Lamar News

Big Bay is about to become a lake again. A reconstructed earthen dam is functioning, and water from Big Bay Creek started flowing last week into the massive basin that will eventually become the largest private lake in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Health says the state's total number of swine flu cases is 152, and there are still no deaths.

American Staff Writer tdoherty@hattiesburgamerican.com PURVIS - Three new sites for new fire stations.

PURVIS - With new evacuation guidelines adopted for the current hurricane season, Lamar County has become one of the first isles of relief along the Interstate 59 corridor for those fleeing the Gulf Coast and New Orleans.

The Mississippi Department of Health says the state's total number of swine flu cases is 105, and there are still no deaths.

The pair just showed up one day - big gray songbirds with black masks perched side by side on the barbed wire fence across the road from our house.

Blacks in Forrest and Lamar counties earned almost $8,000 less than whites in 2007, according to a recent study released by the American Human Development Project.

Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Boyer II of Sumrall announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea Joy Boyer, to Joseph 'Doc' Harbison, son of Brooks and Sandy Lindsey of Sumrall and the late Rick Harbison.

Lamar County, like much of South Mississippi, was dealt some harsh lessons when Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on Aug.

PURVIS - Defendants in two Lamar County murder cases had March 2010 trial dates set Thursday morning during a docket call in Purvis for the 15th Circuit Court.

The Mississippi Department of Health says the state total number of swine flu cases is 34.

PURVIS - Lamar County supervisors are waiting for word from the Mississippi Development Authority before they can decide whether they'll be able to accept the low bid on the construction of a proposed senior center/voting precinct in District 4. ' came in significantly higher, so they took it under advisement until we find out,' Lamar County ...

The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 13 cases of H1N1 swine flu in the state.

Willow Pointe Church is partnering with the Lamar County School District and Lamar Baptist Association to sponsor a complimentary Community Leadership Luncheon on Thursday at the association's office on Mississippi 589.

State education officials visited Oak Grove Middle School Tuesday to see firsthand how Lamar County schools are leading Mississippi in incorporating economics into all subject areas.

The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended a flash flood warning for northern Forrest, northern Lamar, southern Covington and Jones counties until 6:15 a.m. today.

The Pine Belt area, for the most part, continues to do better than other areas of the nation economically.

By Jennifer Jacob Brown jjacob@themeridianstar.com Shane Blanton's passion about educating our children is highly evident, to say the least.

PURVIS - After an 18-month odyssey negotiating bankruptcy, canceled contracts and a beat-the-clock zip to the finish line, delivery day finally arrived for Lamar County and its volunteer fire departments.

The Southeast Mississippi Air Ambulance District is considering taking legal action against Lamar County over the subsidy the county was paying for membership in the district.