Skip to content
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QNUMY43YT5FMBNUGWCDDMMBFWA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2YI7WYLDFRHPDDOKIBHY6SWZCE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZLKRWSQR2JHKDLHOWLVCQQZJEQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/END4MCFDCBDTFMX62NX4DV5TOQ.png)
TOP HEADLINES
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
Former University of Southern Mississippi baseball coach Corky Palmer died Wednesday. He was 68.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Patrick Bigbie
Tomorrow temperatures will rise into the high 80s across the area. There is a 40% chance of rain as we go throughout the day and scattered thunderstorms are possible.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Michael Watson is one of 15 Secretaries of State that signed onto this letter to the President. They all want him to cancel his Executive Order that directs federal agencies to expand access to voter registration and election information. It’s the what ifs that have Watson worried.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Tia McKenzie
Habitat for Humanity of the Pine Belt will host its homeownership orientation meetings beginning Saturday, Aug. 13.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Mackenzie Brown
If you’re over 55 and looking for something to do, the Hattiesburg Recreation Center may be the place for you.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Tia McKenzie
One Pine Belt library is taking an active role in teaching children in its community to become better readers.
Extended Forecast
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/08-11-2022/t_7a52322ead464d2682e5b0d18bfa1ed7_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/08-11-2022/t_be9e9bffceb744ae9059bebc9d5ec633_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/08-11-2022/t_572507a05a0d4500a235818e110f3c08_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/08-11-2022/t_85199787947f4cd08f3b751fb0e710d4_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Marissa McCardell
The Hattiesburg Clinic Heart & Vascular is one of the first in the state to use the HeartSee cardiac imaging software.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
Juanyana Holloway pled guilty to embezzling over $13,000 from the Town of Sumrall.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
The gas line was turned off while officials worked to fix the break. The alert has since ended.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
More than 30 people and four pounds of methamphetamine were part of a felony warrant round-up across Covington County over the past week.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
The class begins on Sept. 26. The deadline to apply is Sept. 1, and enrollment is limited.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
The fourth annual "Great American Duck Derby" is set for Saturday, Aug. 27.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By Quentin Smith
Here are vivid details of what was revealed by prosecutors in court Tuesday.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
South Central Regional Medical Center will be offering a free cholesterol screening on Aug. 24.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
The $1 million corporate investment will create 31 additional jobs and create a base for continued growth for the company in Jasper County.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
North Ninth Street in Laurel, between West Fifth and Wet Sixth streets, will be closed for six to eight hours Wednesday to install a water line.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 8:11 PM CDT
|By Jordan Gartner
A Mississippi man has raised the bar with his latest catch.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Quentin Smith and Josh Carter
The man accused of killing Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee appeared before a judge Tuesday for his initial bond hearing.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Caroline Wood
Serengeti Springs, a water park that will be an expansion of the Hattiesburg Zoo, is a $10.5 million project.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:04 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A McComb family says they are shaken and in disbelief after what they say was a dangerous encounter with a Mississippi State Trooper.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 3:27 PM CDT
|By Jordon Gray
Congressman Michael Guest responded to the FBI raiding former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:43 PM CDT
|By Holly Emery and Joseph Doehring
Motorcycle fatalities across the nation have been increasing over the last several years, from 40 deaths in 2019 to 62 in 2021.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:52 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
The General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi wants lawmakers to repeal the state’s open carry laws.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Emily Blackmarr
After devastation struck Kentucky last week, one local church is bringing the community together to help those in need.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Emily Blackmarr
Friends and family in the Laurel community gathered this evening to honor Harold Tucker.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:40 PM CDT
|By Tia McKenzie
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue - objects considered necessary for brides on their wedding day!
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Marissa McCardell
The Jones County Sheriff's Department discusses your rights when defending your property,
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:31 PM CDT
|By Tia McKenzie
August 9 is National Book Lovers Day, and the Hattiesburg Public Library wants the community to know novels are available for everyone.