By MATT WILLIAMSON - Managing Editor
Wed,12/31/25-3:02PM , 1,632 Reads
Pike County supervisors accepted a low bid Wednesday to build a new fire station for the Sunnyhill Voluntee
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