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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...
Update on Major Construction Project on State Street; find out its impacts so far
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The multi-phase project has made some major progress since it first started back in January. So much so, that we are now nearing the end of phase one of the project, which stretches from Pearl Street to here at Mississippi Street. A project official expects that...
Smith and Riley takes over as Head Coach/Captain of the Vikettes
Jennifer Smith and Za’Miya Riley have taken over as Head Coach/Captain of the Vikettes for the 2024-2025 season. Riley, who is a sophomore at WC, first began dancing at the age of seven when April Green introduced her to the sport. She decided to stick with dance and eventually made the Vikettes squad when she entered Junior High School.
Fieldhouse for the Homeless needs donations to reopen men’s shelter
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The folks with Hattiesburg’s Fieldhouse for the Homeless are making an urgent plea for financial donations, to help them reopen a men’s shelter that recently had to close. The shelter on U.S. 49 shut its doors about a week ago because the organization was...
‘What am I going to do?’: Wheelchair user says Medicaid transportation caused her to miss medical visits
Bonnie Griffith of Clinton missed four doctor appointments in June and July because of problems with the transportation company that contracts with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid. Griffith, who has a chronic nerve damage condition that requires her to use an electric mobility scooter, relies on Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation...
A Southern Antiques Affair coming this weekend; deadline for tickets is midnight Wednesday
Vicksburg is set to play host to A Southern Antiques Affair, an event that is sure to entertain, educate and showcase the renewed appreciation of vintage finds. The three-day event will run Friday Aug. 16 through Sunday Aug. 18 at the Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Dr. Briggs Hopson Blvd., and will include an antique shopping […]
Warren County public records: Aug. 5-Aug. 12
Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period of August 5 to August 12. Warranty Deeds: *Ronald Charles Aders to Bobby Glenn Whitney, Part SE/4 of NE/2, Section 10, Township 15 North, Range 4 East. *Johnnie Guinn and Ora Guinn to Kendrick Montrell Bershell and Kentrez Martell Bershell, Lot 54, Cottonwood Subdivision […]
Smith signs with European Club
Holly Springs great Daquan Smith is taking his talents to Europe, to become a professional basketball player for club “Valmiera Glass Via” of the ENBL” European North Basketball League.”. Smith had a stellar collegiate career which led to his professional signing with the club. Smith is coming...
Former Rebel wins World Long Drive World Championship
Former Ole Miss baseball player Sean Johnson captured his first-career World Long Drive World Championship Sunday afternoon. Johnson blasted a 411-yard drive in the final to secure the championship belt at Eagles Landing Country Club outside of Atlanta. Johnson, who now lives in Charlotte, hit the longest drive of the final day of competition at 426 yards […] The post Former Rebel wins World Long Drive World Championship appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Ole Miss unveils new Rebel Rewards plan
As Ole Miss gears up for the 2024-2025 athletic season, the Rebels look forward to another year of rewarding the best fans in the SEC through their fan loyalty program, Rebel Rewards, powered by Coca-Cola. Join the Action. Ole Miss fans of all ages can join the Rebel Rewards program...
CPA firm says city’s audit not ready to present
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen expected to hear results from its FY 2023 audit, but that didn’t happen. Carr Hammond, CPA and managing partner at Silas Simmons, the accounting firm the city contracts with for its audits, was not available to attend Tuesday’s board meeting, but sent word to Mayor Dan […] The post CPA firm says city’s audit not ready to present appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Laurel man arrested for stealing farm equipment
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Agents with the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) arrested a man after they recovered a stolen tractor, attachments and lawnmower in Jones County. On August 10, 2024, MALTB was contacted about the possible location of a Kubota MX6000 tractor and front-end loader, Land Pride pallet forks, Land Pride […]
Petal firefighters battle blaze, heat at afternoon housefire
PETAL Miss. (WDAM) -The firefighters of B Shift with the Petal Fire Department not only battled the heat from the flames of a blaze at a home on Russett Lane Wednesday but also the strength-sapping heat of an August afternoon in Mississippi. PFD Chief Marion Sims said units responded to...
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