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There’s been a new development in the defamation lawsuit between NFL legend Brett Favre and Pat McAfee, the firebrand talk show host, former WVU football kicker and punter for the Indianapolis Colts. Favre filed the suit against McAfee in Lamar County, Mississippi after McAfee ripped the Pro Football Hall...

SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) -The number of school shootings reported in the United States in less than the first three months of 2023 comes to an even dozen. The prospect for such a horror happening in one’s own backyard has had law enforcement creating, practicing and polishing its plans and tactics for approaching an active shooter situation.

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - One person suffered life-threatening injuries during an incident on Interstate 59 just before State Route 589 in Lamar County on Tuesday afternoon. According to MHP Public Information Officer Taylor Shows, a person driving a motorcycle was traveling north on I-59. After leaving the road, the...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office is advising residents and drivers to steer clear of Sumrall High School Thursday where “active shooter” training will take place for most of the day. The exercise is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sheriff Danny...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - One mother is speaking out after her 16-year-old son was found shot and killed Wednesday. Adrian Jenkins is living a real-life nightmare after the death of her son. “I cried about him all night,” Jenkins said. “It’s my beautiful baby boy. I can’t rest, I...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Teen violence in the Pine Belt is increasing by the day. Over the past week, several shootings have been profiled. On Wednesday, a 16-year-old teen was found shot and killed in Lamar County. This incident comes just a day after an unrelated shooting in Hattiesburg involving two more teens. And just two weeks ago, a 16-year-old and 18-year-old were involved in a shooting inside of Turtle Creek Mall.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A 16-year-old who had been fatally shot was found by his family the next day in Lamar County. Pine Belt News reported dispatch received a call about gunshots near the south end of Bramblett Drive on Tuesday, March 14. The caller said it sounded like the shots came from a set […]

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - One mother is speaking out after her 16-year-old son was found shot and killed Wednesday. Adrian Jenkins is living a real-life nightmare after the death of her son. “I cried about him all night,” Jenkins said. “It’s my beautiful baby boy. I can’t rest, I...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s important to know the difference between the flowers you want to keep in your yard and the weeds you need to keep out. Some invasive species may appear attractive; however, those weeds can be the most dangerous to the plants on your property.

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - One hundred customers are under a boil water notice from the North Lamar Water Association. The affected area runs from the intersection of Sheila Lane and South Mill Creek Road to the intersection of South Mill Creek Road and Curtis Loop and from the intersection of Chambliss Madden Road and Shelia Lane to the intersection of South Mill Creek Road and Madden Road. It also includes all adjacent roads.

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Police Department and Lamar County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a suspect in a shooting inside the Turtle Creek Mall food court that left one wounded Saturday evening. Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said law enforcement “was looking for a black female,...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - After experiencing issues with multiple buses, the Lamar County School District is preparing to add to its fleet. The district is adding six buses, two of which are new, and the other four with less than 40,000 miles. This comes as a relief after the...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Pollen has been extremely high over the past few days in the Pine Belt. While no stranger to south Mississippi, one has to ask, is the pollen count typically this high at the very beginning of March?. Or put another way: Is it normal for...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – A boil water notice was issued for about 250 customers in Lamar County on Saturday, February 25. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the notice was issued for the North Lamar Water Association. The notice affects customers from the intersection of 16th Section Road and Old Highway 11 […]