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The Southern Pines Animal Shelters pet of the week is Doug, a one year old male mix breed terrier.
Wednesday's emergency response seminar in Biloxi briefed Lieutenant Governors from all over the country on how Mississippi is responding to the current crisis in the Gulf. Governor Haley Barbour gave the keynote address.
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The cigarette bandits robbed another convenient store in the Pine Belt Wednesday, this time in Jones County.
A behavior expert at The University of Southern Mississippi is conducting research to see if the massive oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon explosion is eroding consumer confidence in the copacetic crustacean.
In a matter of seconds Heather Parker went from being a active healthy 17-year-old to being partially paralyzed after being thrown from the back of an ATV her friend was driving.
NBA forward Al Jefferson is scheduled to be in his hometown of Prentiss this afternoon to help feed hundreds of needy families.
MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - The American Institute of Philanthropy's Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report has downgraded Mothers Against Drunk Driving to a "D" rating on a A-F scale in its August 2010 report. According
Associated Press - July 29, 2010 9:04 AM ET CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) - Two police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation continues into the death of a 30-year-old Cleveland...
Associated Press - July 29, 2010 8:24 AM ET GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Hattiesburg man has been sentenced to 18 months on federal charges of possession of stolen mail containing checks totaling...
Associated Press - July 29, 2010 8:24 AM ET BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has told the nation's lieutenant governors that the Magnolia State will bear mostly financial...
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 8:54 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Seven parish presidents call for more influence in what happens next in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Skyrocketing prices for metals, especially copper, has turned a minor nuisance into an epidemic. Copper theft costs over $1 billion a year according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Lieutenant governors from around the nation toured Mississippi's barrier islands Wednesday to assess the impact of the Coastal Crisis. Attendees at the National Lieutenant Governor's Association Conference also heard Governor Haley Barbour ask them to join Mississippi's opposition to the moratorium on deep water drilling.
A Hattiesburg woman who had lived in a dilapidated house has a new home tonight, thanks to a new partnership between the Hub City and the Salvation Army.
A pair of Jones County Junior College instructors will have an impressive summer experience to share with their students this fall.
The smell of shrimp boiling in the backyard is a sure sign of summer in Gulf Coast states.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 6:54 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Crews have taken another step toward readying the relief well expected to finally kill the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher.
Two men were injured during two separate drive-by air rifle shooting incidents in Hattiesburg late Wednesday morning.
The mother of a 4-year-old child who was allegedly severely abused at the hands of five other adults in Hattiesburg went before a judge pleading guilty.
A Petal man who once took care of caged animals at Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg will now be caged himself.
A Hattiesburg teenager charged with shooting another juvenile will spend the next 7 years behind bars.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 5:04 PM ET NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A pilot and onlookers escaped injury when a helicopter's rotors separated and destroyed the cockpit and parts of the tail rotor...
One hundred days into the coastal crisis, the threat of oil on our beaches and marshlands is still very real. It's a situation that could go on for months, or even years. Even through the well is capped for the moment, there are still hundreds of millions of gallons of oil still floating in the Gulf. From a distance, the coastal beaches look pristine. But a closer look reveals a different story.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 4:14 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Oyster fishermen don't know if they'll be paid by BP for the shellfish deaths caused by opening the state's freshwater...
Your garage is probably the most convenient place to stage a sale, but it may not be the most profitable.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 2:04 PM ET JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal appeals court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by three former DeSoto County Sheriff's Department workers who...
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 12:44 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A University of Georgia oceanographer says a research team will return to the Gulf of Mexico next month to map underwater plumes...
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 12:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi politicians offered no surprises Wednesday during speeches at the Neshoba County Fair.
Tragedy strikes in Madison County when a child dies after being run over by a pickup truck.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 11:44 AM ET MIAMI (AP) - Gulf beaches from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle have been closed or slapped with health warnings nearly 10 times more often this...
Residents who live in Lamar County could see an increase on their property taxes.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 9:54 AM ET CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is continuing its investigation into the death of a 30-year-old Cleveland man who...
On Tuesday, the Miss Hospitality Contestants became more familiar with their temporary Hattiesburg home with a tour of the city's highlights.
At Hattiesburg's First Presbyterian Church Tuesday, the ladies of the Junior Auxiliary were busy making sure students in kindergarten through the fourth grade have the school supplies they need to excel.
British Petroleum has tried to contract with several regional Universities to hire their entire Coastal Science Departments, but Southern Miss says its Coastal and Marine Research Departments are not for sale.
Most state municipalities will take part in Friday's and Saturday's sales tax holiday, yet 14 have decided not to participate including three, Heidelberg, Purvis, and Lumberton, from the Pine Belt area.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 9:04 AM ET JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Regional banker Trustmark Corp. says it nearly doubled its second-quarter profit through the combination of more revenue and...
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 8:54 AM ET TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A Memphis, Tenn., architecture company will design new attractions at the Elvis Presley Birthplace.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 8:34 AM ET BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The city of Biloxi has ban the sale of synthetic marijuana and similar substances.
In the nearly two weeks since a temporary cap stopped BP's gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, not much oil has been showing up on the surface of the water.
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 6:44 AM ET NEWTON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say two people entered the Newton Post Office brandishing a handgun and robbed the clerk of an undetermined amount...
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 6:14 AM ET CARROLLTON, Miss. (AP) - The Carroll County Sheriff's Department has confiscated more than $120,000 in cash and about $50,000 in stolen goods after...
Associated Press - July 28, 2010 5:34 AM ET GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - It's been 100 days since an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and setting off the worst oil spill in...
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