Entertainment

Zoinks! Cartoon Network celebrates 20 years

It’s been a long, strange 20 years for the Cartoon Network, which has flourished during a time when animation traced its way from the likes of “Scooby-Doo” to the racy, trippy fare now shown on Adult Swim.

The network is celebrating itself all month with on-air tributes, starting with a video release that features more than 100 characters that have appeared on the channel coming together in a rave-like dance party. […]

Family Medicine

McComb hospital names quality director

Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center has appointed Dr. Kevin Richardson as its medical director of quality improvement.

The Enterprise-Journal reported Richardson will continue his OB/GYN and robotic surgery practice. […]

News

Nurse dies in traffic accident

Authorities said a nurse from Arkansas was killed in a traffic accident Monday after the vehicle she was riding in ran off the roadway and landed in a creek.

Coroner Alan Gurley said the woman has been identified as 59-year-old Linda White of Osceola, Ark. […]

Entertainment

Items from Charley Pride’s life set for museum

Growing up the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi, Charley Pride developed a love of country music that propelled him into a legendary career as one of its biggest stars.

Now, items donated by Pride from throughout his life will become part of the Smithsonian’s upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in 2015. […]

News

McComb man gets 10 years for stealing $16k from 97-year-old woman

A 61-year-old man from McComb has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, five suspended, for stealing more than $16,000 from a 97-year-old woman.

Attorney General Jim Hood said Kenneth Miller appeared before Pike County Circuit Judge David strong and pleaded guilty to exploiting $16,400 from the elderly bedridden victim. […]

Entertainment

Antoine Ashley of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ dies at 27

The Logo TV channel said that a contestant who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as Sahara Davenport has died. Antoine Ashley was 27.

A channel spokesman says the cause of Ashley’s death on Oct. 1 was not immediately released. His manager, David Charpentier, said a statement was being planned by his family. […]

Local Sports

Ole Miss loses heartbreaker to Texas A&M

First-year Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze has a reputation as a gambler, unafraid to make an unconventional call with the game on the line.

He proved it on Saturday. The results were not what he – or the Rebels – had in mind. […]