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|By Charles Herrington
The city of Columbia is taking on some new projects to improve its sewer system.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:09 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The Pearl River Community College food truck began serving the Forrest County campus this week.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
William Carey University has a new one-stop shop for students who need information about housing, tutoring, campus activities, student assistance and disability services.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:45 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
A bill in the Mississippi House would set up a new financial benefits program from volunteer firefighters in the state.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:38 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
January’s Golden Apple Award winner teaches U.S. History at Sumrall High School.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:10 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Mississippi sheriffs are hoping state lawmakers will enact new legislation to let them to use radar on county roads.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:06 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Construction of phase one of the new Columbia Sportsplex is nearing completion.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 10:10 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Several new exhibits, along with the much anticipated Serengeti Springs Water Park, are set to open at the Hattiesburg Zoo in 2023.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 9:35 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
A museum dedicated to the life of the late Hattiesburg washer-woman and philanthropist Oseola McCarty is set to open later this year.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:55 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
A bill making its way through the Mississippi Legislature would help provide more food for food pantries across the state.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:20 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Dozens of photographs taken by adults and children in the Pine Belt can be seen Saturday in a special display at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:09 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street Museum District is expanding an exhibit honoring students from the historic Eureka School, as part of the 2023 Black History Month celebration.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 8:39 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
About one dozen volunteers from Michigan are in Hattiesburg this week, helping rebuild a home that was damaged in the January 2017 tornado.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Residents at the State Veterans Home in Collins were treated to a special, in-person and Mardi Gras celebration Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
This year is shaping up to be another busy one for the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 3:40 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg Zoo trotted out its 3-month-old hyena cub, announcing it as a boy named "Kito."
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 9:50 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Covington County Hospital is reaching out in a new way to help Pine Belt residents stay healthy.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 8:09 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The University of Southern Mississippi is expanding its teacher residency program, with hopes that more students will sign up to join.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 12:32 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
There’s an art gallery in the Pine Belt that could use a “litte” extra art these days.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:37 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Local food pantries are running short on donations.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 11:53 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Pearl River Community College is giving many of its students a new option to get hot meals on all its campuses.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 8:38 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Columbia police say more than $9,000 in damage was done at the cemetery.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 8:24 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Two Marion County men have opened a new business in downtown Columbia that could make some dreams come true for aspiring musicians.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 8:32 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Two businesses that opened in downtown Columbia for this year’s “Experience a Columbia Christmas” will now be open permanently.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 8:15 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
2023 is a big year for the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:09 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The folks associated with the annual “Experience a Columbia Christmas” say it was a big boost to the Marion County-area economy.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 9:02 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
A traveling exhibit, which focuses on America’s reaction to the Holocaust, opens at the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County Monday.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 12:49 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The chairman of Mississippi’s Public Service Commission, Dane Maxwell, says it’s time something is finally done about robo calls in Mississippi and he’d like help from state lawmakers or the federal government in getting the problem resolved.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 2:23 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
A company that provides high-speed internet service to rural customers just reached a milestone.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:12 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Pearl River Community College is taking workforce training on the road, directly to employees at their work site.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 12:44 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Protesters marched in Smith County Saturday demanding answers in the death of Rasheem Carter.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 9:13 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
It was a busy year for the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in 2022.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 9:09 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Some Pine Belt restaurants are preparing to serve special traditional meals on New Year’s Day, that included black-eyed peas and cabbage.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 7:14 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Some Pine Belt fitness centers are preparing to welcome extra people who may want to get in shape in January, as part of a New Year’s resolution.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 1:02 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Santa Claus left the North Pole briefly on Saturday to take part in an annual Christmas event in Forrest County.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 9:42 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Hattiesburg’s Fieldhouse for the Homeless has seen a big increase in people seeking shelter from the cold weather.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 11:04 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The folks with the Hattiesburg Salvation Army hit the streets around their headquarters along Highway 49, to deliver hot chocolate and warm wishes to their neighbors.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 9:54 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg Salvation Army is wrapping up its 2022 red kettle fundraising campaign.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 1:25 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Nearly three dozen new certified police officers are ready to hit the streets in Mississippi.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 12:11 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Animal shelters are warning pet owners about the coming frigid temperatures and their potential impact on outdoor dogs and cats, especially the very young or very old.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 12:34 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Christian Services is stocked up on coats, blankets and electric heaters to help some folks get through the upcoming frigid temperatures.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 1:23 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Hundreds of families in need are getting help with their holiday meals courtesy of the Petal Children’s Task Force.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:57 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Hattiesburg service organization invited neighbors in for an annual holiday lunch on Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:35 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
About two dozen children across Covington County got early Christmas presents Tuesday as part of a toy drive sponsored by the Covington County Sheriff’s Department.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 12:30 AM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Nearly two hundred cadets have graduated from Class 57 of the Mississippi National Guard’s Youth Challenge Academy.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 9:32 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Nearly two hundred cadets are scheduled to graduate Saturday from the latest class of the Mississippi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 1:12 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins and Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg Convention Commission says the train track washout was discovered Thursday morning during the Zoo staff’s morning safety assessment following the storms.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 10:38 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Some students at Hattiesburg High School got an early Christmas party Thursday, courtesy of a Hub City-based non-profit organization.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 4:15 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The officers found approximately 47.8 grams of methamphetamine, 10 oxycodone, 85 grams of marijuana and two firearms in the vehicle.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 9:05 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
Wednesday weather brought flash flooding to Hattiesburg
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