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Updated: 1 hours ago
|By WDAM Staff
The city of Hattiesburg filed a request for arbitration with FEMA over decisions regarding Timberton Park Complex, which was damaged in a tornado in 2017.
Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Lindsay Knowles and Amber Spradley
The 100th annual Jackson County Annual Blue Ribbon Fair is happening Oct. 17-24, 2021.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Charles Herrington
The Ellisville community welcomed home dozens of their high school musicians Sunday who just took top honors at a regional band competition.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Charles Herrington
Dozens of people in the town of Beaumont gathered Sunday afternoon to join in the fight against breast cancer.
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Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Charles Herrington
Meanwhile, Pearl River Community College is preparing to host an open house for hundreds of potential new students later this month.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Charles Herrington
Pearl River Community College is transforming a former bookstore into a new customer service center.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Charles Herrington
Camp Shelby is preparing to host a special reunion of World War Two veterans that was postponed due to COVID-19.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Caroline Wood
From noon to 4 p.m., pets and their humans attended the block party and walked in the parade decked out in costumes.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2021 at 1:24 AM CDT
|By Branden Walker
Petal High School hosts its first Marching Band Invitational at Panther field
Updated: Oct. 17, 2021 at 12:49 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Nearly two hundred bikers gathered Saturday at Hellfighters USA Motorcycle Shop for an annual benefit ride.
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Updated: Oct. 17, 2021 at 12:15 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
A traditional Fall event at Moselle Elementary School that was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic was held Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2021 at 11:35 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Thousands of people gathered in Laurel Saturday night to celebrate hamburgers and hot rods.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
Six Native American flags are flown at USM.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 6:52 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The staff at Hattiesburg’s Saenger Theater is getting into the Halloween holiday “spirit.”
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Branden Walker
A celebration was held celebrating the decrease in youth custody cases after five years of hard work in the community.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 4:56 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson
The large decals were donated by Headrick Signs in Laurel and represents the mutual appreciation between the two of them in serving residents in the Friendly City.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
The frightening trail is a fundraiser for the fire department and the county.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 2:52 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Vaccination Equity Initiative Mississippi will host a vaccine clinic at Town Square Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
MDHS said MDE has alerted them P-EBT cards were sent to students in several school districts, including the Petal School District.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Jones County Deputy Coroner Earnest Hollingsworth taught residents how to respond in an emergency situation and safely administer CPR.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 10:29 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
It’s a fundraiser for the Avenues Alliance and helps pay for some of the Halloween activities in the area.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
The Hattiesburg Area Historical Society hosted an open house at The Hattiesburg Cultural Center for its 50th-anniversary.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
An annual event in Laurel celebrating good food and great cars will feature even more automobiles when it takes place this Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 8:43 PM CDT
|By Mia Monet
Beat 5 supervisor Curtis Grey announces the reopening of four bridges in the area.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Mia Monet
Vitalant partners with two Jones county fire departments to host blood drives on Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson
The center is open to the public and contains a lending library with educational resources available to all members of the community.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Branden Walker
Trey Cobb says he plans to continue to help as many people as possible because the opportunity is a blessing.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 8:09 PM CDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Mailed bill gets visual design change to streamline information.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 7:55 PM CDT
|By Mia Monet
Mia Trujillo’s family has planned a ‘Justice for Mia’ walk in honor of her and to bring awareness to her death.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 7:24 PM CDT
|By Mia Monet
Forrest County broke ground to fix the area’s waterway system.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
A multi-million dollar renovation of one of the main academic buildings at Pearl River Community College is almost finished.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson
Jones County officials say they are looking for individuals who are stealing road signs.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson
There will be live music after the ride along with a huge firework show starting at 8 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
For a year and a half, Executive Vice President Of William Carey University, Dr. Ben Burnett studied the causes of teacher shortages in the southern region and in our state.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 11:38 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Glade, M&M and Powers volunteer fire departments responded to the call around 10:17 a.m.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 9:52 PM CDT
|By Caroline Wood
Domestic violence affects people nationwide and here in our backyard.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
The faculty senate proposed a resolution to the IHL and USM as to why they wanted to make this a requirement for everyone on campus.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 8:11 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
Walking for a Cure will take place at the park by Town Hall in Beaumont.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 8:06 PM CDT
|By Mia Monet
Ricci and Natasha Page honor their son Bryce'ston, who lost his life in a motorcycle accident in August.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 7:22 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
PCHS band received all-superior for the first time since 2000.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson
The meeting was a continuation between the board and the fire council to discuss the money each of the county’s 19 volunteer fire departments receives.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 6:04 PM CDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Tourism officials adjust plans and rebound from 2020 economic losses.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Jacob Boleware, 31, was last seen on Oct. 3, 2021, when he was reportedly dropped off at Sawmill Square Mall in Laurel.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 3:49 PM CDT
|By Mia Monet
Laurel head football coach Ryan Earnest was selected as the South team head coach for Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Teachers say it will be a good sensory activity for their students.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 1:05 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
There are about 167,000 emergency nurses in the U.S.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
The Southern Miss concert, treble and Tenebrae choirs took the stage at Parkway Heights United Methodist Church.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 10:00 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson
The Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport is set to upgrade the infrastructure at their industrial park site located on Superior Drive.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 5:03 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
According to an order made on Oct. 6, the owners of Club Empire will be forced to keep the club closed until at least Thursday.