Updated: Nov. 24, 2023 at 10:21 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Arrangements have been finalized for William Carey University President Emeritus Tommy King, who passed away on Nov. 22
Updated: Nov. 23, 2023 at 9:41 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Volunteer fire departments responded to the incident on Sharon-Sandersville Road just west of I-59 just before 5:30 p.m.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 1:04 PM CST
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The police department said an argument turned violent on Country Club Road in Hattiesburg around 7:55 p.m.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM CST
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Jones College women's soccer won the program's 1st-ever national championship Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Johnson County Community College
Updated: Nov. 18, 2023 at 3:50 PM CST
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Mississippi State secures 41-20 football victory late over visiting Southern Miss
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
The zoo said fighting between the pair intensified on Wednesday evening, and the second-born cub attained extensive wounds from which it did not recover.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 3:03 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Stormy Langley was reported missing by a family member.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 4:11 PM CST
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MDOT will be replacing the bridge on County Road 8 just east of Mississippi Highway 15 in Stringer.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 6:08 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
The Ellisville Police Department said the incident is still under investigation.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 10:26 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Though Tuesday’s general election results aren’t official, Joe Berlin’s claiming victory and looking ahead to the future.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 12:16 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
45-year-old Deondrick Duane Hardy’s bond was reduced by Judge Hulon West of Smith County during his initial court appearance Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 9:26 AM CST
|By WDAM Staff and Allen Brewer
Investigators said a land dispute might have led to the death of a Jasper County man in a Monday night shooting.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:19 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Mississippi State University received $4 million pledge from Luckyday Foundation toward new residence hall complex
Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 9:51 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
MBI says one person was injured in the incident, another was taken into custody and another fled the scene.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 11:03 AM CDT
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The Hattiesburg Police Department says more charges from them and other law enforcement agencies will be processed soon.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 9:24 AM CDT
|By Keaundria Milloy and WDAM Staff
Imagine waking up to find a mysterious school bus in your driveway.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2023 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
One person was seriously injured and was airlifted from the site of a lawn mower rollover in Jones County Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A man has been found guilty in the murder of his wife and sentenced to life in prison in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By Cam Bonelli and WDAM Staff
Bunga arrived at the Hattiesburg Zoo on Thursday at 8 a.m.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 11:57 AM CDT
|By Jay Harrison and WDAM Staff
The Hattiesburg Zoo welcomed a new resident on Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The remnants of a shed (left) bear witness to the danger posed by a Jones County fire Sunday that threatened a shop (right) and four homes on the Newcomb Road property.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2023 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
USM falls to Old Dominion on Homecoming, 17-13
Updated: Oct. 6, 2023 at 10:27 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
An explosive structure fire at a Jones County farm supply store shut down traffic and took over seven hours for firefighters from over a dozen departments to extinguish.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 10:11 AM CDT
|By Charles Herrington and WDAM Staff
Paul was inaugurated during the Investiture Ceremony at the Bennett Auditorium on USM’s Hattiesburg campus at 3 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 12:50 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Oct. 11 is the last day to apply.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Kyra Lampley and WDAM Staff
Jones County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 300 block of Mason Creek Road in the Hebron community Tuesday evening.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Cam Bonelli and WDAM Staff
The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback's deposition is scheduled to take place at Hotel Indigo on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 9 a.m.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 11:06 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
“One of the great Mississippi-born musicians.”
Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 10:29 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Southern Miss could not overcome a 32-point halftime deficit, eventually falling Saturday to Texas State, 50-36, in Hattiesburg
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A new lawsuit in Jones County claims Sheriff Joe Berlin physically assaulted and verbally abused a minor in a 2022 confrontation at a high school football game.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A vehicle ran into with a Dollar General store in Ellisville Thursday afternoon
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 11:16 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A mobile home fire in Jones County on Wednesday has resulted in an urgent search for a missing woman.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 12:16 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A Jones County man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on MS Hwy 588 Sunday morning.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 8:53 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A two-vehicle collision caused delays for some Jones County bus riders Monday morning.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A former Ellisville Deputy City Clerk has been arrested for embezzlement, according to the Office of the State Auditor.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Jasper County injured two people, including a child who was airlifted from the scene on Mississippi 18
Updated: Sep. 9, 2023 at 3:57 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson cuts a ribbon Saturday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 7:03 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff and Ame Posey
The crash occurred between multiple vehicles around 6 a.m. at the intersection of U.S.-84 and Debbie Holifield Road.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
A retired Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper and a sworn Law Enforcement Officer with the Department of Public Safety was killed Monday after coming across a two-vehicle crash on Highway 6 in Panola County while traveling to Jackson.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2023 at 4:12 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
As of Aug. 24, FEMA had approved more than $450,000 in assistance for individuals and households in Jasper and Jackson counties. affected by June's severe weather
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The joy of football mixed with melancholy of absorbing the passing of a legend at the University of Southern Mississippi Saturday.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 9:51 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The University of Southern Mississippi topped Alcorn State University 40-14 Saturday in the season-opening football game for both schools.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 7:56 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The state of Mississippi is helping to make evacuating with a pet or farm animals easier as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on the Florida coast.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
An applicant will get a phone call because a FEMA inspector will reach out to them to schedule a home inspection and possibly ask questions about their application.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By WDAM Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A new state record for the longest alligator caught in Mississippi was broken over the weekend.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun approving grants and sending letters to homeowners and renters who applied for FEMA assistance following the June severe storms and tornadoes in Jasper and Jackson counties.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 1:48 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The incident happened near the intersection of Moffett Road and Old Highway 49 South.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
FEMA encourages survivors to watch for and report any suspicious activity.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The Waynesboro Police Department has an update to share in the missing teen case.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Layla Turner, 11, has been located.