Jasper County News

After a formal kickoff Friday, the Salvation Army Angel Tree program is now in full swing.

Jasper County has received a state grant to help build a nutrition site in the Rose Hill area.

No injuries were reported in a Wednesday afternoon explosion at a Jasper County oil well site.

Some voters in this Jasper County community elected their representative for District 4 on the East Jasper School Board.

The Jasper County Board of Supervisors handled several county matters during its meeting Monday at the Jasper County Courthouses in Paulding and Bay Springs.

Some voters in this Jasper County community will be going to the polls today to elect their representative on the East Jasper School Board.

Authorities have removed dozens of dogs from a Bay Springs caregiver after concerns were raised about the animals' well-being. Jasper County Sheriff Kenneth Cross said more than 40 dogs were seized and were in conditions ranging from dehydration to being underfed and having matted hair.

Several local drug dealers are now behind bars facing numerous drug charges as a result of a combined multi-jurisdictional drug investigation.

Local agencies are still reeling from the weekend discovery of a Jasper County puppy mill, that housed more than 40 malnourished dogs.

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. - A Bay Springs man has been cited for animal neglect after authorities seized more than 40 dogs from a puppy mill.

A Bay Springs man has been cited for animal neglect after the Jasper County Sheriff's Department seized more than 40 dogs from a puppy mill operating in the area.

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. - Authorities have removed dozens of dogs from a Bay Springs caregiver after concerns were raised about the animals' well-being. Jasper County Sheriff Kenneth Cross said more than 40 dogs were seized and were in conditions ranging from dehydration to being underfed and having matted hair.

Students saying no to drugs is the goal of organizers of Red Ribbon Week activities at Heidelberg High School in the East Jasper School District.

The Mississippi Development Authority decided to step outside the box a bit for one of its latest economic development strategies.

Organizers of the annual Think Pink Party in Jasper County educated and inspired residents to learn more about breast cancer and how to prevent it.

Jasper County officials, school administrators, and students joined Jones County Junior College administrators to announce a new partnership that will benefit every graduating high school senior in Jasper County.

Opportunity is knocking on the door of every high school senior in Jasper County right now thanks to a recent investment made by the Board of Supervisors.

The Mississippi Economic Policy Center released a new report Tuesday that measures how much income a family in the state would need to handle their basic necessities.

Jones County Junior College is offering two night classes for credit at the Jasper County Learning Center in Bay Springs.

When people are in need, Martha Peterson has the recipe to help. Several, in fact.