Crosby News

The staff at Crosby Arboretum is looking for as many volunteers as they can to help with a number of events, activities and regular maintenance that takes place at the site.

A University of Southern Mississippi professor and two of his students are hoping their research on children's sleep patterns will awaken parents to a problem many believe affects only adults.

Pastor John H. Smith, 57. Happy Birthday, Grandpa from Brookleyn, Blake, Braden, Cameron and Caleigh. via Hattiesburg American

April 12 Dustin Welsh, 11, Petal. April 13 Pam Crosby Ball, 40, Petal, Happy Birthday from your family! The Hattiesburg American will include the celebrant's name, age and hometown, but you also may ... via Hattiesburg American

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If you have an idea for a future interview on our program, please send it to us at midday@wdam.com and include your name and phone number for verification purposes as well as the words "Midday Interview ... via WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

“He was one of the best drivers we had”

Wilkinson County authorities have released little information about the Feb. 16 shooting death of Robert White, who was reportedly shot during a fight at Maebell's Bar on the Wilkinson County side of Crosby. via Enterprise-Journal

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The decline of the South Mississippi lumber boom left cut-over, near barren land and unemployed men. In 1930/31, philanthropist L.O. Crosby Jr. (extreme left) decided to give these men work.

He purchased cut-over land near Picayune and paid former woodsmen to drain, clear and to lay out and plant 5-acre tracts of strawberries.

As the Depression progressed there was little demand for strawberries, but Crosby kept the men working and paid. In 1945 the farm was reforested with slash pine from the Forest Service at Wiggins. Read more

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT to be Chrismassy in 75 degree weather. Of course, as soon as I finish writing this column, the thermometer is going to plunge to sub-zero temperatures just to prove me contrary. via Hattiesburg American

“The exception was the fatality that we had in Amite County.”

Pike County's roadways remained safe during the recent Thanksgiving holidays, according to recently released statistics from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, McComb police and the Pike County Sheriff's ... via Enterprise-Journal

“Mississippi Libraries: Discover the World, Close to Home", focused on the world we live in right here in Mississippi and all the wonderful people and places we have to promote. "Tea with the Authors”

The 2007 Annual Conference of the Mississippi Library Association was held in Vicksburg, MS last week. via Picayune Item

Mississippi state troopers have issued more than 8,000 citations since 6 a.m. Monday as part of a tri-state road enforcement campaign with Alabama and Tennessee. via The Clarion-Ledger

A 20-year-old Woodville man died in a traffic collision in Amite County late Wednesday. via The Clarion-Ledger

Long ago, a pioneer befriended an Indian chief and purchased from him a parcel of land, with high bluffs, overlooking a small river, and so began the history of Picayune Mississippi. via Picayune Item

“I couldn't see very well, but I didn't care.”

Index and pinky finger pointed up, curl the middle fingers down and hook them with your thumb ... Worldwide that is known as the rock symbol and you could see them all over the place Sept. via Hattiesburg American

MUSIC The Meistersingers is holding auditions by appointment through September. via Hattiesburg American