Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The City of Hattiesburg announced on its Facebook page that the public hearing will take place at the Jackie Doll Sherill Community Center at 11 a.m.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 11:21 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Ruth Bailey Earl was Hattiesburg's first African American woman to enlist in the United States Army.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 12:17 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
According to HPD spokesman Ryan Moore, 39-year-old Jackey Gholar of Hattiesburg has been located and is safe.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 11:27 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
HPD spokesman Ryan Moore says officers responded to a report of the shooting at 3610 Campbell Drive just after 9 a.m.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:58 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Jones County Fire Council's public information officer says when firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the four-door vehicle overturned in the median, with the driver still inside.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the sentencing of four suspects who were investigated and tried by the Attorney General’s Office for child exploitation and assault on Wednesday.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 12:59 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Jack’s says the new restaurant has been under construction since October of 2022 and will be located at 1082 Evelyn Gandy Parkway.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 12:57 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Shady Grove VFD says the driver was taken to South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel by EMServ Ambulance Service to be treated for minor injuries.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 12:10 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
47-year-old Orlando Maurice Trotter was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, along with having a hold for MDOC.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:29 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Perry County Sheriff Mitch Nobles says 34-year-old Kasey Holland was arrested after being indicted on various charges for crimes against children.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:50 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Sun Belt Conference released its regular-season award recipients Monday as the league’s 14 head coaches voted upon them.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 9:32 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
HPD says the man pictured needs to be identified in connection to using a stolen credit card to make purchases on Jan. 29.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Jimmie Wilson Jr., 23, was arrested and charged Wednesday after being caught taking money from the oil change service
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
PCS says Bobby Carr has informed them that he is pursuing other coaching opportunities and he and the school have agreed to “mutually separate” to allow PCS to start its search for a new head coach.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Favre filed all three suits on Thursday: The suit against State Auditor Shad White was filed in the Hinds County Circuit Court, and the suits against Sharpe and McAfee were filed in the Lamar County Circuit Court.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 2:32 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
City of Hattiesburg’s Chief Communications Officer, Samantha McCain, A.P.R., said the visit was something both Hattiesburg and Vicksburg mayors wanted to do in 2022 but was pushed back due to the holiday season.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Marion County Sheriff's Office says numerous narcotics and other items were found in a vehicle by deputies during the course of the investigation.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 12:09 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Presbyterian Christian School’s search for their next Head of School has come to an end as the Board of Trustees announced the hiring of Jimmy Messer.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:11 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
28-year-old Lee A Gamble is currently wanted for aggravated domestic violence, and the sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating him.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 1:13 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
22-year-old Kenzell Blakely has two active warrants for aggravated assault in connection to the shooting near Main and East Pine Street.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:53 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Several Pine Belt high school boys' and girls' basketball players were selected for the South All-Star teams; however, no area players were selected for the MS/AL Games.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:39 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff and Renaldo Hopkins
Damonte Miller, 15, of Hattiesburg, has been located and safe.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:29 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Units reported flames coming from the engine compartment when they arrived at the scene.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Volunteer firefighters in Forrest County were busy this past weekend as they worked to put out a vehicle fire.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 12:38 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi, says 37-year-old Alfredric James was sentenced to 300 months, followed by 10 years probation, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 10:12 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
HPD spokesman Ryan Moore says the teenager was arrested around 4:30 a.m. Thursday as he was attempting to run from the scene of the burglaries he committed.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 12:01 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
White, a native of Jones County, made the announcement Monday morning, stating that he is ready for the re-election campaign.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 1:26 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
According to Laurel Fire Chief Leo Brown, the department got a 911 call from dispatch around 5:55 a.m. about a fully involved structure fire.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Isaiah Booth, 32, is wanted for a residential burglary that happened on Christmas Eve, in the 100 block of North 35th Avenue.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:11 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The report highlights how progress was made as MDE set aside more than $96 million in federal funds to help students, schools and districts recover from disruptions to learning.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
DNA K9 is helping the Forrest County Sheriff's Office by using a K-9 and its handler that specializes in the field of forensic science.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 11:48 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
MDOT announced Friday that St. Nick has met all permitting and airspace requirements in order for him and his reindeer to travel in the state on Christmas Eve.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 3:29 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is working to make sure travelers are safely going to and from their holiday destinations, as they set up this year’s holiday travel enforcement campaign.
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. 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
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. 13, 2022 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
According to the sheriff’s office, Ona Scott has been missing since Monday, Dec. 5.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
According to a Facebook post, the Lamar County Sheriff's Office executed a “Project Safe Neighborhood” detail in areas throughout the county Thursday night.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 1:21 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday the arrest of 46-year-old Tyrae Cooley, of Moselle, on a charge in relation to a shooting investigation.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 2:21 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Once news broke about Jones’ passing, reactions from all around the Pine Belt circulated throughout social media.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 12:49 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Cedrick Miller, 37, of Hattiesburg, was arrested by task force members Thursday morning, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:40 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The sheriff’s department says it was reported that the alleged shooter goes by the nickname “Cornbread,” with no other information on his identity confirmed.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:59 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The City of Hattiesburg is getting ready to spread Christmas cheer Thursday night.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 1:49 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Michael Myers, 39, was arrested and charged with two counts of lustful touching (of a child under the age of 14) and two counts of sexual battery (of a child under the age of 14).
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 12:25 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
A native of Hattiesburg, Ed McGowin McGowin is recognized internationally as a multi-media artist.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 9:39 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Jones County Fire Council PIO Dana Bumgardner says several fire departments responded to the collision around 1:15 a.m. Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM CST
|By Emily Blackmarr, Renaldo Hopkins and WDAM Staff
The Laurel Police Department was notified on Tuesday morning by the City of Fremont Police Department on the arrest of 19-year-old Ronald Buckely, of Laurel
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 11:38 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Hattiesburg Convention Commission’s Director of Museums, Latoya Norman, says this year’s event will be held at both the African American Military History Museum (USO) and Smith Drug Co.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:08 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
After quickly waking his wife and children and helping them escape the home, Ben Graham took action and got his fire extinguisher and fought the fire, according to the Jones County Fire Council.
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