Richton News

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt L. Green of Bassfield announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Jean Green, to Kyle Grant Davis, son of Mr.

Deaconess Hospice announces that Gloria L. Jackson, LMSW, was awarded Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Social Worker credential on May 13.

A Richton man is dead after he apparently shot himself during a traffic stop this weekend.

The annual cleanup day for Buck Creek Memorial Cemetery will be Saturday. A business meeting will be held at 8 a.m. All contributions can be made to the Buck Creek Memorial Fund at Richton Bank & Trust Co.

ELLISVILLE - Most may not realize it, but Greene County has Mississippi's only nationally-accredited pipefitting training using the Mississippi Construction Education Foundations' national curriculum.

Northeast Perry County Utility Association officials today issued a precautionary boil-water alert for customers who receive drinking water from the association.

"Three and a half weeks ago, I found this spot and started fishing," said Reggie Pierce while fishing off the pier at City Park in Gautier.

Those who want to keep water from the Pascagoula River out of any plans to prepare the salt dome at Richton for crude oil storage have a surprising weapon in their arsenal: the red tape of Mississippi's environmental agencies.

Jones County authorities are reaching out to other local and state law enforcement agencies to help solve the case of a serial rapist who has been connected to at least four sexual assaults, one in Lauderdale County.

The federal government's plan to create a $4 billion petroleum storage project by hollowing out the Richton salt domes has landed the Pascagoula River on a list of the top 10 most endangered rivers in the United States.

A conservation group has placed the Pascagoula River in southeast Mississippi on its list of the 10 most endangered rivers in America because of the national strategic petroleum reserve project.

We spotted Pam Henderson, 40, as she was walking to her car at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Together with their families and friends, Cynthia McSwain of Los Angeles, CA, and Jerry Gandy of Columbus, OH, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Today Ubisoft announces that a free "Veteran Map Pack' DLC for Tom Clancy's EndWar is now available for download.

Get it now via XBL and PSN. Today Ubisoft announces that a free "Veteran Map Pack" DLC for Tom Clancy's EndWar is now available for download.

It looked and smelled a lot like Spring at the Magnolia Center Saturday where some of the Jones County Master Gardeners showcased some of their favorite plants at Spring Garden Day 2009.

The federal omnibus spending bill that President Barack Obama signed on Wednesday funnels millions of dollars to Mississippi, including $205 million for construction at the Yazoo City federal prison.

Angeline Godwin had not heard much news lately about the transformation of the Richton salt dome in Perry County into a new storage facility for the nation's oil reserves.

NEW AUGUSTA - Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Jones and Son Funeral Home in Beaumont for Larry Jordan, 65, of New Augusta, who died Feb.

Richton High School has named a new head football coach, hiring Kemper County's Jim Risen to fill the vacancy.