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Hattiesburg girls win first track state title since 1990

PEARL – As Hattiesburg’s Lenasia Drummond crossed the finish in the 300-meter hurdles, a face of exhaustion came over. It . . .

Hattiesburg boys win third straight track state championship

PEARL – For the first time since 2018, Hattiesburg faced a challenge entering Thursday's 5A State Track championships. After winning . . .

Infant/toddler playground at Hinton Park gets green light

Almost two years ago, officials from Petal Excel By 5, the Petal Area Chamber of Commerce, the Petal Education Foundation . . .

Councilwoman Dryden addresses drainage issues throughout Hattiesburg

Throughout her eight years on Hattiesburg City Council, Ward 4 Councilwoman Mary Dryden has seen tremendous strides in improving the . . .

City of Petal turns website over to Municode

Visitors to the City of Petal’s website will soon see some changes and improvements, as the Petal Board of Aldermen . . .

Despite success at USM, Pitching Coach Christian Ostrander had an unexpected start to his early coaching career
By Andrew Abadie, 2,401 Reads
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 11:29 AM
For the second time in Southern Miss pitching coach Christian Ostrander’s four-year span, he has guided the Golden Eagles’ pitching staff in leading the country in the category of strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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Petal basketball elevates assistant Brandon Jennings to head coach
By Andrew Abadie, 1,102 Reads
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 11:17 AM
Petal basketball has officially named assistant Brandon Jennings to take over the role as head coach.
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Trista Magee Whitman coaches on the sidelines at Stringer. Photo by Kevan Lindsey/The Impact.

Former PCS standout named head girls basketball coach at FCAHS
By Andrew Abadie, 1,481 Reads
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 11:09 AM
Trista Magee Whitman has officially been hired as the next head girls’ basketball coach at Forrest Country Agricultural High School. Whitman spent last season leading Stringer as a first-year head coach. Whitman’s squad finished 9-15 in her lone season but reached the second round of the 1A playoffs.
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Only 4 Days Until Nominations Open
By Staff Reports, 726 Reads
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 07:20 AM
Get ready to nominate your favorites, and stay tuned for more information!

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Kenterius Wright and Daquarius Wright walk behind at gate at the Sunflower County Jail on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Recardo Thomas

Men Arrested In Jamie Iverson Case Booked Into Sunflower County Jail
By From staff reports, 3,167 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:49 PM
The two men arrested in connection with the shooting death of Jamie Iverson have been booked into the Sunflower County Jail.
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Hattiesburg officials seeking public feedback on Hub City Transit master plan
By Haskel Burns, 836 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:09 PM
Officials from the City of Hattiesburg are in the process of creating a new master plan for Hub City Transit – the city’s public transportation system – and are seeking the public’s feedback regarding how to improve that service in the city for the next five to 10 years.
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Kenterius Wright and Daquarius Wright, two brothers, have been arrested in connection with the April 23 attempted robbery and murder of Paul's Jewelry store owner Jamie Iverson.

Captured: Tip leads to the arrest of two men in connection with Jamie Iverson murder
By Recardo Thomas, Emmerich Newspapers , 1,546 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 03:03 PM
A tip called in to law enforcement officers has led to the arrest of two people in connection with the April 23 attempted robbery and murder of businesswoman Jamie Iverson.
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SALTER: Grisham’s ‘Sooley’ scores an intriguing novel about hoops and Third World realities
By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 1,064 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 11:25 AM
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

Professional book critics usually squirm uncomfortably in their reviews when author John Grisham gets out of the more familiar mold of legal thrillers with unexpected plot twists or more gothic looks at a South that is evolving on questions of race, equality, or social justice.
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Mississippi loses population, not expected to lose House seat
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 726 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 11:09 AM
Mississippi will not lose a congressional seat even though it was one of only three states to lose population during the past decade, according to early U.S. census data released this week.

State leaders had said for some time they did not believe the census would result in a loss of a congressional seat for Mississippi.
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