Monticello News

Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton was this year's keynote speaker at the Mississippi Municipal League convention in Biloxi.

It's a fertile world for Organic Growing Systems in Alpharetta. The newly formed company is cashing in on the rising price of synthetic fertilizer by specializing in reconstituted "chicken litter" as it's ...

UPDATE: Judge R.I. Pritchard has sentenced Howard Neal to life in prison without parole.

The National Weather Service sent a storm survey official to Lawrence County where a microburst occurred just one miles west of Monticello this past Tuesday.

A Lawrence County couple was killed in a one car accident Friday night. Coroner Sidney Fortenberry said 38 year old Gordon Neal and his wife 34 year old Darlene Neal of Monticello died in that crash.

A long-dormant Pearl River diversion plan now seeing new life represents an economic development opportunity not only for Lawrence County but the rest of Southwest Mississippi.

Top line: Monticello turns on the tap with the 34th annual Atwood Music Festival Memorial Day weekend.

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society will present its annual Open Garden Tours Saturday and Monday.

Concert fun grabs the Memorial Day weekend spotlight, with the Out of School Jam Fest, with music phenom Soulja Boy and more at JSU's Athletic and Assembly Center Saturday, and rap superstars Rick Ross and ...

A mother accused of using her teenage daughter as a prostitute to finance her drug habit remains in jail more than a year after she was arrested in Lawrence County.

Lawrence County 04/24/08 Mother and Son Killed in Car Wreck A mother and her 7-year-old son were killed in a car accident near Monticello. via WLBT-TV Jackson

A mother and her 7 year old son were killed in a car accident near Monticello. Lawrence County Sheriff Joel Thames says 28 year old Mandy Harvey had just picked up her son from baseball practice when a pick-up ... via WLBT-TV Jackson

Pascagoula police arrested three men on charges of possession with the intent to distribute meth Sunday after the discovery of 24.5 grams of meth in a room the men had rented at the U.S. 90 Kings Inn Motel. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“I guess he meant what he said last year”

Criminal incident reports are now public record and terminally ill nonviolent inmates can be released, under bills Gov. via The Clarion-Ledger

The Mississippi House is threatening to cut off funding for the state medical examiner's office unless it improves its standards. via Picayune Item

Georgia-Pacific recently presented the Mississippi Children's Museum with a check for $10,000. Georgia-Pacific locations across the state came together to sponsor this project for children. via Hattiesburg American

Bills that would remove some of the secrecy in Mississippi government overcame a major hurdle this week in the Legislature. via Hattiesburg American

“That old suggestion is not going to go over real well with this current group of freshmen. We will have a myriad of questions, and we're gonna ask 'em. "Hopefully, the vets will take us seriously. But if they don't, we're still gonna ask”

The Mississippi Legislature saw the first bills of the session introduced last week and two area freshman representatives found out of how fast the House can deal with business, while a veteran senator was ... via The Daily Leader

“He's just got a goose egg over his left eye.”

A Lawrence County Sheriff's deputy had a close call while patrolling early Wednesday morning, said Sheriff Joel Thames. via The Daily Leader

“I don't care if it's a Republican issue or a Democrat issue, everyone can make a stand”

There have been some early discussions about state legislation to place restrictions on cellular telephone usage while driving, with a possible emphasis on young motorists? Do you think such legislation is ... via The Daily Leader