Prentiss News

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bullock and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Davis announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristi Davis, to Michael Johnson, son of Mr.

SILVER CREEK - Services are 11 a.m. Friday at China Lee Missionary Baptist Church in Silver Creek for Jerlene S. Aultman, 70, of Silver Creek, who died June 29, 2009, at Forrest General Hospital.

PRENTISS - Jefferson Davis County Coroner Greg Blackwell says 44-year-old Terry Miller drown in Bouie Creek.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. a ' Work on the new Prentiss Bypass on U.S. Highway 84 in Jefferson Davis and Lawrence counties is nearly 80 percent complete, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Dr. and Mrs. William Rory Lee of Clinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Lee, to Brant James Ryan, son of Mr.

BASSFIELD - When Lynda Thompson migrated back to her Jefferson Davis County roots from Maywood, Ill., in 2001, she didn't expect to face so many community problems.

Hide-A-Way Lake residents may now use the subdivision's opening onto Cooper Road, but only as a way to drive out of the gated community.

Hattiesburg police have arrested a man at a local motel in connection with a fatal shooting in Bassfield.

When Hattie McLin-Bronson was growing up in Jefferson Davis County, the community included a factory that was all-white and all male.

BASSFIELD Jefferson Davis County deputies are investigating a Monday afternoon fatal shooting that left a Prentiss man dead.

A 25-year-old man from Baldwyn is facing felony fleeing and manslaughter charges in the Friday night chase that ended in the death of a veteran state trooper.

A trial began Tuesday for a man accused of shooting and killing a his brother-in-law. Willie Mack Pierce Jr.

At least eight people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a dog fighting ring.

Students from the physical therapy assistant program at Pearl River Community College received the top honors May 11 during the Forrest County Center Awards Day.

Would the jurors talk now? Would the 12 people who had decided Ryan Frederick's fate, who said he was guilty of manslaughter - but not capital murder - finally discuss their deliberations? In a word, no.

Jefferson Davis County authorities are investigating the murder of man who was found burned to death early today.

JACKSON - Weather permitting, motorists on U.S. 84 in Jefferson Davis County will be routed onto a new four-lane section this week as contractors continue to add new lanes to the highway.

South Mississippi law enforcement officials were on the lookout Sunday for a man considered armed and dangerous and suspected in the double murder of an elderly couple found slain in their Prentiss home Saturday morning.

An elderly couple was found dead in their Jefferson Davis County home over the weekend and authorities are searching for clues in the case.

A 30-county region in North Mississippi, which includes Lowndes County, has been designated as a national heritage area.