Hattiesburg News

East Hattiesburg is suffering, according to a recent study. There are at least 1,888 structures in the area that are either substandard or severely dilapidated, according to the city's 2008 fair housing update.

R3SM, which stands for Recover, Rebuild, Restore Southeast Mississippi is holding it's first ever benefit walk Saturday to raise money for improvements to their new headquarters.

WE SAW TWO STRONG cases of democracy in action this week in Hattiesburg and Petal, both concerning neighborhood zoning.

Five people accused of conspiracy to defraud Medicare and Medicaid pleaded innocent Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg.

Oak Grove High School Dandy Dozen wide receiver Steve McNair, Jr. has verbally committed to play football at Southern Miss.

Ellisville aldermen have cleared the way for the sale of beer and light wine within city limits.

In his modest, and unassuming way, Dr. Ron Keller, has helped form and guide the development of several noteworthy nonprofit community homes, situated in four different areas.

Get your dancing shoes on for the 2009 Harvest Bash, presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Saturday night, Nov.

Master Sgt. David Thompson, of Hattiesburg, was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.

Two area teens killed in an early morning explosion Saturday near Carnes were known as really good guys, relatives and friends said.

The Hattiesburg Convention and Tourism commissions are taking over part of the management of the Hattiesburg Zoo.

If you're between the ages of 18 and 24 and are willing to have your every move filmed, then The Bottling Company is where you should be on Thursday.

Pearl River Community College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is moving forward on rebuilding facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina after four years of "moving in quicksand.'' Officials settled with Zurich Insurance Co.

Darwin Wells Jr. was found guilty of deliberate-design murder and sentenced to life in prison today in Jackson County Circuit Court.

With his edgy, punky-blonde haircut and guitar strapped across his sleeveless chef's smock, Nathan Lippy resembles a culinary version of rock 'n' roll rebel Billy Idol.

Share + Oct 28, 2009 12:29 pm US/Central JACKSON, Miss. Seven people associated with a medical clinic have been indicted for alleged Medicaid and Medicare fraud and federal authorities seized millions of dollars in cash and property in Mississippi and Texas , court records said.

The Mississippi State Department of Health has teamed up with the Department of Education, county emergency centers and school districts to start a program called AmbuBus.

Circuit Court Judge Dale Harkey denied a request this afternoon for a change of venue in the capital murder case of a teen accused in the Oct.

Over the last 25 years, the number of cases of Alzheimer's has steadily increased and today, the debilitating disease affects approximately 53,000 Mississippians each year.

A new tutoring service has come to the Hub City. Officials with the Tutoring Club along with members of the Area Development Partnership held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning.