Escaped Rockdale County inmate Timothy Shane was caught on camera inside a Henry County Publix before requesting an Uber; ...

Kevin Childers Jr., 38, who formerly ran the jail's kitchen, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and meth, ...

Text messages showed the pair had communicated several times, including one message where the jail staffer said she would "be ...

Four people have been taken into custody — and more arrests are expected — following a fatal fire in Maryland that claimed ...

With a new agreement in place, McComb police and Pike County sheriff’s officials are moving past recent rocky negotiations ...

Mountain Top News invites all candidates in our coverage area to submit press releases announcing their entry into the 2026 election. Submissions can be up to one typewritten page, along with a photo ...

Hurt, a Brundidge native and 1986 Pike County graduate, is retiring after coaching 30 plus years, including 17 years as a ...

McComb police can resume putting inmates in the Pike County jail after the city board agreed Monday to the county’s terms for paying for the service, ending a weeklong lockout the sheriff had imposed ...

Last week, a new policy went into effect where the Pike County Sheriff's Department and Pike County Correctional Facility were no longer accepting inmates from McComb. The sheriff's office says it ...

Benton County voters will see races for their county judge and sheriff offices next year, as well as several races for Quorum Court and school board positions.

McComb police Chief Earnest Perry is pushing back against Pike County Sheriff Wally Jones’ decision to stop accepting inmates into the Pike County Jail, calling the move poorly timed and potentially ...

The new Wood County Jail has introduced over half a dozen programs to help inmates develop life skills. Programs include job training like ServSafe, counseling, life skills, and recovery groups like ...