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More than 100 guests stepped back in time Saturday evening, September 12, as Osyka celebrated its rich history with a special tour of the historic Elder Milton Shirk Home and Osyka Cemetery. The event, presented by the...
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One summer's night, I dug in my cleats at home plate just like Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams or Willie Mays, established major-league stars, would be doing on baseball diamonds elsewhere in America. They...
Maybe it's the weather finally wearing me down, but sometimes I wonder if the rewards of gardening are what they are cracked up to be. In spite of being advised to always be positive, I gotta be honest, whether done...
Terry's Creek Baptist Church, located at 1147 Church Road, Magnolia, Mississippi, will celebrate its 155th anniversary and annual homecoming on Sunday, October 11, 2026. The theme for this year's homecoming is "Journey...
Mark Henry Bond, 58, of Summit, passed away September 21, 2026 at SMRMC in McComb. Visitation will be Sunday, September 27, at Hartman Jones Funeral Home from 5PM until 8PM and Monday 9AM until services in the chapel at...
Donna Robin Garrett, 64, of Summit, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Diversicare in Brookhaven. Services will be announced at a later date. Hartman Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was...
Mrs. Frankie R. Rushing, 97, of Magnolia, passed peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at McComb Community Care Center in McComb. She was born on August 15, 1929, to Hiram Willis Rhodus and Montory Caroline Berry...
Funeral services were held at 11AM on Wednesday, September 23, at Catchings-Sharkey Funeral Home in Summit for Doris Leach DaQuila, 93 of McComb, who passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Covington Ridge...
Richard Earl Nobles, Sr., 67, of Summit, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026, surrounded by his loving family after a brief but well-fought illness with ALS "Lou Gehrig's Disease." A visitation was held on...
Fall's officially here and football season is in full swing. The tantalizing aroma of wings, dogs and burgers grilling in the late afternoon sun is almost sweeter than your favorite team's victory. Colorful tables...
Cell phones made my life easier. So did the internet. Artificial intelligence may enrich it even more. But lots of people are worried. "Stop AI or we're all going to die!" shout protesters. It's possible that AI will...
President Trump has instigated any number of audacious and "threatening" moves to make America great again. His latest is acquiring Greenland as one of his properties and renaming it "the land of many greens," on which...
More than 100 guests stepped back in time Saturday evening, September 12, as Osyka celebrated its rich history with a special tour of the historic Elder Milton Shirk Home and Osyka Cemetery. The event, presented by the...
