Two Hattiesburg artistic endeavors were co-winners in The American Prize, which celebrates American excellence in the arts.
James and the Giant Peach and The Phantom took top honors in the Musical Theater Performance, 2018-19.
Lamar County police have arrested three suspects involved in a rash of automobile burglaries in the county.
Sheriff Danny Rigel said there were several vehicles broken into during the early morning of August 11 on Blossom Circle in Purvis. Deputies were notified by a homeowner who witnessed suspicious activity in the area.
A man is dead after a Wednesday shooting on Fredna Avenue in Hattiesburg.
All athletic activities scheduled between Sacred Heart Catholic School and Presbyterian Christian School – including next Thursday’s football game – have been cancelled by Sacred Heart.
The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Sharon Mark, the former Hattiesburg Municipal Court clerk who previously sued the city, former Mayor Johnny DuPree and all five members of Hattiesburg City Council for slander, among other things.
I was busy wrapping up at work one September Saturday when the phone rang just before noon.
“Phillip, you gotta get out here,” a friend insisted. “Doves are flying like mad, and we're fixin' to throw a bunch on the grill.”
Billy Ray Anderson
83, of Purvis
Billy Ray Anderson died August 9, 2019, at his home. Services were August 11 with burial in Anderson Family Cemetery.
Officials at the Petal School District are no strangers to recognition and awards, including being honored as the No. 1 school district in the state for the 2016-17 school year and receiving the highest rating in Mississippi’s accountability system two years ago.
It’ll apparently take a little more than a car crashing through the building to deter the voting process at the Lamar Park voting precinct on Pinewood Drive.
Outgoing Hattiesburg Public School District Trustee Patricia Fluker has confidence the district’s faculty members, staff and administrators can help its students become among some of the state’s top achievers going forward.
