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Fire work continues in summer
BUDE — Conditions from late June to September are usually not conducive to prescribed fires. Temperatures are hot, humidity is often high, fuel is green and low winds make it hard for fire to carry. Homochitto National Forest Fire Management Officer Trey Bolt said they spend the dog days of summer carrying out other work. […] The post Fire work continues in summer appeared first on Daily Leader.
New School Funding Formula for Mississippi K-12 Schools
JACKSON, Miss. – Starting July 1, Mississippi’s K-12 public education system began using a new funding formula for schools. This new formula replaces the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP). It aims to ensure that school districts in the most need receive additional funding. The Mississippi Student Funding Formula...
Local hair salon gives free, back-to-school haircuts
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Many parents already have squared away school supplies, backpacks and wardrobes. But the back-to-school checklist doesn’t end there. Hair Unlimited stepped up Sunday to help ease the financial burden on parents with children returning to the classroom. the salon gave free haircuts to students ranging...
Sumrall soccer star returns Gatorade Player of the Year honor to Pine Belt
SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Gatorade Player of the Year award for girls high school soccer in Mississippi has returned to the Pine Belt after a decade’s absence. Sumrall High School midfielder Addie Siders became the fourth honoree to hail from the Pine Belt, and the first of the quartet to do so during her junior season.
One injured after car overturns in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – One person was injured after a vehicle overturned in Jones County. The crash happened just before 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 21 on Highway 11 South. Officials with the Jones County Fire Council said firefighters found a four-door sedan overturned off of the roadway. The driver had moderate injuries and […]
Kosciusko’s Zenovia Woolie Receives Spirit Award at Distinguished Young Women of MS State Finals
Kosciusko’s Zenovia Woolie along with 28 other young ladies from the state of Mississippi recently participated in the Distinguished Young Women of MS State Finals in Meridian, MS. Miss Woolie, who attends Kosciusko High School, received the Spirit Award and $1,000 in college scholarships. The Spirit Award is the...
What Southern Miss AD Jeremy McClain said about paying players, Will Hall, basketball renovations
2024 is halfway over and shifts have already been made in the college athletics landscape that will affect Southern Miss. Revenue sharing to pay college athletes has been agreed to but not finalized. Schools can also become more involved in NIL than before. The Golden Eagles are close to a pivotal football season while completing facility projects and beginning new ones.
Three dead in Indianola Mass Shooting
INDIANOLA- Three nineteen-year-olds died as shots rang out along church street in Indianola just before one Sunday morning. Sunflower county coroner heather burton and the enterprise tocsin identify the victims as recent gentry graduate Areon Butler, along with Cameron Lee Butts and Marquette Baites of Greenville. Charles Modley, who just...
2 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Jackson gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two people are dead, and three people are injured after a shooting at a Jackson gas station. The incident happened at 2:51 p.m. on Sunday at the Shell gas station near the intersection of McDowell Road and Suncrest Drive. Authorities tell WLBT 3 On Your Side...
Players of the Pine Belt: Bay Springs RB/LB Espen Campbell
BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) - For the first time in a decade, there’s a new leader of Bay Springs High School football, Coach Regrick Young. “He’s good, man,” said senior running back/linebacker Malaki Page. “He’s got the same energy we got. We just have to work hard.”
More than 50 Hattiesburg residents come out Leaf River litter cleanup
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Saturday was cleanup day in the Hub City. Dozens of folks were out and about doing their part to keep the Leaf River and surrounding areas free of trash and debris. “Water bottles, cans, paper,” volunteer Cierra Boddie said. “We have seen a lot.”
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