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With the regular season winding down, the Southern Miss baseball team continues to build momentum down the stretch. With three games left on the schedule the Golden Eagles sit atop C-USA with a 14-7 More>>
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Hattiesburg Police Department remembered their officers who were killed in the line of duty at a special memorial service Wednesday. More>>
Officials with the Forrest County Sheriff's Department honor their fallen officers. Each year the sheriff's department holds a ceremony to remember those that lost their lives in the line of duty. Though More>>
An independent film draws Hollywood talent to the Hub City. A dark yet humorous drama, The Historian is a film that puts academia in America under the microscope. Hattiesburg native and USM history More>>
Police arrest two suspects in connection with Monday's Walmart parking lot shooting in Laurel. Sean Land (23) and Sederic Miles (26) both face charges of aggravated assault and attempted armed robbery More>>
Each year, nearly 5,000 Mississippians experience their first stroke, and more than 1,500 die from one. May is stroke awareness month. According to the American Stroke Association, the risk for stroke More>>
Southern Miss held a day of giving for its beautification project on Wednesday. School officials launched the campaign just a few weeks ago. They are collecting funds to help pay for three million dollars More>>
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that tanning salons give customers under 18 warnings about their risks. The American Academy of Dermatology says there is a 75 percent increase in the More>>
Three suspects are now in custody in connection with the Hattiesburg Zoo break-in. The three are minors so their names have not been released. Police say the ages range from 14 to 17. All three are More>>
The Jones County Gang Task Force says there are at least 50-100 active gang members in the area. In November of last year, the Jones County Sheriff's Department was given a $12,500 grant to start a gang More>>
There's been a lot of attention on social media about two girls missing in Lamar county. Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel says he has no reason to believe they are in immediate danger. McKayla Slade More>>
A recent study is now suggesting that patients add mental health screenings to their annual doctor visits with physicians. According to the University of Cambridge study, people should prioritize mental More>>
The second Mississippi Curriculum Testing will begin on May 14 and will last for three days. Students will be tested in reading, language arts, math and science. Those test scores are used to factor More>>
Blake Ballard (22) from Brandon, Miss. remains in the ICU as he recovers from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He will not be charged with a crime because in his particular case he broke no state law. More>>
The Jones County Gang Task Force tells us it knows of at least 50 to 100 active gang members living in our area along right now. Gangs are affecting our community on the streets and in the jail system. More>>
William Carey University officials announce four new building projects coming to the Hattiesburg campus. WCU will build a chapel, a school of business building, a college of osteopathic medicine wing More>>
According to an Eagle Alert from The University of Southern Mississippi, a Southern Miss student has been transported to the hospital as a result of what appears to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot More>>
On May 1, 2013, Jones County Sheriff's Department responded to a mobile home near the end of Leroy Musgrove Road in Soso. Investigators had received reports of illegal drug activity and a felony fugitive More>>
College seniors are gearing up for May graduation, and for many that means they only have six months to find a job before payments on their student loans begin. A recent report from the National Federal More>>
ELLISVILLE - A new General Electric Aviation facility opens in Ellisville and officials promise to create 250 jobs within five years. More>>
Drug court is a three year program, an option that judges can choose if the criminal is a drug addict. It's an alternative to incarceration. According to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, More>>
PETAL, Miss. - Several elementary school students on a bus, plus the driver of a car, were injured during an accident in Petal. More>>
Katelin: Lamar County Sheriff Department authorities are looking for public assistance in locating Katelin Slade, a 16 year old Female, who was reported missing over a week ago. Slade was last seen on More>>
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