Covington County News

Sylvester Magee may have been the last living slave in America, and the oldest person who ever lived! Born a slave in North Carolina, he was the son of slaves named Ephraim and Jeanette, who worked on the J.J. Shanks plantation.

Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive.

Assuming the legal language can be satisfactorily completed in time, the initial cleaning of the former Lumberton hospital could begin this spring.

Deputies in Covington County who were sent to seize animals believed to be mistreated found the skeletal remains of several horses.

The warrant was issued after the Mississippi Humane Society discovered two horses and three dogs in poor condition on the property.