Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
DNA K9 is helping the Forrest County Sheriff's Office by using a K-9 and its handler that specializes in the field of forensic science.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:40 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The sheriff’s department says it was reported that the alleged shooter goes by the nickname “Cornbread,” with no other information on his identity confirmed.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
A local volunteer firefighter and a bystander aided in rescuing a driver after her vehicle overturned from a rollover crash in Jones County early Monday morning.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Levin announced his resignation Tuesday afternoon as a decision to spend more time with his family.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 12:25 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Lindin Ellzey, 42, of Soso, was found guilty of three counts of molestation towards his stepdaughter.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 9:34 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
JCSD Administrator Lance Chancellor Chancellor says the mothers’ will make their initial appearance in Jones County Justice Court Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Golden Eagles will take on in-state rival Ole Miss to determine who takes a trip to Omaha, Neb. for the CWS.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney spoke about urging residents to prepare for the season ahead.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 1:24 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and will continue through Nov. 30.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 9:53 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Jones County Fire Council spokesperson Dana Bumgardner says workers stated that chickens were being housed at the time of the fire.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is calling for a six-month suspension of Mississippi’s 18.4-cent gas tax to fight record-level inflation.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 4:51 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Terry M., of Collins, hit a jackpot of $419,754 while playing the Monopoly Money Platinum Edition slot machine.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 4:56 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
FCSO says the child tested positive for methamphetamines and was ordered by the court to be removed from Collier’s custody.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Southern Miss has released information and tips for those who wish to attend the 2021 MHSAA Football Championships at its Hattiesburg campus this weekend.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Registration for the CyberStart America program will be open through April 29, 2022.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 3:42 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
9,845 citations were issued, 158 impaired driving arrests were made and 195 crashes were investigated.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Mississippi Mobile ID is a digital version of a physical driver’s license that will let residents control their identity through a free smartphone app.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 3:27 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Pediatric vaccines for children ages five to 11 are set to be given on Sunday, Nov. 11.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Benefits will come later this month, through two lump-sum payments; first for Summer 2021 and second for the 2020-21 school year.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
SNAP households in counties that suffered food loss because of the storm have until Monday, Sept. 20, to request replacement benefits.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 2:52 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Benjamin Dagley, 54, was arrested Thursday after leaving a store in a Dayton, Oh. shopping plaza.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 5:26 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
MSNG announced Wednesday that about 250 soldiers will deploy for emergency response missions in Louisiana.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Both high schools will start a virtual schedule on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2021 at 3:49 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Angela Pacheco, 39, was arrested during the stop early Saturday morning.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2021 at 8:24 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The initiative is being conducted through six networks of regional community transportation providers across the state.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is releasing $7.65 million in grant money that will fund body cameras to any law enforcement department with 50 or fewer full-time, sworn personnel.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 7:08 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Gabrielle Nicole Meadows, 17, was last seen in the Perkinston community Sunday, June 27.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2021 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
USM was rated by the Military Times resource guide in its “Best for Vets: Colleges 2021 Rankings.”
Updated: May. 22, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Two male Chacoan Peccaries, Fennel and Basil, are now on exhibit at the zoo.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Both services were halted in March 2020 due to COVID-19 guidelines.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2021 at 5:06 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board’s annual Easter Coloring Contest is open to state school children ages four to nine-years-old.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2021 at 4:11 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The choristers have earned the approval of the church’s congregation, staff and Dr. Susan Hrostowski, a professor of social work at USM.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 12:21 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
MTR is a two-year program that combines college coursework and on-the-job training to prepare soon-to-be teachers.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 11:19 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
A Jones County bus driver came across a pleasant surprise before starting her morning bus route.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 10:43 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Open enrollment for Medicare began Thursday and will run through Dec. 7, 2020, for seniors to have the opportunity to update Medicare health or prescription coverage.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2020 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
HPD is urging people to be on the lookout for a vehicle that was stolen with a child inside.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 11:41 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins and Branden Walker
Two caretakers were charged following an investigation of the death of a 62-year-old man found drowned in a pool at a home in Richton on Aug. 15.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 1:12 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
A reward has been set for information regarding animals being stolen out of the Dixie Adoptables at Lucedale Animal Shelter early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Metro Narcotics Agents and the Mississippi Department of Corrections assisted the Hattiesburg Police Department in arresting a Purvis man on felony drug charges Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
In a Facebook post, Creel spoke about being diagnosed with the coronavirus Friday and what he is doing to keep his family safe, as well as the recovery process.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 10:45 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Libertarian Nominee for the United States presidential race Dr. Jo Jorgensen’s campaign will be leading a protest convoy through Jackson and Hattiesburg Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Eddie Robertson and Renaldo Hopkins
According to Commander Don Hopkins of the Waynesboro Police Department, the MS Crime Lab Odontologist confirmed that the remains belong to 47-year-old Kimberly Nanette Holifield, of Waynesboro, based off of dental records.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2020 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
A non-profit organization made by a Laurel native takes action to provide mosquito protection for a local community after the first West Nile virus case was reported in Mississippi.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 8:01 AM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith released a message Friday to recognize Independence Day, mentioning the challenges facing the nation and the American will to make things better for the future.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the nation’s largest shell egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., donated 280,000 eggs to Extra Table to assist families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 2:38 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency released an updated list of its preliminary damage reports Wednesday in response to the severe weather that hit the state this past Sunday.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 1:31 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
"I’m alarmed by the number of schemes we’re seeing pop up around Mississippi and on social media,” said State Auditor Shad White.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2020 at 8:47 PM CDT
|By Renaldo Hopkins
At least 11 people were killed when strong storms ripped through the state.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 9:54 AM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
U.S. Department of Transportation will award $7.7 million to twelve Mississippi airports for safety and infrastructure use as the investment is a part of a $520.5 million national investment in airports across the country.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2020 at 4:35 PM CST
|By Renaldo Hopkins
The program is free to all telephone customers in the state and consumers may register an unlimited number telephone numbers; however, only valid Mississippi numbers can be added to the list.