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In August, the Office of the Mississippi State Auditor released a report on money owed to the state, and the amount in the Pine Belt is in the millions.
More >>In August, the Office of the Mississippi State Auditor released a report on money owed to the state, and the amount in the Pine Belt is in the millions.
More >>Organizers of an annual barbecue competition in Hattiesburg have made some changes to the event.
More >>Organizers of an annual barbecue competition in Hattiesburg have made some changes to the event.
More >>A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder suicide in Smith County that happened Thursday night.
More >>A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder suicide in Smith County that happened Thursday night.
More >>Petal and Hattiesburg high schools square off in the Leaf River Rivalry for a sixth consecutive season, and both teams come into D.I. Patrick Stadium at 7 p.m. Saturday.
More >>Petal and Hattiesburg high schools square off in the Leaf River Rivalry for a sixth consecutive season, and both teams come into D.I. Patrick Stadium at 7 p.m. Saturday.
More >>Friday night is the first night of high school football across the Pine Belt, but rain showers could cause a few problems around kickoff.
More >>Friday night is the first night of high school football across the Pine Belt, but rain showers could cause a few problems around kickoff.
More >>Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg is hosting a "Clear the Shelter" event where all adoption fees on dogs and cats will be waived.
More >>Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg is hosting a "Clear the Shelter" event where all adoption fees on dogs and cats will be waived.
More >>The first day of college classes can be exciting for some students, but for others, it can be a bit overwhelming.
More >>The first day of college classes can be exciting for some students, but for others, it can be a bit overwhelming.
More >>Eight people are charged with drug-related crimes after a raid in Jones County turned up methamphetamine, marijuana, pills and guns.
More >>Eight people are charged with drug-related crimes after a raid in Jones County turned up methamphetamine, marijuana, pills and guns.
More >>Consumer Reports has found an unsettling number of baby and toddler foods that contain heavy metals.
More >>Consumer Reports has found an unsettling number of baby and toddler foods that contain heavy metals.
More >>Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
More >>Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
More >>Officials are demanding that the EPA act quickly to clean up local water systems testing positive for dangerous levels of chemicals used in nonstick cookware, fast-food wrappers and much more.
More >>Officials are demanding that the EPA act quickly to clean up local water systems testing positive for dangerous levels of chemicals used in nonstick cookware, fast-food wrappers and much more.
More >>The girl who was pushed, Jordan Holgerson, suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs in the fall, but is recovering.
More >>The girl who was pushed, Jordan Holgerson, suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs in the fall, but is recovering.
More >>Champ, a Rottweiler-mastiff mix, should weigh 110 pounds. He's 50 pounds and remains in critical condition.
More >>Champ, a Rottweiler-mastiff mix, should weigh 110 pounds. He's 50 pounds and remains in critical condition.
More >>The jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has ended its first day of deliberations.
More >>The jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has ended its first day of deliberations.
More >>The lunchroom cashier took the lunch away when the girl came up short on funds.
More >>The lunchroom cashier took the lunch away when the girl came up short on funds.
More >>US officials approves new generic competitor for emergency allergy medication EpiPen.
More >>US officials approves new generic competitor for emergency allergy medication EpiPen.
More >>Thursday marks the 49th anniversary of Hurricane Camille making landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, devastating the coastline and the Pine Belt.
More >>Thursday marks the 49th anniversary of Hurricane Camille making landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, devastating the coastline and the Pine Belt.
More >>The man killed in a Thursday night shooting at Breckenridge Park Apartments in Hattiesburg has been identified.
More >>The man killed in a Thursday night shooting at Breckenridge Park Apartments in Hattiesburg has been identified.
More >>The state crime lab detected fentanyl in a vial of Spice seized from a Brandon convenience store.
More >>The state crime lab detected fentanyl in a vial of Spice seized from a Brandon convenience store.
More >>No criminal charges have been filed, but the Jones County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate after an argument led to gunshots on Aug. 6.
More >>No criminal charges have been filed, but the Jones County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate after an argument led to gunshots on Aug. 6.
More >>The CDC projects some 49,000 people will have died from opioid overdoses in 2017 once the counting is done.
More >>The CDC projects some 49,000 people will have died from opioid overdoses in 2017 once the counting is done.
More >>A Mississippi sheriff says a 12-year-old girl stole her mother's car and ran over a deputy trying to stop her.
More >>A Mississippi sheriff says a 12-year-old girl stole her mother's car and ran over a deputy trying to stop her.
More >>An overnight hit-and-run has promoted the Hattiesburg Police Department to ask for the public's help. According to authorities, a male and his dog were taking a stroll when the two were struck at the corner of Adeline and 18th Avenue.
More >>An overnight hit-and-run has promoted the Hattiesburg Police Department to ask for the public's help. According to authorities, a male and his dog were taking a stroll when the two were struck at the corner of Adeline and 18th Avenue.
More >>Aretha Franklin was Detroit's favorite daughter, often singing at the church where her father once led and headlining charity functions for kids or the less fortunate.
More >>Aretha Franklin was Detroit's favorite daughter, often singing at the church where her father once led and headlining charity functions for kids or the less fortunate.
More >>Sales of EpiPen devices typically spike during the back-to-school season, but there have been supply issues for months.
More >>Sales of EpiPen devices typically spike during the back-to-school season, but there have been supply issues for months.
More >>If consumed regularly, these toxic heavy metals can pose an increased risk for certain health problems in children over time.
More >>If consumed regularly, these toxic heavy metals can pose an increased risk for certain health problems in children over time.
More >>An investigation is underway after a California woman said she paid $1,400 in a fake kidnapping scam.
More >>An investigation is underway after a California woman said she paid $1,400 in a fake kidnapping scam.
More >>Quarterback Jeremiah Holmes threw for two scores and ran for a third, and Noland Miller Jr. scored twice as West Marion High School topped Presbyterian Christian School 36-7 on a rainy Thursday night in Foxworth.
More >>Quarterback Jeremiah Holmes threw for two scores and ran for a third, and Noland Miller Jr. scored twice as West Marion High School topped Presbyterian Christian School 36-7 on a rainy Thursday night in Foxworth.
More >>Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested in connection with the case.
More >>Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested in connection with the case.
More >>A pizza restaurant alerted authorities to a man exhibiting erratic behavior, leading police to discover his mother's dead body in his home.
More >>A pizza restaurant alerted authorities to a man exhibiting erratic behavior, leading police to discover his mother's dead body in his home.
More >>The 2018 high school football season began with a bang, some roars of thunder and flashes of lightning – but the games went on. Bay Springs defeated Stringer 39-6 to open the season on a rainy evening in Stringer. The Bulldogs’ first drive from scrimmage began on their own 22-yard line and ended in an Anson “Deebo” Windham 6-yard touchdown run. With the win, Bay Springs has now captured the “Battle for the Bell” five years in a row.
More >>The 2018 high school football season began with a bang, some roars of thunder and flashes of lightning – but the games went on. Bay Springs defeated Stringer 39-6 to open the season on a rainy evening in Stringer. The Bulldogs’ first drive from scrimmage began on their own 22-yard line and ended in an Anson “Deebo” Windham 6-yard touchdown run. With the win, Bay Springs has now captured the “Battle for the Bell” five years in a row.
More >>Trump also threatened to yank the clearances of a handful of individuals, including former top intelligence and law enforcement officials, as well as a current member of the Justice Department.
More >>Trump also threatened to yank the clearances of a handful of individuals, including former top intelligence and law enforcement officials, as well as a current member of the Justice Department.
More >>A U.S. official says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million _ more than three times the maximum initial estimate.
More >>A U.S. official says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million _ more than three times the maximum initial estimate.
More >>A routine part of a child's day can also be the most dangerous time...getting on and off a school bus. It's a jarring thought when you also consider there are no seat belts on that bus.
More >>A routine part of a child's day can also be the most dangerous time...getting on and off a school bus. It's a jarring thought when you also consider there are no seat belts on that bus.
More >>The way West Jones High School coach Scott Pierson sees it, Friday night’s season-opening football game with Wayne County High School serves as both blessing and bother
More >>The way West Jones High School coach Scott Pierson sees it, Friday night’s season-opening football game with Wayne County High School serves as both blessing and bother
More >>A Measles outbreak affecting several states has many parents on alert.
More >>A Measles outbreak affecting several states has many parents on alert.
More >>The Office of State Auditor Shad White released a report detailing funds owed to the state by county and the amount in the Pine Belt is in the millions.
More >>The Office of State Auditor Shad White released a report detailing funds owed to the state by county and the amount in the Pine Belt is in the millions.
More >>A 17-year-old girl from Mclain was killed in a tragic crash in George County on Thursday morning.
More >>A 17-year-old girl from Mclain was killed in a tragic crash in George County on Thursday morning.
More >>The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled on Thursday that a state hospital director does not have the authority to override a chancery court's commitment order for mental illness treatment.
More >>The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled on Thursday that a state hospital director does not have the authority to override a chancery court's commitment order for mental illness treatment.
More >>An Army unit that trains National Guard and Reserve soldiers at Camp Shelby has a new commander.
More >>An Army unit that trains National Guard and Reserve soldiers at Camp Shelby has a new commander.
More >>Authorities are investigating what’s being called a “large-scale animal cruelty situation” in Jones County.
More >>Authorities are investigating what’s being called a “large-scale animal cruelty situation” in Jones County.
More >>A tornado tore through Petal Wednesday.
More >>A tornado tore through Petal Wednesday.
More >>Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
More >>Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
More >>Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested in connection with the case.
More >>Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested in connection with the case.
More >>The girl who was pushed, Jordan Holgerson, suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs in the fall, but is recovering.
More >>The girl who was pushed, Jordan Holgerson, suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs in the fall, but is recovering.
More >>After confirming that the embattled Tri-County Electric Cooperative board members would hold a meeting after being absent at a meeting with customers the day before, the board member refused to meet with hundreds of angry customers and stayed in their boardroom - until the sheriff escorted a handful of attendees to them.
More >>After confirming that the embattled Tri-County Electric Cooperative board members would hold a meeting after being absent at a meeting with customers the day before, the board member refused to meet with hundreds of angry customers and stayed in their boardroom - until the sheriff escorted a handful of attendees to them.
More >>A pizza restaurant alerted authorities to a man exhibiting erratic behavior, leading police to discover his mother's dead body in his home.
More >>A pizza restaurant alerted authorities to a man exhibiting erratic behavior, leading police to discover his mother's dead body in his home.
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More >>WDAM LawCallTM is hosted by the Mississippi personal injury law firm of Reeves & Mestayer, WDAM LawCall is a live legal call-in show featuring guest attorneys from across the state. Reeves & Mestayer, PLLC focuses on personal injury law including tractor trailer, car wreck and general injury. The firm has a special emphasis on Jones Act cases. Now viewers in Hattiesburg & the Pine Belt can watch Law Call on WDAM ABC. Pine Belt viewers c...
More >>WDAM LawCallTM is hosted by the Mississippi personal injury law firm of Reeves & Mestayer, WDAM LawCall is a live legal call-in show featuring guest attorneys from across the state. Reeves & Mestayer, PLLC focuses on personal injury law including tractor trailer, car wreck and general injury. The firm has a special emphasis on Jones Act cases. Now viewers in Hattiesburg & the Pine Belt can watch Law Call on WDAM ABC. Pine Belt viewers c...
More >>There is a movement to not just reduce the prison numbers in Mississippi but to have thoughtful conversations about how to keep those former inmates out of jail. Think of this as a brainstorming session. This group of federal and state officials are thinking of ways to improve reentry of inmates into society when their sentence ends. "If we wait until individuals are released from the institution, I think we've waited too late," said Mississippi Department of Corrections Co...
More >>There is a movement to not just reduce the prison numbers in Mississippi but to have thoughtful conversations about how to keep those former inmates out of jail. Think of this as a brainstorming session. This group of federal and state officials are thinking of ways to improve reentry of inmates into society when their sentence ends. "If we wait until individuals are released from the institution, I think we've waited too late," said Mississippi Department of Corrections Co...
More >>The Madison Police Department began receiving reports of damage to homes in the Rice Road area on Friday around 5:15 p.m., during a severe thunderstorm in the city. Emergency responders arrived in the area and found numerous homes with structural damage in the Sandalwood Subdivision. Trees were also down in the neighborhood.
More >>The Madison Police Department began receiving reports of damage to homes in the Rice Road area on Friday around 5:15 p.m., during a severe thunderstorm in the city. Emergency responders arrived in the area and found numerous homes with structural damage in the Sandalwood Subdivision. Trees were also down in the neighborhood.
More >>In August, the Office of the Mississippi State Auditor released a report on money owed to the state, and the amount in the Pine Belt is in the millions.
More >>In August, the Office of the Mississippi State Auditor released a report on money owed to the state, and the amount in the Pine Belt is in the millions.
More >>Organizers of an annual barbecue competition in Hattiesburg have made some changes to the event.
More >>Organizers of an annual barbecue competition in Hattiesburg have made some changes to the event.
More >>A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder suicide in Smith County that happened Thursday night.
More >>A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder suicide in Smith County that happened Thursday night.
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More >>General Manager Jama Killingsworth asks you to consider these thought-provoking ideas and perspectives surrounding our community.
More >>General Manager Jama Killingsworth asks you to consider these thought-provoking ideas and perspectives surrounding our community.
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