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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A court order for involuntary treatment has been issued for a man who was taken into custody last week following a report of a suspicious person at the Walmart in Petal.
Two Jones County men have filed a civil complaint against the city of Laurel and its police department over an officer shooting at a safety checkpoint.
Incumbent Sheriff Berkley Hall will have a shot at a fourth term as Marion County’s Sheriff after clinching the Republican nomination during Tuesday’s primary election.
The vote will allow the sale of liquor within the second district, mainly affecting those living in the city of Bay Springs as well as the Moss, Stringer, Louin and Montrose communities.
