Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Charles Herrington
Keith C. Sandidge appeared before Judge Brandon Rowell at 1 p.m. in the Marion County Justice Court.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 9:39 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington and WDAM Staff
Keith C. Sandidge was arrested at his home early Saturday morning.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 9:48 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Dozens of state law officers who’ve lost their lives in the line of duty will be honored this Sunday.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Public libraries in the Pine Belt are preparing for summer reading programs.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:39 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The 2022 school year is winding down, but some children in the Pine Belt are still getting some last-minute opportunities for interesting field trips.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:09 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby is preparing to host its annual Memorial Day ceremony next week.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 7:57 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The opening ceremony of the Trail of Honor will take place Saturday at 9 a.m.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:02 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
More than 80 students will graduate Saturday from the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Graduation at Columbia High School is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. at Walter Payton Field.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The first students in a brand new lineman program in the Covington County School District have received their graduation certificates.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Hattiesburg’s Town Square Park hosted a first-ever event Saturday which benefited the Lupus Foundation of America.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 7:52 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The town of Bassfield and local economic developers are already taking advantage of Mississippi’s new law legalizing medical marijuana.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 8:57 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Employees of a national wood products company became volunteers for Habitat for Humanity Friday.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 8:09 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Pam Nunes found out the news Friday during the hospital’s celebration of Hospital Week.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 8:38 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The 12th Wounded Minutemen Golf Tournament will take place Monday, May 16, at the Pine Creek Golf Club in Purvis.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 1:23 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff and Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport will receive more than $900,000 to improve the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:44 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Archaeologists at Camp Shelby are excavating a historic site used by thousands of soldiers just arriving for training in World War II
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
VetFest will take place at Town Square Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 21.
Updated: May. 8, 2022 at 12:08 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Thousands of people visited Covington County Saturday for the 33rd annual Okatoma Festival.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
A National sorority founded 114 years ago has established a new graduate chapter in Laurel.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 9:36 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The Laurel Arts League hosted its first “Day in the Park” since 2019 Saturday.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 8:19 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The members of VFW Post 3036 will be helping hungry citizens all across Mississippi this weekend by hosting a food drive for Extra Table.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
A Hattiesburg VFW post is about to undergo major renovations.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 8:40 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Mother’s Day is just three days away and that means thing are getting really busy for local florists.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 7:44 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Several dozen people gathered at the Covington County Courthouse to offer prayers for America.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 7:12 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Around 90 students from 45 schools were recognized at a ceremony at the bobcat’s gymnasium at Jones College.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The festival begins with a 5K run at 8 a.m. and wraps up with live music until 7 p.m.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 7:32 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The cameras are high-definition, and they can pan, zoom and capture small details.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 12:04 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
More than 1,100 people gathered in Lamar County Saturday morning to raise money to help feed people across Mississippi.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg Public School District is looking for new teachers and many job candidates were interviewed Saturday during a job fair at the district’s offices on Mamie Street.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 8:18 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
They gathered to plant a lemon tree and a blueberry bush on a private lot at the corner of Tipton Street and Southern Avenue.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:42 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Students used chocolate syrup, candy sprinkles and lots of Neopolitan ice cream to turn school principal Jay Rayborn and assistant principal Angela Johnson into human ice cream sundaes.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins and Charles Herrington
The plan is to build its fiber network over the next five years, with the goal of bringing high-speed internet to the entire PRVEPA’s service territory.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The Covington County Sheriff’s Department is advising people to lock their vehicles and put away trailers when they’re not using them.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Construction has begun on a project that will improve security at the Collins Police Department.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 7:08 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
It’s been several years since the CCSD updated its strategic plan, and school superintendent Babette Duty says it’s time to develop a new one.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Scott McRaney was appointed as the new District One school board member for Covington County Tuesday night.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The event gives people a chance to get rid of old or unused prescription medications.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Habitat for Humanity says the funds will be used for its 72nd home project in the Pine Belt.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 12:32 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Construction work along Central Avenue in Laurel should enter a new phase next week.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2022 at 8:38 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Laurel and Hattiesburg hosted festivals Saturday celebrating crawfish.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 2:46 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff and Charles Herrington
Covington County Coroner Chris Daquila has identified the victim as 56-year-old Diane Shields, of Long Beach.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
FGH and MORA raised a “Donate Life” flag at the front entrance of FGH to recognize both National Donate Life Month (April) and Blue & Green Day (April 22).
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 9:08 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The issue of domestic violence has been in the news in the Pine Belt this week, following the murder of a Columbia woman.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 8:56 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Patricia L. Peavy, 68, was found dead in her home on McNeese Street Tuesday morning.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 8:18 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
After a cancellation in 2020 and a scaled back version in 2021, Hattiesburg’s Downtown Crawfish Jam is returning in full force on Saturday, April 23.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff and Charles Herrington
This crash remains under investigation by MHP.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 7:21 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
An initial phase of construction on a new sportsplex in Columbia is almost finished.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff and Charles Herrington
Ellis John Peavy, a.k.a. John Ellis Peavy, 36, of Columbia, is being charged with the murder of his wife, Patricia, 68.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 12:25 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg Public School District is hoping to improve the education of children in the district by improving the lives of men in the Hub City.