A Purvis man has been arrested and charged with murder after a weekend shooting in Lumberton that left one man dead and a woman injured.

The 10 students participating in the Petal High School Utility Lineman Program recently got to show their skills to several organizations around the Pine Belt during an April 5 visit from a wide variety of electric, development and educational groups.

Voters throughout Hattiesburg still have a few days to decide whether to approve an additional 1 percent sales tax on hotels, motels and restaurants to benefit parks and recreation projects around the city, as well as the improvement of Reed Green Coliseum.

In the spirit of maintaining the character of the North Main Street neighborhood, members of Hattiesburg City Council have granted former Mayor Johnny DuPree’s request to rezone his home from its current B-2 (neighborhood business) designation to R-1A (residential).