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Pedestrian killed when hit by a car in Hattiesburg

Therese Apel March 7, 2022

Hattiesburg police say a man was killed when he was hit by a car on Sunday. A release from HPD says that police received a

Discovery of single round of ammunition leads to 11 year sentence for convicted felon

Therese Apel February 16, 2022

A Hattiesburg man was sentenced Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to more than 11 years in prison for being a felon in

GenSea: A New STEM Workforce Program Brings Gen Z to the Sea

Darkhorse Press February 3, 2022

Mississippi’s coastal corridor remains a vibrant economic driver for the state. A sector dubbed the “Blue Economy” contains the standards like shipbuilding and oil exploration

Hattiesburg teen arrested for weekend kidnapping, carjacking, eluding cops

Mary Apel January 31, 2022

On Saturday, January 29, Hattiesburg Police responded to a report of a disturbance in the 3800 block of Hardy Street around 11 p.m. When officers

Hattiesburg man arrested after two-county police chase

Therese Apel January 28, 2022

Deputies with the Jones County Sheriff’s Department were involved overnight in a high speed pursuit which began on Highway 29 near the intersection of Highway

Hattiesburg man arrested after house burglary

Therese Apel January 28, 2022

Hattiesburg police say they’ve arrested a man who allegedly broke into a home. Kardeem Walker, 19, of Hattiesburg, was charged with one count of residential

Hattiesburg Mayor: “It takes all of us” to stop car burglaries

Therese Apel January 20, 2022

Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker posted to Facebook Thursday about a recent rise in auto burglaries. There have been 30 auto burglaries since the beginning of

Ridgeland man arrested for Hattiesburg commercial burglary

Mary Apel January 19, 2022

A 24-year-old Ridgeland man was arrested, charged and jailed Tuesday evening after being caught in the act of committing a commercial burglary, WDAM reports. Matthew

Hattiesburg Man Pleads Guilty to ‘Hobbs Act’ Robbery

Mary Apel January 12, 2022

The Hobbs Act defines robbery as unlawfully taking another person’s property “by means of actual or threatened force.” On November 6, 2021, Cody Jerome Cooley,

Hattiesburg felon arrested with meth, bowie knife

Therese Apel January 6, 2022

A man in Hattiesburg is behind bars on multiple felony charges, police say. According to Hattiesburg police, Terry Hamby, 31, of Hattiesburg, was arrested Tuesday