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'Holy goat:' A goat guards a Mississippi church
Billy goat stands on front steps of Rose Bower M.B. Church on July 7, 2020, in McComb, Miss.
ERNEST HERNDON
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Local folks call him the “holy goat.” For reasons known only to himself, the big billy goat likes to hang out in front of Rose Bower Missionary Baptist Church on Highway 24 west of McComb.
Nearby resident Anita Campbell alerted me to the goat in a text Monday morning. “We love watching for him!” she said.
Naturally I had to go see.
Tuesday morning as I approached the church on Highway 24, I indeed spotted a large billygoat standing stock-still in front of the church. He was so still that for a minute I thought he was a piece of lawn art.
I pulled into the driveway and stopped maybe 75 yards away. The goat was no statue and ran up onto the porch.
Nearby resident Anita Campbell alerted me to the goat in a text Monday morning. “We love watching for him!” she said.
Naturally I had to go see.
Tuesday morning as I approached the church on Highway 24, I indeed spotted a large billygoat standing stock-still in front of the church. He was so still that for a minute I thought he was a piece of lawn art.
I pulled into the driveway and stopped maybe 75 yards away. The goat was no statue and ran up onto the porch.
Read more: https://www.meridianstar.com/region/holy-goat-a-goat-guards-a-mississippi-church/article_696eb3cc-534f-579b-a212-0d5f4c85a07d.html