Purvis News

The Summer Reading Program at the Lumberton Public Library kicked off June 7. There are 59 participants enrolled currently, but more are being added.

It appears the Rebels have closed the gap with Florida State. Don't miss any news or features from FOXSportsNEXT.com.

If Saturday's Mississippi High School Rodeo Finals short-go -- or championship round -- is any indication, the Pine Belt will be well represented and on full display next month at the National High School Finals.

The couple exchanged wedding vows on December 8, 2012, during an evening nuptial mass at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral in Biloxi.

I thought the summer would offer some respite. I thought, after a busy year on the preps beat, things might slow down just a tad.

Kelly Reid of Pearl River County recently graduated from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health's Focus Program.

Stand-up comedian and actor Hannibal Buress will perform at Brewsky's in Hattiesburg on June 19. The show starts at 8 p.m. and will be hosted by Jamie Arrington.

Richard Smith defeated Jerry Debrow-Smith 32 to 26 in the Purvis Alderman Ward 3 race, the town's only contested race.

Markel Pack out of Purvis, Miss., committed to Florida State recently but after a trip to Ole Miss this past weekend things are not as clear cut.

Hoop skirts and flower-decorated, wide-brim hats swirled through the new Presidential Library at Beauvoir on Sunday afternoon during the Davis Family Reunion.

The Hattiesburg American reports that the tests confirmed 76-year-old Claudette Ezell died in the May 13 fire inside her Purvis home.

Katelin and McKayla Slade have been missing from their Purvis, MS home since April 17.

Carter opened the Jackson moving services franchise in January at the age of 50 after spending more than 20 years in the insurance industry.