Hattiesburg, MS

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Traffic backups caused headaches for drivers and people on their way to the event; however, some people who attended said they feared for their safety. Workers have begun to make some emergency repairs on a section of Interstate 59 that was damaged Monday. I-59 overpass damaged by tractor-trailer. Updated: Apr....

Pine Belt Memorial Day travel

Waynesboro, MS

WAYNESBORO, Miss. (WDAM) - No one was hit by gunfire when shot were fired Sunday morning in Waynesboro. But injuries of other kinds were reported in a incident that took place about 8:30 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Ramey Street and Russell Drive. The Waynesboro Police Department is being...

No one shot in Sunday morning Waynesboro incident that resulted in multiple injuries

Columbia, MS

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jefferson Davis and Columbia communities are mourning the loss of a former police chief with a lifetime of service. John Wayne Tolar began his career in law enforcement as an elected Jefferson Davis County constable and a patrolman for the Columbia Police Department in 1980. He served as a constable until 1996. However, he continued to work his way up the ranks at the CPD.

Columbia, Jefferson Davis mourn former police chief after 40+ years of service

Purvis, MS

Lamar County, MS

PURVIS, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lamar County School District’s summer feeding program starts next week. The program provides free lunches for anyone 18 and under during the summer. The program runs next week through the first two weeks of June. Lunches will be given out from 11 a.m. to...

Lamar County school district announces summer meal schedule

Laurel, MS

TAYLORSVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - What the heck, live long enough and you get your own day to celebrate. Which is exactly what four generations of family and friends did with Bernice Straughn, who turned 101 years old Sunday. Gobs of grandkids and family members celebrated the Straughn family matriarch at...

Pine Belt woman commemorates 101st birthday Sunday

The table was meant as a way to honor fallen soldiers and missing men. When we think of honoring someone, we might think of grand gestures. For Hattiesburg Veteran Ted Tibbett, showing honor is a simple act of taking the time to talk. Carnival of Love for Fieldhouse for the...

33rd Annual Bay Fest Kicks Off Wednesday

The table was meant as a way to honor fallen soldiers and missing men. When we think of honoring someone, we might think of grand gestures. For Hattiesburg Veteran Ted Tibbett, showing honor is a simple act of taking the time to talk. Hattiesburg honoros Pine Belt fallen soldiers on...

Carnival of Love for Fieldhouse for the Homeless

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - On Memorial Day, several volunteers gave back at the Fieldhouse for the Homeless in Hattiesburg. The Carnival of Love, organized by Dr. Demetra Bates, provided free haircuts, food, live music and fun for anyone in need. The event also accepted donations of bug spray, toilet paper, shower shoes and personal hygiene items.

Volunteers give back on Memorial Day at Fieldhouse for the Homeless

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) -The Veterans Memorial Museum honored fallen soldiers today with its Memorial Day program. The program also displayed a remembrance table for all fallen soldiers. Guest speaker and retired Command Sgt. Major in the U.S. Army Kevin Kelly said it’s a simple table to set up but a...

Veterans Memorial Museum displays ‘remembrance table’

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - On Monday, 173 names were called out, honoring the lives of fallen Pine Belt soldiers from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The City of Hattiesburg and Hattiesburg Veterans Committee’s 40th Memorial Day ceremony gave...

Hattiesburg’s Memorial Day ceremony pays special honor to Operation Iraqi Freedom fallen soldiers

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - One Columbia resident gave back to his community in a unique way. Robert Cosby invited the community to watch Disney’s recent release of “the Little Mermaid” at the Marion Theater. Cosby funded the event for more than 100 people to attend the show...

Columbia resident splurges for kids to see ‘The Little Mermaid’

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Families, friends and service members gathered to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice at the Memorial Day program in Laurel. Dr. Scott Carson, who retired from the U.S. Army, served as the master of ceremonies. “Memorial Day is more special for military members than Veterans...

Veterans Memorial Museum honors fallen soldiers in Laurel

Louisiana State

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi baseball team presented its departing coach with another championship ring Sunday afternoon at Riverwalk Stadium. The 16th-ranked Golden Eagles paired the long ball with yet another stellar pitching performance to top the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-2, in the title game of...

USM tops Louisiana, 6-2, Sunday to win SBC baseball crown, NCAA berth

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDAM) - Will Armistead stepped up when the University of Southern Mississippi baseball team needed him most, turning in a seven-inning complete game as the Golden Eagles bashed their way into Sunday’s Sun Belt Conference postseason championship. Armistead checked Appalachian State University on an unearned run on...

Armistead pitches USM into Sun Belt championship baseball game

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Construction project to cause lane shift on Hardy St. Thursday morning

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Thursday morning traffic will be impacted by further construction in front of Kamper Park. Work crews will be placing the delivery of...

Construction project to cause lane shift on Hardy St. Thursday morning

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