Stone County News

The state Department of Transportation is looking at an alternate route for Mississippi 15 that would take it across west Jackson County, from just above Interstate 110 to a little north of Vancleave.

MDOT operates a system of cameras and strategically-placed Dynamic Message Boards which are designed to enhance efficiency for motorists while alerting them to accident sites and other traffic-related information.

Coastal Mississippi television viewers who watch ABC affiliate WLOX-TV13 over the air will need to "rescan" their digital TV tuners or converter boxes once again after 9 a.m. today, the station said.

Rates for 30-year home loans edged up this week, remaining above record lows reached over the spring.

Temp: 82.0 F Heat Index: 86 F Meridian, Key Field, MS The search continues for a missing Meridian teenager.

Officials say the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department leads the coastal region in shutting down methamphetamine labs.

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Ronald Husband for the killing of two Wiggins police officers in 2005.

JACKSON - The state Department of Transportation will hold three meetings this week on its plans for work Mississippi 15.

Mississippi school administrators are increasingly frustrated because lawmakers can't agree on a state budget for the year that begins July 1. Until the state spending plan is complete, local school boards can't finish deciding how to allocate money for everything from teacher contracts to extracurricular activities.

With a push of a button, the director of the Mississippi Development Authority started the bagging machine.

The driver of an 18-wheeler who rear-ended another big rig on U.S. 49 managed to escape from the burning cab of his vehicle, authorities said.

Clinton High's band has a new director: Michael "Mickey" Mangum, leader of the Kosciusko High Big Red Band.

Two burglaries in the Poplarville area were apparently the product of one suspect.

Weatherization assistance is available for low-income homeowners through Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc.

Fire gutted a Stone County mobile home Friday afternoon, leaving a well-known community man without a place to live.

Victims of domestic violence in the state will be getting some additional help, thanks to a bill championed by state Rep.

You can't talk about junior college or community college basketball in Mississippi without mentioning the name Bob Weathers.

Eight Days is a listing of public events that may be described as entertaining in the loosest sense of the word include name of event, day, date, place and cost of admission; if it's free, say that.

Authorities confirmed one weather-related death from the storm that pushed through South Mississippi overnight Friday, flooding streets and homes and swamping cars.

Nearly every Sunday for the past 56 years, pianist Doris Tullos has produced the vibrant hymns that filled the sanctuary of the Corinth Baptist Church here.