Hattiesburg, MS

Bay Springs, MS

BAY SPRINGS Miss. (WDAM) - Four days of food, fun, carnival rides and more can be found at Bay Fest - the City of Bay Springs’ biggest annual event. Mayor Donald Brown said this year marked the 33rd time the city has hosted the event. “We’ve got some great...

Bay Fest 2023 brings community together

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The historic Saenger Theater hosted a not-so-silent movie night Sunday, coinciding with FestivalSouth. Guests were transported back more than 100 years to watch two films by Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle from the 1920s. Back then, movies were just a motion picture and organists and musicians...

Saenger Theater hosts not-so-silent movie night

Marion County, MS

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - A new mobile resource has become available for some families in the Pine Belt who are facing food insecurity. Two organizations, Hope Community Collective and Save the Children, have outfitted a mobile food pantry called “Big Hope,” and it will provide both hot meals and groceries to hungry families.

‘Big Hope’ mobile pantry to feed families in Marion, Walthall, Lamar counties

Mississippi State

Sumrall, MS

SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - City of Sumrall residents are preparing to make a difference in their community , and the first step is knowing where to start. Last month, the town received a grant from the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security to create a Neighborhood Watch and Community Emergency Response Team.

Sumrall residents learn about community involvement programs

Louisiana State

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The hurricane season is just starting, but that doesn’t mean preparations can’t start now. The odds of the Pine Belt having to evacuate are lower than those of the Coast, but a plan should still be in place. “Many people from the Mississippi...

Preparing for hurricane season key

Petal, MS

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) – Concrete work on the East Hardy Street bridge is expected to resume next week. Work had been halted the past few weeks as the project’s contractors and engineers sought to adjust both ends of the steel spanning the Leaf River. “The bridge is...

East Hardy Street project to pick back up next week

2 injured in 'flash' incident at Enterprise Transportation Company in Petal. Storm Watch 2023: WDAM 7 First Alert Hurricane Special Pt. 4 - Website cut. Storm Watch 2023: WDAM 7 First Alert Hurricane Special Pt. 3 - Website cut. Storm Watch 2023: WDAM 7 First Alert Hurricane Special Pt. 3...

Storm Watch 2023: WDAM 7 First Alert Hurricane Special Pt. 1 - Website cut

Pennsylvania State

AUBURN, Ala. (WDAM) - Samford University scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning and withstood a bases-loaded rally in the bottom of the inning by the University of Southern Mississippi to take a 4-2 victory in the opening game of the Auburn Regional Friday afternoon. The second-seeded...

USM baseball falls in extra innings at Auburn Regional

AUBURN, Ala. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi baseball team avenged an opening-round loss in the Auburn Regional Sunday afternoon, but the Golden Eagles won’t have much time to celebrate. Second-seeded USM (43-18) eliminated Samford University, 9-4, at Plainsman Park, scoring the last six runs of the game...

USM avenges opening-round loss with 9-4 win over Samford Sunday

Lumberton, MS

LUMBERTON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a Lumberton teenager. Authorities say 18-year-old Alyssa Long was last seen about 5 a.m. Sunday in the 5600 block of Mississippi 13 in Lumberton walking in an unknown direction. Long is described as 5 feet,...

Silver Alert issued for Lumberton 18-year-old

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - Two people were taken for medical attention after an incident at Enterprise Transportation Company in Petal Friday afternoon. According to Petal Assistant Fire Chief Marion Sims, the call came in as a reported explosion, but he said after an initial investigation, “it was determined to be a flash from the ignition of the release from a tank.”

2 injured after incident at Enterprise Transportation Co. in Petal

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Police in Hattiesburg need help identifying suspects in a theft investigation from this past March. According to the Hattiesburg Police Department, two men are being suspected of grand larceny and the theft of other items that happened in the 600 block of Campbell Loop on Tuesday, March 14.

2 men suspected of grand larceny, theft in Hattiesburg from March

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A man was shot and died early Saturday morning in Hattiesburg in what police are describing as a domestic dispute. Forrest County Deputy Coroner Lisa Klem identified the deceased as Najee Hawkins, 26, Hattiesburg. Klem said the body will be sent to the state Crime Lab...

HPD: Fatal shooting on W. 7th believed to be domestic-related

Pearl, MS

PEARL, Miss. (WDAM) - Neither Mother Nature nor West Lauderdale High could keep the Purvis High School baseball team from its appointed rounds with destiny. It took a little longer than originally scheduled, but the Tornadoes pulled off a 3-2 victory in 10 innings over the Knights Friday to capture the Class 4A state baseball championship at Trustmark Park.

Purvis High School wins Class 4A state baseball championship

Wayne County, MS

Wayne County investigating 3 shootings

Jones County, MS

Ellisville, MS

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A Jones County woman is behind bars after a cross-county police chase. The Jones County Sheriff’s Department reported the incident occurred on Thursday, June 1, when Deputy Matt Bailey attempted to stop a motorcyclist on MS-589 near Ellisville. The motorcyclist, 34-year-old Heather Rowell of...

Woman leads Jones law enforcement on cross-county motorcycle chase

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A storefront in Hattiesburg has taken some damage after a vehicle ran into it on Friday. According to the Hattiesburg Police Department, officers responded to a crash into a storefront in the 6300 block of U.S. Highway 49, at Discount Tobacco & Beer. When officers arrived,...

HPD: U.S. 49 storefront hit by elderly driver suffering from medical condition

Eastabuchie, MS

Moselle, MS

Purvis, MS

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Soso, MS

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ADP preparing to host 36th annual HubFest Saturday

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Organizers of the 36th HubFest will be keeping long hours Saturday, getting downtown Hattiesburg ready to host thousands of visitors for the...

ADP preparing to host 36th annual HubFest Saturday

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