George County News

Rich with family stories, lore, poetry and additional genealogy research, the new supplement to "The Mallettes of Fort Bayou: A Living Tradition" is being published just in time for the annual Mallette family reunion July 12 at St.

Fireworks displays are scheduled in several cities throughout Jackson and George counties tonight in observance of Independence Day: Pascagoula: The Beach Park Pier will close at 6 p.m. in preparation for the fireworks show, which will begin at 9 p.m. The show will be coordinated to music aired on Magic 93.7 radio.

A whiskey still capable of producing 5 to 7 gallons of $50-a-gallon moonshine per cooking session has been seized in George County.

In the past year donations to the Southeast Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross have been used to purchase equipment and supplies, and the amount of community education has increased.

65 community bank in the nation by US Banker magazine. The honor places the Jackson and George county financial institution in the top 1 percent of all community banks in the nation.

A Lucedale man was awarded the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award on Saturday at the Jackson-George Regional Library in Lucedale.

A Lucedale man is accused of using a knife to kill his 20-year-old girlfriend, Cassidy Joy Hodges, at their residence in the 3200 block of Sally Parker Road in George County on Thursday, according to a news release from Sheriff Garry Welford.

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics has identified 25 people arrested and related seizures in a drug operation it its Gulfport district.

The good news: Unemployment rates in April for the six southernmost counties were down from the previous month, a reflection of statewide numbers.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected condemned inmate Joseph Bishop Goff's argument that prosecutors didn't prove he robbed Brandy Stewart Yates when he killed her at a south Mississippi motel.

Readers are again invited to enter The Mississippi Press' Summer Vacation Photo Gallery.

George County supervisors have put off until at least June 1 a decision on whether to join in a regional group to oversee development of freight line from Waynesboro to Lucedale.

A father was moving his vehicle to the carport of his Lucedale home Saturday when he accidently ran over and killed his 16-month-old son, authorities said.

LUCEDALE Adoption of a comprehensive plan and land use map for George County was planned Friday, but county supervisors reset the hearing for June 26 to allow additional public notice.

Kevin Davis has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the 2007 slaying of a 21-year-old Rocky Creek man.

Staff Report A George County man who impregnated a 13-year-old girl will spend 20 years in prison, according to a news release from Anthony Lawrence, district attorney.

Municipal primary elections will be held throughout Mississippi today, including Jackson and George counties.

A George County man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a 2007 slaying.

LUCEDALE - A Leakesville man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in Alabama and using a deadly weapon to force her to have sex with him.

Attorneys began questioning potential jurors in Jeremy Pitts murder trial Tuesday morning.