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Purvis off to first 4-0 start since 2010

SEMINARY – Tied at 13-13 with three minutes and 15 seconds left, Purvis needed to march the ball 73 yards to get to its first 4-0 start since 2010.

Purvis stays undefeated, ready for true test

Purvis continues to click and stay unbeaten after shutting out Northeast Jones.

PODCAST: 139 - Ticket Giveaway, High School Football Week 3, Preview To The Battle For the Bell

On this week's episode of The PineBeltSPORTS Podcast, the show gives away tickets to the Tulane-USM game.

Three candidates qualify for Lamar legislative seat

Three candidates are in the running for the Mississippi House of Representatives District 87 seat that was vacated when former representative Billy Andrews resigned after a disagreement with House

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Kioki Laphand (6) celebrates scoring the go-ahead touchdown in Purvis' 19-13 win over Seminary. Photo by Van Tyner for The Pine Belt News.

Purvis off to first 4-0 start since 2010
By Andrew Abadie, READ MORE > 98 Reads
On Sat, 09/26/2020 - 10:41 AM
SEMINARY – Tied at 13-13 with three minutes and 15 seconds left, Purvis needed to march the ball 73 yards to get to its first 4-0 start since 2010.

Six plays later, Purvis' Kioki Laphand broke out a 24-yard run and scored the go-ahead touchdown run that won the game for the Tornados 19-13.
Tyrell Pollard hauls in three touchdown cases in the Warriors' win over George County. Photo by Jesse Johnson for The Pine Belt News

Oak Grove crushes George County 59-24 with dominant second half performance
By Charlie Luttrell , READ MORE > 599 Reads
On Sat, 09/26/2020 - 01:23 AM
The Oak Grove Warriors finished its three-game homestand to start the season by crushing the George County Rebels 59-24.

While the Warriors outscored its opponents by 62 points in its first two games, George County kept the ball game close in the first half. The Rebels trailed only by a touchdown going into halftime at 24-17.
Man killed after traffic accident on West 7th Street
By Haskel Burns, READ MORE > 1092 Reads
On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 12:26 PM
One man is dead after a traffic accident caused by a medical emergency on West 7thStreet in Hattiesburg.
UM announces updated guidelines for gameday
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On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 11:42 AM
OXFORD, Miss.
Yvonne Moore, left, and Christy Carmichael collect specimen for COVID-19 testing outside of the Aaron E Henry Community Health Services Center in Clarksdale, Miss., Wednesday, March 29, 2020.

Why Mississippi’s COVID-19 numbers are flattening
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On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:28 AM
By Erica Hensle, Mississippi Today

After a steep summer climb in coronavirus cases, Mississippi’s average daily numbers have trended down for three months.
The Pine Belt News Podcast: Episode 3 - September 24, 2020
By Podcast, READ MORE > 250 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 05:51 PM
In episode 3 of The Pine Belt News Podcast, we talk about the special election in House District 87, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local tourism industry, an infrastructure project in east Hattiesburg and more.
Officials from the Hattiesburg Zoo have been forced to reschedule the opening of the giraffe and hyena exhibits because of complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zoo reschedules giraffe and hyena exhibits for spring of 2021
By Haskel Burns, READ MORE > 761 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 05:06 PM
Although officials from the Hattiesburg Zoo were on track to open the upcoming giraffe and hyena exhibits in the Northwest Quadrant of the zoo by the end of this year, complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced zoo staff to push those openings back to the spring of 2021.
Concept art for Robert St. John's upcoming El Rayo Tex-Mex restaurant.

Robert St. John to open Tex-Mex restaurant in Hattiesburg
By Haskel Burns, READ MORE > 2451 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 04:31 PM
As a lifelong fan of Tex-Mex food, Hattiesburg restaurateur and author Robert St. John has long wanted to bring that concept to the Hub City and has been working on that endeavor for about three years now.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann

What is Mississippi getting for $350 million a year in workforce development? Leaders vow to find out
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On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 02:49 PM
By ANNA WOLFE

Mississippi today

Mississippi spends roughly $350 million in state and federal funds on workforce development and training each year, a new budget report drafted for the first time this year revealed.
Interim coach Scotty Walden inspires his team before Southern Miss' game against Louisiana Tech. Photo by Pat Causey for the Pine Belt News.

Southern Miss hoping to earn first win against rival Tulane
By Andrew Abadie, READ MORE > 1158 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 01:27 PM
As the saying goes, misery loves company. That saying arguably is the best way describe Southern Miss and Tulane after each team blew respective leads last week.

To recap, Southern Miss blew a 17-point lead against Louisiana Tech while Tulane, which held a 24-0 lead, allowed Navy to score 27 unanswered points to win.

Man killed after traffic accident on West 7th Street

One man is dead after a traffic accident caused by a medical emergency on West 7thStreet in Hattiesburg.

Ryan Moore, public information officer with the Hattiesburg Police Department, said officers responded to a traffic accident in the 2200 block of West 7thStreet at about 7:30 a.m. Sept. 25. One male, who was the driver, was transported from the scene by ambulance and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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