HATTIESBURG, MS. - The Hattiesburg Public School District (HPSD) opened a new and free Early Childhood Development Center across Hawkins Elementary Friday.

The goal of the center is to get 3 to 5 year old children prepared for the public school system.

“I think this op...

HATTIESBURG, MS. -  The following is a press release from the Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation.

Long Leaf Timber recently finalized the donation of an office building near downtown Hattiesburg to The Great Pinebelt Community Foundation.

The property, located at 150...

HATTIESBURG, MS. - Female Engineer and Science graduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) worked to get a grant that encourages women to prosper in STEM related fields.

Graduate students received a $6,600 grant to help create the inaugural "Rise...

HATTIESBURG, MS. - Students at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) hugged a Coca-Cola machine for a free can of soda Thursday.

The Hug Me Coca-Cola machine is back by popular demand on campus says school officials. The machine was an outreach effort from Coca...

JACKSON, MS. - The following is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).

Parchman escapee Ryan Young is now in custody, ending the manhunt that started early Monday when he and another inmate were discovered missing from the Mississippi Sta...

CAMP SHELBY, MS. - Camp Shelby's Natural Resource Conservation team are working to keep the state endangered and federally threatened gopher tortoises alive. On Wednesday camp officials released 89 tortoises into the De Soto National Forest inside Camp Shelby.

The camp...

JONES COUNTY, MS. - The following is a press release from the Jones County Sheriff's Department.

On September 18, 2017 Jones County Sheriff’s Department Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Magnolia Road in reference to a burglary in progress. 

The homeowner advi...

JONES COUNTY, MS. - The following is a press release from the Jones County Sheriff's Department.

On July 29, 2017 Jones County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call in reference to a domestic dispute between Terrance O. Walker, 32 of Laurel, and his wife.  The victim...

HATTIESBURG, MS. -  The survivor of a drunk driving accident is FOX 23's Kindness in Action recipient this week. Dwight Owens, 35, travels on the local and national level as a motivation speaker, hoping to give others a ray of hope.

In 2005 Owens was a former teacher a...

PINE BELT, MS. - The four Catholic Churches in the Pine Belt are accepting donations to help with Hurricane Irma relief.  Church volunteers were at the Winn Dixie parking lot on Lincoln Road Tuesday filling up a large truck with donations.

Volunteer, Casey Mercier, say...