Mississippi State

Laurel, MS

Hattiesburg, MS

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A public hearing for Hattiesburg’s Community Development Division 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan and 2023 Annual Action Plan has been scheduled for Friday. The City of Hattiesburg announced on its Facebook page that the public hearing will take place at the Jackie Doll Sherill Community Center at...

City of Hattiesburg to hold public hearing Friday for 2023-27 Consolidated Plan, 2023 Annual Action Plan

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) -A local and world hero’s accomplishments are displayed now at Hattiesburg’s African American Military History Museum. In honor of Women’s History Month, the museum unveiled an exhibit titled “Ruth Bailey Earl-An in Depth Look at Her Story.”. Earl, who was born in...

Ruth Bailey Earl exhibit opens at African American Military History Museum

South Carolina State

Perry County, MS

Charleston, SC

PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A Perry County man has been located after being reported missing for several days. According to the Perry County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old William Dan Watkins has been found safe in South Carolina. Watkins was reportedly stopped by law enforcement in Charleston, S.C. After officials...

Missing Perry Co. man found safe in South Carolina

Columbia, MS

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Columbia has begun a new street repaving project. Most of the work is being done on streets in the G and K subdivisions. “It includes Chickasaw Trail, Choctaw Trail, Aztec Trail, Broadmoor Avenue, Askew and Bennett streets and we’re also able to do the intersection of Park (Avenue) and Church (Street),” Columbia Mayor Justin McKenzie said.

$250K street repaving project underway in Columbia

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 annual event. The festival will have more than 200 arts and crafts vendors and nearly 50 food vendors. Thirteen different live music acts also...

ADP preparing to host 36th annual HubFest Saturday

PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A Perry County man has been missing for several days, and law enforcement needs your help. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office said 29-year-old William Dan Watkins was last seen at his home on Burch Drive in Runnelstown on Tuesday, March 21, around 7 p.m. Watkins reportedly told his mother that he was going to Hattiesburg for a few hours, but he never returned home.

Sheriff seeks public help to find missing Perry County man

Georgia State

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - With rain in the forecast this weekend, the University of Southern Mississippi has altered its baseball schedule to try and play all three Sun Belt Conference games with visiting Georgia Southern University. Friday’s opener, originally scheduled for a 6 p.m. first pitch, has been moved up...

USM weekend baseball schedule shuffled by weather

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Thursday morning traffic saw some delays due to the installation of a pedestrian bridge in front of Kamper Park. Work crews installed a bridge from 8:30 a.m. - noon. Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker said the bridge will highlight the new, wider and safer multi-use path on...

Pedestrian bridge installed at Kamper Park

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A shooting investigation is underway in Laurel Thursday night, according to the City of Laurel Police Department. Laurel Police Chief Tommy Cox says a man was shot twice and had been taken to South Central Regional Medical Center. The extent of the victim’s injuries is unknown,...

Thursday night shooting in Laurel sends man to hospital

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Trey Garczynski is a 16 year old boy who is living with a disease so rare, less than 20 people in the world have ever been diagnosed with it. The symptoms started when Garczynski was 11 years old. “I was just walking around but just a...

Meet Trey Garczynski: the boy living with Mitchell Syndrome

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A man wanted in connection to multiple auto burglaries has turned himself in to the Hattiesburg Police Department. According to HPD, 30-year-old Gabriel Walker Camacho of Hattiesburg has been charged with seven counts of auto burglary, and booked into the Forrest County Adult Detention Center. Camacho...

Hattiesburg man wanted in connection to 7 auto burglaries turns self in

Lamar County, MS

Sumrall, MS

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...

Active shooter training to take place Thursday at Sumrall High School

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - One person was killed and another taken to a local hospital with injuries after a two-vehicle accident Friday night. The accident happened around 8:45 p.m. in front of Dan’s Truck Stop, shutting down the northbound lanes of U.S. 49 near the U.S. 98 East intersection for at least a few hours.

UPDATE: 2-vehicle accident at U.S. 49-U.S. 98 kills 1, injures another

Jones County, MS

Ovett, MS

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jones County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting on Gavin Mills Road in Ovett that left a man wounded and requiring emergency medical care. JCSD investigators said that an adult male was shot once in the chest outside a residence, reportedly by an...

Man airlifted to hospital after Jones County shooting

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Police Department needs your help identifying a suspect wanted in connection to multiple auto burglaries. According to HPD, the auto burglaries reportedly occurred from March 18 to March 19, 2023, in the area of 19th and 21st Avenue. If you have any information pertaining...

HPD: Suspect wanted in connection to multiple auto burglaries

Money, MS

Petal, MS

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A medical marijuana dispensary and growery is on its way to the city of Petal. The Tortuga Cannabis Company will take the building of a former dance studio in the 800 block of U.S. 11, north of Dandy Dan’s. Ward 1 Alderman Gerald Steele, who...

Medical marijuana dispensary on its way to the City of Petal

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Police Department has an active warrant for a man wanted in an ongoing credit card fraud investigation. According to HPD, 34-year-old Kenneth Newsome of Hattiesburg has an active arrest warrant for one count of credit card fraud in connection to using a stolen credit card at 4401 Hardy Street.

HPD: Man wanted in ongoing credit card fraud investigation

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A fatal Friday morning house fire is under investigation in Petal. According to Petal Fire Chief Joe Hendry, they received a call about a house fire on Walnut Drive, estimated to have come in around 8:39 a.m. Hendry said firefighters were able to locate and extract...

1 dead after Friday morning house fire in Petal

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Tom O’Brien coached college football for 40 years. His son Dan picked up quite a bit during about 35 of those years. Despite Tom focusing most of his attention on the offense, Dan gravitated toward the defensive side of the ball. He’s been working toward...

Dan O’Brien ready for long-awaited opportunity to lead Southern Miss defense

Mississippi State, MS

Taylorsville, MS

TAYLORSVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - New updates in the Rasheem Carter death investigation raise more questions than answers. Ever since the 25-year-old’s remains were discovered on Nov. 2, 2022, there has been a consistent public outcry for answers to what happened to him. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) announced...

Cause of death undeterminable in Rasheem Carter case, MBI says

Bassfield, MS

BASSFIELD, Miss. (WDAM) - An investigation is underway in Jefferson Davis County after a man was found dead by law enforcement Thursday morning following an early-morning shooting. According to the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Office, a call was made around 4 a.m. of shots fired in Bassfield. A JDC deputy...

Bassfield man found dead outside home following early-morning shooting

Columbia native Johnathan Abram inches closer to home, signs with Saints. Columbia native Johnathan Abram inches closer to home, signs with Saints. Sheriff’s office: Man shot, killed in early morning shooting in Jefferson Davis Co. Sheriff’s office: Man shot, killed in early morning shooting in Jefferson Davis Co.

Investigation continues into deadly, early-morning shooting in Bassfield

Ellisville, MS

Moss, MS

Sandersville, MS

Soso, MS

Stringer, MS

Heidelberg, MS

Moselle, MS

Vossburg, MS

Eastabuchie, MS

Bay Springs, MS

Seminary, MS

Paulding, MS

Collins, MS

Clara, MS

Richton, MS

Louin, MS

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Utility Box Trail estabished

Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee has pushed to make the city correspond with its namesake, the City Beautiful. This exhibit allows the museum to display rare items...

Utility Box Trail estabished

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