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The Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship will cover tuition, room and board at the university for four years.

A Jones County bus driver came across a pleasant surprise before starting her morning bus route.

Rebecca L. Cauley, 49, was last heard from by family on Nov. 1, 2020, and was last seen driving a white Mitsubishis Galant with a Rankin County, MS tag number RAE-8661.

Two inmates who escaped from the Wayne County Jail early Thursday morning are back in custody.

The play, “Anne and Emmett,” focuses on an imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till.

HPD is urging people to be on the lookout for a vehicle that was stolen with a child inside.

Featured speakers for and against Initiative 65 and Alternative Measure 65A spoke to attendees at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center.

James Touchstone is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping.

Two caretakers were charged following an investigation of the death of a 62-year-old man found drowned in a pool at a home in Richton on Aug. 15.

A reward has been set for information regarding animals being stolen out of the Dixie Adoptables at Lucedale Animal Shelter early Tuesday morning.

In a Facebook post, Creel spoke about being diagnosed with the coronavirus Friday and what he is doing to keep his family safe, as well as the recovery process.

Libertarian Nominee for the United States presidential race Dr. Jo Jorgensen’s campaign will be leading a protest convoy through Jackson and Hattiesburg Saturday.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the nation’s largest shell egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., donated 280,000 eggs to Extra Table to assist families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Hattiesburg resident has achieved a new state fishing record when he caught a 200-plus pound tuna.

At least 11 people were killed when strong storms ripped through the state.

MSDH is partnering with the Mississippi Public Library System to offer the kits to people in order to monitor the odorless, colorless gas as it is the second leading cause of lung cancer nationwide.

Rebecca Reid has been missing since 4 p.m. Friday as she was last seen on Leetown Road.

Deputies say a deer hunter was walking in the woods on Progress Road in the Little Creek community and saw the skull.

76-year-old Francisca Quinones went missing around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Waylon Walker, 14, just wants to know how many cards he can get for Christmas as he waits for a donor for a new heart.

51-year-old James Anderson was safely found Tuesday morning.

The University of Southern Mississippi named Sirena Cantrell as its new associate vice president and dean of students.