Jasper County News

House and Senate negotiators drew closer Monday to compromising on a state budget as the calendar continues counting down the 15 days to a new budget year with Mississippi's total state spending still in question.

Trista Buckley, a graduating senior from Stringer Attendance Center, is pictured with Sam Ervin from the Jasper County FFA Alumni Association.

An Oklahoma excavation crew digging a trench to lay in a natural gas pipeline were surprised Wednesday morning when they found about 20 unexploded bombs.

Workers digging part of a 500-mile gas pipeline Tuesday night discovered World War II bombs between the Barnett community and Pachuta, Miss., about two miles from Highway 11 and less than a quarter of a mile from Interstate 59.

Residents in this Jasper County town are mourning the death of one of its law enforcement officers.

Bombs being removed from excavation site By Brian Livingston Bomb squads from the Mississippi Department of Homeland Security and from Camp Shelby are removing and defusing approximately 20 white phosphorous bombs at an old WW II firing and training range just inside Jasper County.

Officials in this Jasper County town are awaiting information from the state concerning how to break a tie in an alderman's race.

A Jasper County man, who died in a recent traffic accident, was laid to rest Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Touchstone of Petal announce the engagement of their daughter, Monica Lynne Touchstone, to Jason Wyatt Allgood, son of Mrs.

A group of residents in this Jasper County town will conduct its annual Day in the Park activities this weekend.

A package that could save the life of a Jasper County boy was expected to arrive early Thursday in Mississippi.

Vietnam veteran honors two KIA Jones County pilots By Eloria Newell James, community@laurelleadercall.com Van K. "Mac" McCarty said he will be celebrating Memorial Day Monday by remembering two local veterans who lost their lives serving our country.

Nearly a half a billion dollar project began in January to create a natural gas storage facility in two salt domes encompassing over 400 acres in Smith and Jasper counties.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 110 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... Severe thunderstorm watch By Brian Livingston The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern ...

Local Emergency officials spent most of Sunday morning on stand-by as severe weather moved to the east across Mississippi and into Alabama.

Here is a list of the upcoming events in our area: Jasper County: April 17th at Bay Springs City Park Covington County: April 17th at Collins High School Hattiesburg: April 24th at Southern Miss Loyalty Field Wayne County: April 24th at Wayne County High School Marion County: April 24th at Columbia Water Park Jones County: May 1st at Laurel/Jones ...

A Jasper County man remains behind bars after being charged by Jones County investigators for burglaries that allegedly took place in Jones County in late March.

Three water associations in two counties affected by Thursday morning's severe weather have issued precautionary boil-water alerts for more than 1,700 residents.

While some were try to pick up from Thursday morning's storm, weather officials are warning that there is a risk of severe weather in the Pine Belt for Friday and Saturday.

"I said 'oh my God,'" recalled Julia Ducksworth when she heard the tornado and saw the destruction.