A Forrest County grand jury recently returned a first-degree murder indictment against now 23-year-old Javier Galvez.

Drivers in the Hattiesburg area should plan ahead next week as a railroad crossing will temporarily close for maintenance. The railroad crossing at Chevis Lee Road will be closed on Wednesday and ...

The district has plans to purchase new educational material to help teachers strengthen their classrooms. Superintendent B.R. Jones said they also are looking at removing certain requirements that ...

Southern Miss has formally dedicated the new home of its School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Security.

Two Pine Belt churches teamed up Friday to host an appreciation luncheon for first responders in Covington and Smith counties.

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - During this week’s severe storm, Jones County resident Faye Ishee saw that the weather was getting bad on TV, and she went to a part of her house that she considers her ...

The WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Team expects a squall line to move through with damaging winds of more than 60 mph, but brief, ...

Hub City, get ready! A popular Mississippi family-owned restaurant is coming soon. On Thursday, Berry’s Seafood and Catfish House announced that they will be opening a new location in Hattiesburg in ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that one person is dead and three ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - First responders in Biloxi are on the scene of a crash involving a vehicle and a freight train at the railroad crossing on Oak Street. Officials with the Biloxi Police ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - It could be a school, a grocery store or even a church. Regardless of location, help is always needed fast when there’s an active shooter present. “We have had larger-scale ...

An old friend of Dr. Tom Giles, Colin Beaton, who currently lives in Saudi Arabia, spoke with the class about his journey.