During the past few weeks, the eastern United States has been paid unwelcome visits by Hurricane Florence in September, followed this month by Hurricane Michael.
Whether through character interpretation, putting on plays or storytelling, it’s Darci Tucker’s mission to bring history to life.
It’s been a great year so far for Myla Cox.
Last year, the Barksdale Reading Institute implemented The Parent Academy – a free program designed to help parents prepare their 4-year-old children for kindergarten – in 12 school districts across Mississippi, graduating more than 500 parents and caregivers.
Officials from Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s office are diligently reviewing approximately 1,500 files – including receipts, contracts and transactions of purchased goods and services – regarding a Petal cemetery that is in danger of being seized by the state and sold to the highest bidder if the owner doesn’t make arrangements to pay a
A former treasurer for the Oloh Fire Department has been arrested for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from the organization, including making payments to her personal credit card using the fire department's bank account.
A Hattiesburg man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Marlon Brown.
Ryan Moore, public information officer with Hattiesburg Police Department, said 55-year-old Orange Victory Nelson - also known as Owen Nelson - was charged Thursday for the crime and booked into the Forrest County Jail.
According to a 2014-2015 survey conducted by Pew Research Center, 94 percent of teenagers in America who go online using a mobile device do so daily, and 71 percent of teenagers use more than one social media platform, whether that be Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or Twitter.
It’s not often that many counties can claim an actual rocket scientist in their ranks, but John Mills is Lamar County’s exception to that.
It’s not hard to see why Petal High School junior Lorin Brown is considered a leader among her peers, with roles such as president of the 11th grade student council, Petal Ambassador, member of Spanish Club at the National Society of High School Scholars, and section leader in the Petal High marching band.
