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According to Ryan Moore, public information officer for HPD, officers received the report of a shooting in the 200 block of North 25th Avenue around 11:30 p.m.

According to HPD Public Information Officer Ryan Moore, officers got the call about the body being found in the 1100 block of Franklin Street before 6 a.m.

MSDH reported 247 COVID-19 cases and 9 additional deaths on Sunday, bringing the state total to 13,252 cases and 625 deaths. Forrest County reported one death due to coronavirus, as well.

Four Pine Belt students are preparing to graduate from the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reports the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the state has risen over 12,600.

A graduation ceremony was held Tuesday, May 19 at South Central Place where graduates with their immediate family and instructors.

CFAP was set up by the Trump administration to provide direct payments to farmers and ranchers whose businesses have been greatly impacted by COVID-19.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the nation’s largest shell egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., donated 280,000 eggs to Extra Table to assist families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday, May 19, testing in Jasper County will take place at the Bogue Homa Facility Building on 109 McFarland Road in Heidelberg from noon – 4 p.m. as those with appointments will be tested.

Hattiesburg Police and the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a standoff late Saturday night at the Corner Market in Midtown.

MSDH reported 173 new COVID-19 cases and 11 additional deaths Sunday, bringing the state total to 11,296 cases and 521 total deaths, with Jones County reporting one death.

Senator Roger Wicker released a statement thanking the nation’s military members for their service since May is National Military Appreciation Month.

72-year-old Rogers McGilvery was murder on New Year's Eve.

According to Jones County Fire Council Public Information Officer Dana Bumgardner, firefighters from Sandersville, Rustin and Powers fire departments found an overturned vehicle with the driver trapped inside.

Free testing will be done at C.E. Roy Community Center (500 E Fifth Street). It will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., and symptoms are not required for testing.

Hattiesburg Police arrested two brothers after executing a search warrant Wednesday in connection to a shooting that happened on May 12.

The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Department of Health will be setting up one-day, drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Forrest and Union counties.

FEMA approved additional Individual Assistance for six counties for the April 12 weather event on Friday after Gov. Tate Reeves’ request was approved.

Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker announced barbershops, salons and gyms in the city limits will follow Gov. Tate Reeves’ Executive Order 1480 with stricter guidelines.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state as the total case number rises to over 9,500.

Volunteer fire departments in Jones County responded to a two-car collision on State Route 28 near the Gitano Grill that sent four individuals to the hospital Friday.

Deputies of the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office seized drugs during an arrest while serving a warrant in Hattiesburg Wednesday.

Hattiesburg Police and the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department arrested two convicted felons Wednesday on drugs and weapon charges.

The City of Hattiesburg will be making changes to its curbside recycling program plan.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reports there is now over 7,800 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.

The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the state has now reached over 7,000.

The City of Hattiesburg has announced that a Hattiesburg Fire Department employee and a Hattiesburg Police Department employee have tested positive for COVID-19.

Volunteer departments managed to put out house fires in Jones County on Monday and Tuesday.

The Library of Hattiesburg will reopen May 4 with limited service.

FEMA disaster grants for homeowners and renters could help pay for basic repairs and provide temporary rental assistance.