Wayne County News

Corporal James Calvin 'Jamie' Walker was remembered as a hero, a friend and a go-getter during a special dedication ceremony conducted by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Dixie Electric Power Association crews are working in Wayne County to restore electricity to nearly 2,000 accounts.

State and local officials are continuing to investigate a discovery of skeleton remains in Wayne County.

A section of U.S. Highway 84 in Wayne County will be dedicated next week to a Waynesboro police officer who was killed on duty in 2005.

Human remains were found in the Pleasant Grove Community of Wayne County Wednesday morning.

Three men were arrested in Wayne County after allegedly participating in a mail-order drug incident.

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

While the big game is in Waynesboro, West Jones and Wayne County high schools will be competing off the football field as well this week.

Two murder cases and a capital murder case stemming from a felony child abuse case that resulted in a child's death are all cases slated to be tried this week during this term of Wayne County Circuit Court.

Two brothers have been released from the Wayne County jail after being arrested in connection with a shooting last week.

Temp: 73.0 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Font Size: A man featured as one of Wayne County's most wanted suspects is now back in custody.

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.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is notifying the public of a traffic switch as part of a project involving the four-lane construction of Highway 84 in Wayne County.

A Wayne County woman is counting her blessings following a rollover accident on Hwy.

A Wayne County woman is counting her blessings following a rollover accident on Hwy.

A Wayne County woman is counting her blessings following a rollover accident on Hwy.

Each year, the Lauderdale County Animal Shelter takes in around 4,000 cats and dogs.

LUCEDALE A six-county regional railroad authority proposal presented to the George County Board of Supervisors on Monday was met with concerns about the cost involved.

Revenues for 16th Section land leases are up and that is good news for Mississippi's schoolchildren Sixteenth Section land is set aside for the benefit of schools in Mississippi.

A Wayne County Grand Jury has indicted a local man for capital murder. The Wayne County Sheriff's Department in May arrested Charles Zebedee Henderson and charged him with one count of felony child abuse.