About Pike County, MS

On Saturday, May 3, 2008, McComb School District hosted "Arts Alive '08," a five-hour-long celebration of music and the arts. Moved from the McComb Depot Pavilion to the MHS gym due to a threat of rain, the event proved to attract a great crowd, and everyone had a lot of fun! Artwork from students of all grades was displayed in the basketball gym's bleachers. There was face painting, pottery and jewelry, and lots of food from tents lining Virginia Avenue between the gym and the football field.

Performance by "Sharpay" and "Ryan" from the smash MHS production of "High School Musical."

There were performances galore-Denman Junior High's Quest class performed a skit, and the Denman Dramatic Tigers and dance team, along with MHS drama students, displayed their acting skills. Music filled the air all day long, with performances by the Higgins Middle School and Denman bands, the MHS band and pep band, and the Otken and Kennedy Elementary choirs. A special performance by the phenomenal jazz group Ezra and Seven* from Jackson, MS, with MHS band director Robert Lamkin on trombone, got the crowd on its feet and dancing!

Robert Lamkin, left, with Ezra Brown.

Emcee Fern Crossley interviewing Superintendent Therese Palmertree.

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As part of the week-long Summit Sesquicentennial celebration, on Sunday, April 13, 2008, the Sons of the Confederate Veterans Stockdale Rangers led tours of Summit's Woodlawn Cemetery and provided commentary on prominent veterans buried therein. The group also conducted gravestone dedications for two veterans, Colonel James P. Parker and Private Charles A. Ligon. The grave markers for these Confederate veterans had been missing or destroyed.

Pictured in this post are members of the fourth organization of the Stockdale Rangers. The group is named in honor of Thomas Ringland (T.R.) Stockdale (1828-1899), an educator (at the Peabody School in Summit), a lawyer, congressman, and Mississippi State Supreme Court judge. The group was initially organized in McComb on December 10, 1994, with the following charter members:

Commander: Dr. William Calvert, Lt Commander: L. W. Guy, Adjutant: Ed Funchess, Sergeant at Arms: J. Alford, and Chaplain: William Greg Barron.

Within six months total membership had reached 33. Presently there are 22 members and there have been as many as 42. Present officers are as follows: Commander: Wayne Parker, Lt. Commander: Glen Nunnery, Adjutant: Joe Abbott, and Chaplain: Leroy Springs.

Headstone of T.R. Stockdale, next to the grave of one of two of his children who died at a very young age.

The mission of the Stockdale Rangers is to tell the true story of the Confederate soldiers who were called into service by the state of Mississippi. Other activities of the group include: providing speakers for schools and civic clubs; setting up living history exhibits; locating Confederate graves and providing markers if necessary; and coordinating activities with other groups of similar interest, e.g., UDC (the United Daughters of the Confederacy) and the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans. The Mississippi Division SCV owns and operates Beauvoir, the last home of Jefferson Davis, President of the CSA (Confederate States of America). The Stockdale Rangers' symbol is the square battle flag, also known as the ANV (Army of Northern Virginia) battle flag. Through the national organization the group provides grants and scholarships, leadership training, and summer camp for boys and girls. For more information, please visit the national Sons of Confederate Veterans website at http://www.scv.org/ and the Mississippi Division website at http://www.mississippiscv.org/. See also the website of the Summit Historical Society. Many thanks to Mr. Joseph Abbott for his dedicated assistance in the preparation of the material for this article.

Wayne Parker presenting Summit Mayor Percy Robinson with a certificate of appreciation.

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I saw my first hummingbird of the season a few minutes ago! I had read in the paper about a month ago where the first one was sighted in this area, and at that time I got my feeders out. I intended to put them up, but it seemed like I always had to do something ahead of that, and so they sat on the kitchen table for weeks, just waiting! Well, finally I set them out yesterday, and behold, this evening a hummer is feeding!

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McComb, Pike County, MS "Home Builders Association of SW MS 2008 Home and Garden Show"

On April 5, 2008, the Home Builders Association of Southwest Mississippi put on its annual home and garden show at the National Guard Armory in McComb. About forty vendors from all over the area came and displayed their wares. It was a great time to meet people and learn about all the different home-related businesses in our area.

Adam Pittman of Columbia Block and Brick

Stan and Beth McMorris, Mc Square Builders

Mike Bowers of Mike Bowers Construction

Micah and Ginger Chaney,The Fireplace Connection, http://msfireplaceconnection.com

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McComb, MS 90-Day Residential Real Estate Market Report, 1/1/08-3/31/08

Based on Info from the Southwest Mississippi Board of Realtors MLS Statistics

Number of Active Listings: 144

Average List Price of Active Listings: $139,274

Number of New Listings: 59

Avg. List Price of New Listings: $153,010

Number of Sold Listings: 29

Avg. Sold Price of Sold Listings: $100,751

Avg. DOM of Sold Listings: 151

McComb, MS 90-Day Residential Real Estate Market Report, 12/01/07-02/29/08

Number of Active Listings: 133

Average List Price of Active Listings: $123,856

Number of New Listings: 49

Avg. List Price of New Listings: $119,671

Number of Sold Listings: 30

Avg. Sold Price of Sold Listings: $128,247

Avg. DOM of Sold Listings: 154

McComb, MS 90-Day Residential Market Report, 10/31/07-1/29/08

Number of Active Listings: 135

Average List Price of Active Listings: $131,368

Number of New Listings: 55

Avg. List Price of New Listings: $139,189

Number of Sold Listings: 38

Avg. Sold Price of Sold Listings: $102,803

Avg. DOM of Sold Listings: 144

90-Day Residential Real Estate Market Report for McComb, Mississippi, 8/30/07-11/28/07

Number of Active Listings: 135

Average List Price of Active Listings: $135,138

Number of New Listings: 58

Avg. List Price of New Listings: $139,308

Number of Sold Listings: 37

Avg. Sold Price of Sold Listings: $110,636

Avg. DOM of Sold Listings: 101

90-Day Residential Real Estate Market Report for McComb, Mississippi, posted 9-1-07

Number of Active Listings: 135

Average List Price of Active Listings: $123,504

Number of New Listings: 78

Avg. List Price of New Listings: $134,219

Number of Sold Listings: 50

Avg. Sold Price of Sold Listings: $109,314

Avg. DOM of Sold Listings:111