The addition of 90 upcoming jobs, current and future growth, and a milestone for Regions Bank were all celebrated Thursday during a ribbon cutting at the recently-opened Regions Bank Loan Operation Center at the corner of Lincoln Road and Lamar Boulevard.
A Lamar County man who allegedly kidnapped a 6-year-old relative has been arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, and is waiting extradition back to his home county.
Six local nonprofits will benefit from $55,000 in funds awarded through the Pinebelt Foundation’s Ann Morris Memorial Fund.
The grant funding will be used to enrich the quality of life to persons of advanced age, who are diagnosed as intellectually challenged.
Receiving grants are:
A moratorium that prevents the further construction of multifamily housing units in Lamar County will remain in place for property at 2000 Oak Grove Road, at least for the time being.
In what Hattiesburg attorney Clark Hicks called “one of the largest verdicts that’s ever been awarded in Lamar County,” a jury this week awarded a man $1.5 million in a civil trial involving a Hub City auto dealership.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi has ruled in favor of the Lamar County School District in regard to the district denying the installation of an LED advertising billboard on its 16th Section leasehold on Old Highway 11.
In 1995, the Mississippi Legislature was able to establish the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program, helping Lamar County buy 10 new fire engines over the course of that year.
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This year 38 students received more than $51,000 in scholarships from 14 different programs managed by the Pinebelt Foundation.
“I’m bored!”
One of the most dreaded phrases of summer vacation…
But worry not, parents! There are several summer activities in our area that will squash those unbearable words, and provide fun, educational experiences for the whole family!
More than 150 Pine Belt-area Muslims gathered in downtown Hattiesburg early Tuesday morning to celebrate the Eid Al-Fitr holiday – marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community for Islamic faithful throughout the world.
A federal judge has dismissed all claims made against three Hattiesburg Police Department... READ MORE
