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The announcement comes as cases continue to rise in the Hattiesburg Metro area

The Confederate monument that sits outside the Forrest County courthouse in Hattiesburg is staying put.

Defensive lineman Jacques Turner announced on Twitter that he would be opting out of the 2020 season and become a graduate transfer.

A third suspect wanted after a weekend chase in Lamar County was arrested in Hattiesburg Wednesday.

Two weeks after being sentenced in Forrest County, a former Forrest County Agricultural High School band director pleaded guilty to another sex crime Wednesday in Lamar County.

The Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees approved a revised return plan Tuesday in which students will not return to classrooms for in-person learning for the first three weeks of the year.

The Petal Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting targeted residential picketing Thursday during a special-called meeting.

Petal aldermen announced a special-called meeting Thursday night to address comments made by Petal Mayor Hal Marx on the death of George Floyd.

A Mississippi mayor is facing criticism for social media comments following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn.

The owners of a Hub City business sued the City of Hattiesburg and Mayor Toby Barker, claiming the city violated their constitutional rights after the business was closed under state and local executive orders.

Country music singer Brad Paisley joined a group of teachers on a video meeting Thursday.

Hip Hop artists Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are moving forward after threats of legal action against Mississippi due to conditions at state prisons.

The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the 12-year sentence of a man convicted for having a cellphone in jail on Thursday.

Brian Dozier became the first University of Southern Mississippi baseball player to win a World Series Wednesday night.

A federal judge sentenced a Mississippi man Tuesday for his role in burning a cross in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Seminary.

A court order for involuntary treatment has been issued for a man who was taken into custody last week following a report of a suspicious person at the Walmart in Petal.

More disturbing accusations have emerged against a Mississippi man accused of decapitating his mother in 2018.

The Supreme Court of Mississippi has dismissed the appeal of a deceased man who was convicted of raping and kidnapping a University of Southern Mississippi student.

A Lamar County woman pleaded guilty Wednesday for her role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme.

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Communication has removed an Alabama newspaper editor from its Hall of Fame after he published an editorial calling for violence and the return of the Ku Klux Klan.

USM has lifted the order to shelter in place but urges students to use caution as the search continues for two state inmates who escaped from the Forrest County Jail.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office continues its search for a missing teenager who is believed to be with a 20-year-old Hattiesburg man.

A Mississippi family’s Christmas was extra-special this year after the return of a beloved older brother.

The convictions and sentences of Charles and Linda Bolton were affirmed on Tuesday in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The hospital said the two have known each other for more than 20 years, but Hewett proposed this weekend in the hospital.

The University of Southern Mississippi announced Thursday that it must permanently reduce the budget by approximately $8 million and eliminate 20 current staff employee positions. University President Dr. Rodney Bennett made the announcement in an email sent out to all faculty and staff. Bennett attributed the decision to decreases in state funding, particularly over the past 18 months, and a recent Board Policy adopted by the Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning...