Tommie Allen Turnage
Tommie A. Turnage, 94, of McComb passed away August 4, 2026 at Camellia Estates Assisted Living in McComb. Visitation will be Friday August 7, 2026 at Fernwood Baptist Church from 11AM until services at 1PM. Burial will...
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From Vietnam's Battlefields to a Life of Faith and Service
Randall O'Brien begins his Vietnam memoir in a familiar, poignant manner. "I was there. Sometimes I still am," he says early on in "Finding Me: A Vietnam Memoir." Thousands of Vietnam veterans say the same thing--the...
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Linda D. Laird
Linda D. Laird, 78, a resident of McComb, passed away on July 31, 2026 at Liberty Community Living Center. A visitation was held on August 4, at East Union Baptist Church from 8:30AM until services at 10AM. Bro. Wade...
James Perry McKinney
James Perry McKinney lived a life that left everyone around him better than he found them. The definition of a great man, whose character allowed him to teach and lead his family with wisdom, love and compassion. His...
Richard E. VanNorman
Mr. Richard E. VanNorman, 89, of McComb, passed from this life on Monday, July 20, 2026, peacefully at his home. He was born on January 9, 1937, to Albert Sidney VanNorman and Fannie Gertrude Matthews VanNorman. Richard...
Donnise Kay Pine
Donnise Kay Pine, 76, a resident of McComb, passed away at SMRMC on July 29, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. A visitation was held on August 3, at Hartman Jones Funeral Home from 9AM until services at 11AM. Dr....
Felder's Water Wisdom
Watering a brown lawn or wilted plant often may be a futile mistake. Seems counterintuitive, especially to folks watering every day, but some plants suffer serious root damage from being watered too much or too often....
Kara's Sites & Bites: Here's What I'm Loving in Summer '26
It's hard to believe, but a little more than half of 2026 has already slipped away. The halfway point (give or take a few weeks) is a good time to reflect on new supermarket, restaurant and food items on my favorites...
The Case for Capitalism
I've failed! I make the case for free markets ... young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they even think? Do they pay any attention to history? Or economics? Socialism always fails. Only markets...
A high school reunion
I got a lot out of our high school reunion last weekend. It was so enjoyable seeing classmates I've not seen in decades. Benefitting is the better word for it. Like most classmates I came to see how everyone is now,...
From Vietnam's Battlefields to a Life of Faith and Service
Randall O'Brien begins his Vietnam memoir in a familiar, poignant manner. "I was there. Sometimes I still am," he says early on in "Finding Me: A Vietnam Memoir." Thousands of Vietnam veterans say the same thing--the...
Veterans to Gather in Tylertown for Special Celebration August 13th
VETERANS, a special celebration and recognition service is planned for ALL VETERANS, past, present, and future in Walthall, Pike, Lawrence, and Marion Counties, and Washington Parish on Thursday night, August 13th at...
From Humble Beginnings to America's Shipyard
Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding’s humble beginnings and its later achievements are an epic American business success story. Mississippi loves Ingalls Shipyard. And why shouldn’t we, considering that the Pascagoula...