Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A Democratic candidate’s qualifications to run for City Council in the April primary are being challenged by a resident of the Ward he seeks to represent.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 at 4:45 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A Hattiesburg City Councilman filed a petition Friday challenging the qualifications of a Democratic candidate for Ward 1 in the upcoming municipal election.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
Corbey Jones spent his birthday and Christmas on a ventilator.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 8:24 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
The runoff for District 2 Jones County Justice Court judge is now tied.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
The announcement comes as cases continue to rise in the Hattiesburg Metro area
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
The Confederate monument that sits outside the Forrest County courthouse in Hattiesburg is staying put.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 11:09 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
So far, 54% of Forrest County voters are against removing a Confederate monument from outside the county courthouse with thousands of absentee ballots left to be counted.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 10:22 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
Jones County voters decided to keep the once-segregated water fountains in front of the Ellisville Courthouse on Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday filed by the owners of a Hattiesburg business against the city and its mayor over a temporary COVID-19 closure.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 2:07 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Wayne County School District filed a lawsuit against its investment advisor and a Waynesboro bank.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 3:33 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office will be collecting toys to benefit Children’s of Mississippi again this year.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A former Bay Springs city clerk pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday after embezzling more than $300,000 from the city.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith and Eddie Robertson
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a Jones County Chancery Court ruling Thursday that approved Laurel’s proposed annexation of the Pendorff community.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The appeals court ruled William Gillum’s conviction of capital murder and kidnapping violated his right against double jeopardy.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Morgan and Luke Smith
The City of Hattiesburg reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Wednesday over a longstanding issue with the city’s wastewater system.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 3:44 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Hattiesburg Police Department charged two people after a weekend traffic stop led to arrests and the seizure of drugs.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith and Taylor Curet
Defensive lineman Jacques Turner announced on Twitter that he would be opting out of the 2020 season and become a graduate transfer.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 8:25 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A third suspect wanted after a weekend chase in Lamar County was arrested in Hattiesburg Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Mississippi Court of Appeals issued a decision Tuesday reversing a Forrest County Circuit Court dismissal of a lawsuit against William Carey University.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
Two weeks after being sentenced in Forrest County, a former Forrest County Agricultural High School band director pleaded guilty to another sex crime Wednesday in Lamar County.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 2:55 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The University of Southern Mississippi released a revised football schedule Thursday with two new home games to replace matchups that were canceled in July.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 9:00 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Covington County Sheriff’s Office charged a man Wednesday after seizing drugs from a home in the Sanford community.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 3:06 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees approved a revised return plan Tuesday in which students will not return to classrooms for in-person learning for the first three weeks of the year.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 6:06 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
In January, law enforcement received information indicating the bomb was built with the intent to maim or kill an ex-girlfriend, an ATF special agent wrote in a criminal complaint.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith and Carly Blake
The Petal Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting targeted residential picketing Thursday during a special-called meeting.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed a Lamar County Circuit Court decision Tuesday denying a resentencing in a 1996 murder.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2020 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith and Jeffrey Morgan
The City of Hattiesburg filed a motion Friday to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed against the city and its mayor by Hub City business owners.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
Petal aldermen announced a special-called meeting Thursday night to address comments made by Petal Mayor Hal Marx on the death of George Floyd.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A Mississippi mayor is facing criticism for social media comments following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn.
Updated: May. 22, 2020 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith and Jeffrey Morgan
The owners of a Hub City business sued the City of Hattiesburg and Mayor Toby Barker, claiming the city violated their constitutional rights after the business was closed under state and local executive orders.
Updated: May. 1, 2020 at 6:52 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A judge ordered the Wayne County School District to pay more than $1.8 million to the Quitman School District Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 8:08 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A Laurel teacher received an uplifting birthday surprise from her students Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
Country music singer Brad Paisley joined a group of teachers on a video meeting Thursday.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2020 at 2:46 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A Perry County School District bus driver has been charged with touching a child for lustful purposes.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2020 at 4:24 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
On Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Appeals decision in a 2013 lawsuit filed against the city of Hattiesburg, former Mayor Johnny Dupree and city council members.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2020 at 6:01 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
Hip Hop artists Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are moving forward after threats of legal action against Mississippi due to conditions at state prisons.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the 12-year sentence of a man convicted for having a cellphone in jail on Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
Frank Gore Jr., son of NFL veteran running back Frank Gore, announced his signing with Southern Miss on Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2019 at 4:41 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
The Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation has determined that an extreme emergency does not exist within the Wayne County School District after a three-hour hearing in Jackson Monday.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A four-month audit of the Wayne County School District has revealed several violations by the district and noncompliance with state and federal education requirements.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 4:14 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A Hattiesburg murder suspect arrested in San Diego is now in custody in Forrest County.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 3:25 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
The best high school football seniors in Mississippi and Alabama will face off in the annual all-star game Saturday at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2019 at 5:31 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A Mississippi school district has filed a federal lawsuit against JUUL Labs Inc. for its alleged role in the youth vaping epidemic.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2019 at 5:57 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
A former Lumberton police officer filed a civil complaint against the city Wednesday, claiming she was wrongfully fired from the department in 2018.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2019 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Luke Smith
Jones County will have a new sheriff for the first time in since 2008.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2019 at 6:31 AM CDT
|By Luke Smith
Brian Dozier became the first University of Southern Mississippi baseball player to win a World Series Wednesday night.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2019 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
Brian Dozier now stands alone in Southern Miss baseball history as the only former player to advance to the Fall Classic for a second time.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2019 at 4:37 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied petitions of appeal from Jones County Sheriff Alex Hodge and The Humane Society of the United States after Circuit Judge Dal Williamson ruled the 2018 seizure of five personal pets from David and Mary Ellen Senne was unconstitutional.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2019 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Carly Blake and Luke Smith
Police are investigating after a downtown Hattiesburg restaurant was broken into and heavily damaged.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2019 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Luke Smith
A Hattiesburg man was among nearly a dozen people charged Wednesday in a multi-million dollar healthcare fraud operation across the Gulf Coast.
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