Lumberton News

LUMBERTON SCHOOL BOARD held a public meeting June 25 to get public input on a proposed millage increase.

The new Mayor of Lumberton says her administration will be transparent and more accountable to the citizens of that Lamar County town.

LUMBERTON - THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE has received the blueprints for the Azalea Gardens housing development to be located at 900 East Camp St., according to committee chairwoman Sylvia Griffith.

Three Lamar County men were arrested on charges of possession of precursors and manufacture of a controlled substance after deputies discovered them making crystal methamphetamine.

From humble beginnings as a history teacher at Moss Point High School, Hank Bounds has methodically risen through the ranks to fill one of Mississippi's most important education positions.

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

Each year for the past 13 years, the Lamar County School District had asked for a 4 percent increase in ad valorem taxes.

LUMBERTON - AT THE JUNE 16 Board of Aldermen meeting, Ronnie Lloyd addressed the board about the old hospital building.

A number of water and waste water projects underway by the Pearl River County Utility Authority are under budget.

Forrest County is expanding its disaster efforts with the construction of a $3 million community shelter, Forrest County Emergency Management director Terry Steed said Tuesday.

'Split Ends' owner Jennifer Bond, hails from Wiggins. She says that she likes Lumberton and feels there is great potential here.

A 20-year-old Hattiesburg man is behind bars after leading several law enforcement agencies on a 30-mile-long car chase.

Hattiesburg police arrested Antonio Lee, 20, of Hattiesburg, MS after he led police on an almost 30-mile police chase in an attempt to avoid apprehension.

One man's loss is another man's gain, but in the case of state superintendent Hank Bounds' impending job switch, local officials hope that both the state's K-12 and higher education fields can profit from the change.

LUMBERTON - LUMBERTON HIGH SCHOOL 2008-09 Hall of Fame inductees were: Michael Logan Allen, Victoria Lauren Herrin, Kaci Marie Lancaster, Ernest Lecoy Richardson II, Dakota Slade Seal, Kimberly Dawn Simon and Mason Sands Smith II.

LUMBERTON - Lumberton officially decided its new mayor Thursday afternoon: Miriam Holder.

Blueberries found their way into Mississippi after Hurricane Camille in 1969 wiped out the state's tung nut crop and farmers were looking for an alternative.

LUMBERTON - Lumberton will have a new mayor and alderman at-large in a vote Tuesday that also swept out one of the two incumbent aldermen running for re-election. But just who the new mayor and city-wide alderman are won't be known until election commissioners conduct a recount at 1 p.m. today at City Hall.

A crowd of 125 marched through downtown Lumberton as part of an event to focus attention to domestic violence.

Voters will pick their leaders for the next four years in five Pine Belt municipalities Tuesday, wrapping up months of campaigning, primaries and runoffs.