Monday, May 20 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:16:41 GMT
Pine Belt shoppers will soon have a wider selection of retailers from which to shop. This summer, four new retail businesses have relocated to Turtle Creek Mall and are scheduled to be open by August.More >>
Pine Belt shoppers will soon have a wider selection of retailers from which to shop. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:32:53 GMT
HATTIESBURG (WDAM) - Police say a tractor trailer accident is blocking 38th Avenue and Hardy Street. Police are diverting traffic. Copyright 2013 WDAM. All rights reserved.More >>
Police say a tractor trailer accident is blocking 38th Avenue and Hardy Street. Police are diverting traffic.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:38:44 GMT
The city of Columbia is receiving complaints over the odor of its sewage lagoon Columbia has narrowed the odor problem down to algae growth along the city's sewage lagoon. The board of alderman votedMore >>
The city of Columbia is receiving complaints over the odor of its sewage lagoon Columbia has narrowed the odor problem down to algae growth along the city's sewage lagoon. The board of alderman votedMore >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:59 AM EDT2013-05-21 13:59:06 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
A medical examiner's office spokeswoman said 24 deceased victims from the Moore, OK, tornado had been transported to their Oklahoma City office. Seven of the dead were children.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:06 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:06:33 GMT
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The sheriff's department says a Hattiesburg man is wanted for non-payment of child support. A judge issues a bench warrant for Jerald Jerome Martin, Jr., 27. Authorities say Martin owes thousands inMore >>
A George County judge issued a bench warrant for Jerald Jerome Martin, Jr., 27. The sheriff's department say Martin owes thousands in back child support.More >>
I was born and raised in Mississippi and have lived here all
my life. I've had to opportunity to do a
fair amount of travel and am often offended at the reactions I get when I state
with pride that I'm from Mississippi. In
spite of the fact that Mississippi has come so much further than many states on
racial issues and has more black elected officials than any other state in the
union there are those who still want to keep us under the federal government's
thumb when it comes to voting rights.
Just this week it was announced that a medical team in Mississippi had
successfully cured an infant of the aids virus.
I realize it was only one test…but it opens the door for the possibility
of saving lives around the world. Yet
you have only heard about it a handful of times—if at al. The national media has mentioned it and
basically played it down. Mississippi
had the first heart transplant in the early 60's, but gets little credit. We lead the country in charitable
giving. Not only that but the amount of
world changing talent in all fields of endeavor that the Magnolia State has
spawned is staggering. From the arts, to
business to science we produce more than our share of outstanding contributions. Yet…we get little credit and are still looked
upon by too many as being stuck back in the 1950's or worse. A state full of crackers and rednecks. Epithets of the sort that would be castigated
if used against any other group. But we
are proud and have every reason to be.
Let's take every opportunity to spread the positive word about
Mississippi. Our Mississippi.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:37:07 GMT
A body discovered in Clinton Saturday night has led to a homicide investigation. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart confirms a body was discovered, although few other details are known. The bodyMore >>
Clinton Police Department's Interim Chief Mike Warren said upon further investigation, it appears a disagreement over a woman may have led to the death of a Jackson man.
Monday, May 20 2013 7:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:22:22 GMT
NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppyMore >>
Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains are mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.More >>
