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It's a somber day across the coast. 7-year-old Sophia Myers lost her battle with DIPG, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, just after midnight Friday.
More >>It's a somber day across the coast. 7-year-old Sophia Myers lost her battle with DIPG, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, just after midnight Friday.
More >>Being a lineman is not an easy job, and Southern Pine Electric recently showed just how taxing the position is in a new mini-documentary.
More >>Being a lineman is not an easy job, and Southern Pine Electric recently showed just how taxing the position is in a new mini-documentary.
More >>The Hattiesburg Zoo has two new attractions: Camp Capybara and an African Mixed Species Exhibit.
More >>The Hattiesburg Zoo has two new attractions: Camp Capybara and an African Mixed Species Exhibit.
More >>It’s no mystery that most teenagers live on social media, and by now, many parents are familiar with the common apps kids use like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
More >>It’s no mystery that most teenagers live on social media, and by now, many parents are familiar with the common apps kids use like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
More >>A Petal High School student wanting to learn more about an essay competition sponsored by Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann asked him to speak about it in-person at his school.
More >>A Petal High School student wanting to learn more about an essay competition sponsored by Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann asked him to speak about it in-person at his school.
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More >>Lt. Governor Tate Reeves released a statement on the Mississippi Supreme Court's Thursday ruling on educational funding. The court affirmed a ruling from a Hinds County Chancery Court, which had dismissed a lawsuit from 21 public school districts that sought more than $235 million in state funds they argued that they were entitled to from 2010-2015 under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. The districts argued that under Mississippi Code, the state legi...
More >>Lt. Governor Tate Reeves released a statement on the Mississippi Supreme Court's Thursday ruling on educational funding. The court affirmed a ruling from a Hinds County Chancery Court, which had dismissed a lawsuit from 21 public school districts that sought more than $235 million in state funds they argued that they were entitled to from 2010-2015 under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. The districts argued that under Mississippi Code, the state legi...
More >>The court ruled Thursday against 21 school districts that sued the state in 2015. They sought money to make up for years of shortfalls when lawmakers didn't fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program.
More >>The court ruled Thursday against 21 school districts that sued the state in 2015. They sought money to make up for years of shortfalls when lawmakers didn't fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program.
More >>"Extraordinary cooperation" between federal and local investigators and "good, old-fashioned police work" are being cited as the top reasons South Mississippi is at the center of an international drug trafficking investigation.
More >>"Extraordinary cooperation" between federal and local investigators and "good, old-fashioned police work" are being cited as the top reasons South Mississippi is at the center of an international drug trafficking investigation.
More >>Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker released a statement on the closing of a green energy plant in Hattiesburg. On Tuesday, Stion notified the state that it would be closing its Hattiesburg plant on Dec. 13 and laying off its 137 employees, according to the Associated Press. "Anytime a business entity closes in our city, it brings great disappointment," Barker wrote in an email. "However, we will work with local and state partners to connect those needing w...
More >>Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker released a statement on the closing of a green energy plant in Hattiesburg. On Tuesday, Stion notified the state that it would be closing its Hattiesburg plant on Dec. 13 and laying off its 137 employees, according to the Associated Press. "Anytime a business entity closes in our city, it brings great disappointment," Barker wrote in an email. "However, we will work with local and state partners to connect those needing w...
More >>The Petal School District is the number one district in the state of Mississippi.
More >>The Petal School District is the number one district in the state of Mississippi.
More >>South Jones High School football has been here before. Now, Coach Cory Reynolds wants his Braves to take the next step forward.
More >>South Jones High School football has been here before. Now, Coach Cory Reynolds wants his Braves to take the next step forward.
More >>A tornado tore through Petal Wednesday.
More >>A tornado tore through Petal Wednesday.
More >>Click here for photos from the Game of the Week.
More >>Click here for photos from the Game of the Week.
More >>Forty-nine people were killed in a terrorist attack in Orlando.
More >>Forty-nine people were killed in a terrorist attack in Orlando.
More >>Click here for photos from Ryan Moore at the NCAA Regional Tournament.
More >>Click here for photos from Ryan Moore at the NCAA Regional Tournament.
More >>The student’s mother is facing several charges, including aggravated assault, in connection to the incident.
More >>The student’s mother is facing several charges, including aggravated assault, in connection to the incident.
More >>Authorities said the rock broke through the windshield and fatally wounded Kenneth White, a father of four.
More >>Authorities said the rock broke through the windshield and fatally wounded Kenneth White, a father of four.
More >>The Alabama Department of Corrections executed Torrey McNabb Thursday night for his conviction in the 1997 murder of Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon.
More >>The Alabama Department of Corrections executed Torrey McNabb Thursday night for his conviction in the 1997 murder of Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon.
More >>A witness to the deadly shooting rampage inside a Maryland granite company says the suspect had grown increasingly hostile recently and had tried to pick fights with co-workers.
More >>A witness to the deadly shooting rampage inside a Maryland granite company says the suspect had grown increasingly hostile recently and had tried to pick fights with co-workers.
More >>The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed the execution of an Alabama inmate just minutes before he was scheduled to die.
More >>The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed the execution of an Alabama inmate just minutes before he was scheduled to die.
More >>Download the WDAM First Alert Weather App to stay on top of the latest information this Hurricane Season.
More >>Download the WDAM First Alert Weather App to stay on top of the latest information this Hurricane Season.
More >>Check out your local trick-or-treating times around the Pine Belt!
More >>Check out your local trick-or-treating times around the Pine Belt!
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More >>Holding leaders accountable, giving you the answers to the questions you want asked.
More >>Two Hattiesburg Police officers lost their lives May 9, 2015.
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...
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More >>Find the latest health violations at Pine Belt restaurants here.
More >>Find the latest health violations at Pine Belt restaurants here.
More >>A large tornado destroyed parts of the Pine Belt Saturday morning.
More >>A large tornado destroyed parts of the Pine Belt Saturday morning.
More >>Find all your Back to School needs here!
More >>Find all your Back to School needs here!
More >>It's a somber day across the coast. 7-year-old Sophia Myers lost her battle with DIPG, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, just after midnight Friday.
More >>It's a somber day across the coast. 7-year-old Sophia Myers lost her battle with DIPG, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, just after midnight Friday.
More >>Biloxi police are working on a traffic plan ahead of popular Halloween event. Halloween at Hiller Park is tonight.
More >>Biloxi police are working on a traffic plan ahead of popular Halloween event. Halloween at Hiller Park is tonight.
More >>Moss Point is celebrating its health prowess after being named as the healthy hometown in Mississippi.
More >>Moss Point is celebrating its health prowess after being named as the healthy hometown in Mississippi.
More >>35-year-old Reed, a native of Jackson, was battling angiosarcoma, a form of spinal cancer. He played for Provine High School before becoming a star player for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2000 to 2004, leading the SEC in scoring in his final season in Oxford.
More >>35-year-old Reed, a native of Jackson, was battling angiosarcoma, a form of spinal cancer. He played for Provine High School before becoming a star player for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2000 to 2004, leading the SEC in scoring in his final season in Oxford.
More >>DeSoto County Sheriff's Department and volunteers are working to improve the relationship of deputies with the community.
More >>DeSoto County Sheriff's Department and volunteers are working to improve the relationship of deputies with the community.
More >>A witness to the deadly shooting rampage inside a Maryland granite company says the suspect had grown increasingly hostile recently and had tried to pick fights with co-workers.
More >>A witness to the deadly shooting rampage inside a Maryland granite company says the suspect had grown increasingly hostile recently and had tried to pick fights with co-workers.
More >>A Kentucky man dressed as a Pokemon character is accused of trying to jump the White House fence _ all in the name of making a buzzy YouTube video.
More >>A Kentucky man dressed as a Pokemon character is accused of trying to jump the White House fence _ all in the name of making a buzzy YouTube video.
More >>Howard Carroll, lead guitarist for influential and Grammy-winning gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds, dies in Philadelphia at age 92.
More >>Howard Carroll, lead guitarist for influential and Grammy-winning gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds, dies in Philadelphia at age 92.
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We've seen fierce debate over Confederate monuments across the South, and beyond. Some people want to tear them down. Some people revere them.
More >>We've seen fierce debate over Confederate monuments across the South, and beyond. Some people want to tear them down. Some people revere them.
More >>The state of Mississippi stands up against the opioid epidemic touching families of all socioeconomic statuses and races.
More >>The state of Mississippi stands up against the opioid epidemic touching families of all socioeconomic statuses and races.
More >>Does the City of Hattiesburg have a gang problem?
More >>Does the City of Hattiesburg have a gang problem?
More >>Two people have been criminally charged in connection to a federal investigation that allegedly defrauded the federal government in hundreds of millions of dollars.
More >>Two people have been criminally charged in connection to a federal investigation that allegedly defrauded the federal government in hundreds of millions of dollars.
More >>Administrative personnel are needed to keep school districts functioning, but how much money is spent and how many people are employed in district central offices varies widely across the Pine Belt.
More >>Administrative personnel are needed to keep school districts functioning, but how much money is spent and how many people are employed in district central offices varies widely across the Pine Belt.
More >>Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps pleaded guilty to conspiracy to money launder, and in return lost his two houses and luxury cars. But there is one thing that he got to keep, and Mississippi taxpayers are paying for it.
More >>Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps pleaded guilty to conspiracy to money launder, and in return lost his two houses and luxury cars. But there is one thing that he got to keep, and Mississippi taxpayers are paying for it.
More >>Millions of tax dollars filter through Hattiesburg’s Lake Terrace Convention Center every year, and public records obtained by On Your Side show that some of the people tasked with managing those funds have an added interest in where it's being spent.
More >>Millions of tax dollars filter through Hattiesburg’s Lake Terrace Convention Center every year, and public records obtained by On Your Side show that some of the people tasked with managing those funds have an added interest in where it's being spent.
More >>The Executive Director of the Hattiesburg Convention and Tourism Commission, Rick Taylor, is actively lobbying for an increased base salary of 267k dollars, which would be funded by taxpayers.
More >>The Executive Director of the Hattiesburg Convention and Tourism Commission, Rick Taylor, is actively lobbying for an increased base salary of 267k dollars, which would be funded by taxpayers.
More >>With every meal bought at a Hattiesburg restaurant, and every hotel or motel room booked in the Hub City, taxpayers are hit with an additional two-percent tax that funnels around $4 million annually into the bank accounts of the Hattiesburg Tourism and Convention Commissions.
More >>With every meal bought at a Hattiesburg restaurant, and every hotel or motel room booked in the Hub City, taxpayers are hit with an additional two-percent tax that funnels around $4 million annually into the bank accounts of the Hattiesburg Tourism and Convention Commissions.
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