Greene County News

SEMMES. ALA. - Services are 3 p.m. today at Mount Pisgah United Pentecostal Church in Leakesville for Barbara Faye Vess, 66, of Semmes, Ala., formerly of Greene County, who died July 2, 2009, at Providence Hospital in Mobile.

There are 11 county/regional jails scattered around Mississippi. With them, the Mississippi Department of Corrections has created its own cottage industry.

President Barack Obama has signed legislation renaming the McLain Post Office after Medal of Honor winner Major Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman.

Singing River Electric recently announced the approval of a $1.1 million zero-interest loan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Service and Singing River Electric to fund an economic development project in Greene County, said Singing River Electric assistant manager Mike Smith.

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

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.

LUCEDALE George County supervisors have tabled a draft resolution to create a regional rail authority that would oversee the development of freight line from Waynesboro to Lucedale.

LUCEDALE City officials and residents gathered Saturday to dedicate new recreation facilities downtown during Lucedale's first SpringFest.

Dayton Scoggins is now an accomplished chainsaw artist, recognized as a world-class carver who has performed around the globe.

Former Mississippi State running back Dontay Walker is scheduled to move from prison Monday to house arrest after four years behind bars.

A McLain man is in jail facing charges of sexual battery of a child. Michael Deaton, 42, was arrested after authorities received complaints he was allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old whom he knew.

PASCAGOULA Chuck Bordis was sworn in Monday as a chancery judge by his predecessor, Supreme Court Justice Randy "Bubba" Pierce.

This is Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published.

LEAKESVILLE High school senior Tara Green said attending state Supreme Court Justice Randy "Bubba" Pierce's oath of office ceremony Friday was like watching history being made.

What two mature bucks were doing together this time of year is beyond me, but when my son, Daniel, peered through the thick brush on the edge of a large slough, he could plainly see a spindly horned buck not ...

Singing River Electric is providing George Regional Health System with $1.1 million in zero-interest federal loans to buy equipment used to screen for breast cancer and heart disease, according to a news ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court is developing a statewide electronic filing system a change one local judge said Wednesday should make the state's judicial system more user-friendly. The project would allow ...

Here's a detailed look at South Mississippi's most-wanted criminal suspects, including name, age, charge, details of their alleged crimes and the agency in charge of the investigation.

The state Department of Education has canceled special education training planned for Friday at Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg.