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Beaumont residents frustrated after board meeting called off
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Beaumont neighbors are upset after an emergency board meeting was call off Thursday evening after the aldermen voted to fire three out of five of the town’s police officers. The mayor said he disagreed with the decision and ordered a veto. In order to override the veto, at least four […]
No more detours around the River Avenue Bridge
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Thursday around lunchtime, the Forrest County Board of Supervisors announced that the intersection at South Main Street and Carterville Road in Petal had been reopened. For the first time since January, drivers coming out of Petal did not have to take a detour to reach...
Aldermen vote to cut Beaumont Police Department by more than half; Mayor could veto
BEAUMONT, Miss. (WDAM) - Things were pretty heated at Tuesday’s board of aldermen meeting in Beaumont. After weeks of rumors and speculation, the board addressed “personnel issues” within the police department. Several community members wondered if this meant the department would be dissolved. Some supported cutting the...
Petal businesses excited to see South Main Street completed
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - For the past few months, drivers commuting between Hattiesburg and Petal were required to take a detour once leaving the River Avenue Bridge before reaching the lower end of South Main Street. Thursday, the Forrest County Board of Supervisors announced that construction on South Main Street...
River Avenue Bridge nearing completion
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Last week, a Forrest County Board of Supervisors’ Facebook post alerted people that the River Avenue Bridge over the Leaf River between the City of Hattiesburg and the City of Petal would be shutting down for a time on Wednesday for painting purposes. That’s...
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