Jasper County, MS

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) said 3,474 customers, who are served by the Tallahala W/A-Antioch water supply in Jasper County, have been placed under a boil water notice. According to MSDH, water sampling showed the presences of E. coli bacteria. Health officials strongly recommend that all […]

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) - About 3,000 customers of the Tallahala Water Association in Jasper County were put on a “boil-water” notice Thursday. The notice affected the Moss, Antioch and Missionary systems. Tallahala said it would notify customers when the water was safe to drink again without boiling...

Players of the Pine Belt: Sylva-Bay Academy seniors Zach Buckley and Kristopher Moss. Players of the Pine Belt: Sylva-Bay Academy seniors Zach Buckley and Kristopher Moss. Perry County and Richton School Districts welcome back students. Updated: 11 hours ago. |. Even though they are two of the smallest districts in...

ELLISVILLE – Jones College is now offering the Practical Nursing program at its Jasper County Center in Bay Springs for the fall semester. Applications for this medical program are now being accepted at the Jasper County Center in Bay Springs. One requirement for all applicants is the TEAS Test. Applications and all supporting documents should be delivered to Jones College’s Jasper County Center located at 3209 Highway 15, in Bay Springs by noon on August 16, 2022.

The manslaughter trial involving Christopher Wade Robertson has a new location and date. The former Laurel Police Department Officer’s trial involving a 30-year-old woman has been scheduled to take place at the Circuit Court of Forrest County on November 1, according to documents. According to the document which is...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The suspect in a motorcycle theft on Harb Purvis Road made his initial court appearance today. Danny Dial, 37, was on the run following an arrest warrant issued by the Jones County Sheriff’s Department for grand larceny. He was eventually captured by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department and transported back to Jones County.

A three-vehicle collision Monday left one person deceased and first responders busy well into the afternoon. According to Patrol Sgt. Jameka Moore, Troop H Public Relations Officer, the accident occurred Monday morning when three vehicles were all traveling in the southbound lane on Highway 15 near Montrose. “It appears that...

The suspect in the theft of a motorcycle on Harb Purvis Road last Friday has been captured. Jasper County Sheriff’s Department deputies captured Danny Dial, age 37, who was on the run following an arrest warrant for Grand Larceny issued by the Jones County Sheriff’s Department. Dial allegedly...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A wanted Jasper County man in a Jones County grand larceny investigation has been arrested. According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, deputies arrested the suspect in the theft of a motorcycle on Harb Purvis Road this past Friday. 37-year-old Danny Dial, of Vossburg,...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Three Jasper County fire departments worked together to successfully save a residential structure and prevent injuries on Monday, July 25. The Bay Springs and Moss fire departments responded to a residential structure fire on County Road 155 as mutual aid for Stringer Fire Department. Firefighters...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jones County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Danny Wade Dial, 37, in connection with the theft of a motorcycle from Harb Purvis Road on July 22. Dial’s last known address is in Vossburg, MS. According to the sheriff’s office, the owner of...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - An accident on Interstate 59 Saturday afternoon near Heidelberg killed three people and injured two more. Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Jameka Moore, Troop H public relations officer, said the accident involving an 18-wheeler and passenger vehicle happened near the 112-mile marker. “We got a call...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM) - The growing town of Heidelberg has planted another new business right in the heart of downtown. Symonica Page just opened her own photography studio. It’s the first of its kind for the small Jasper County town. Page said she’s just thankful to be able to...