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The Knox sisters pause their cleanup efforts for a photo with the headstone of their grandmother, also buried in Gillis-Burkett Cemetery.
Gillis-Burkett Cemetery on James Street in Palmer’s Crossing contains the remains of some of the most prominent families in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg’s first medical doctor as well as more than 40 veterans have been laid to rest here, but the cemetery was abandoned for many years.
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10 hours 44 minutes ago
Following the release of the Southern Miss football schedule this past week, the Southern Miss Alumni Association has announced that the 2026 Homecoming game will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, when the Golden Eagles will square off against University of Louisiana – Lafayette at M.M. Roberts Stadium.
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12 hours 47 minutes ago
Comedian John Crist announces the fall leg of his 2026 John Crist Live! Tour, adding 25 additional cities, including Boston, Orlando, Minneapolis, Tucson and more. Crist will perform at Hattiesburg’s Historic Saenger Theater of December 4th.
General on-sale tickets will be available on Friday, March 20 at 10:00 AM local time. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006469E8B82CC0.
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13 hours 14 minutes ago
Photo special to the Pine Belt News from Southern Miss Athletics
TROY, Ala - Southern Miss softball leaned on timely hitting, patience at the plate and strong pitching to take two of three from Troy over the weekend, continuing a strong start to Sun Belt play.
The Golden Eagles (25-14, 6-3 Sun Belt) won the first two games before dropping Sunday’s finale, securing their third straight conference series win to open league play. It marks the first time Southern Miss has opened conference play with three straight series wins since 2006.
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14 hours 52 minutes ago
It’s not a “pretty” dish, but Dirty Spaghetti is a tasty alternative to traditional red sauce pasta.
The month of March is shaping up to be a great one, filled with some of my favorite things: Daylight Savings Time; a few day trips, culminating with a few stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast; new food and treasure finds; spring break courtesy of a school-related job and of course, the advent of spring itself. In no particular order, here are the highlights from a week of exploring, traveling and dining:
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1 day 3 hours ago
The Mississippi Antique Showcase is coming to the Delta, April 17th and 18th, at The Capps Entrepreneurial Center in Stoneville.
Call 888-874-6874 for tickets and information.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting is hoping people looking for expert appraisals of their treasures will bring them to MPB’s Mississippi Antique Showcase April 17 and 18 in Stoneville.
The event will be filmed for a series that MPB will air in the fall.
The showcase will take place from 1-6 p.m. April 17 and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18 at the The Capps Entrepreneurial Center at MSU Delta Research and Extension Center.
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
1 day 5 hours ago
Use of the psychoactive substance has shown promise in helping those suffering from PTSD and opioid withdrawal symptoms.
A bill that will allow for clinical trials of a drug known as Ibogaine has been signed into law by Mississippi’s governor.
On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) added his signature to HB 314, putting it into law as of July 1.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 5 hours ago
We paid our bills, and I picked up my groceries, and then the three of us trailed down Wardour Street. Jay in the lead. The lunch hour in Central London - the traffic was thick and most of the pedestrians the same. We walked past grim-faced soldiers in photo shop windows. Stainless steel orange squeezers and moron manipulated pin-tables metronoming away the sunny afternoon in long thin slices of boredom.
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1 day 7 hours ago
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It’s that time of the week again for my Southern Miss baseball report card, and this one might be the worst inked card of the year.
Despite going 2-2 on the week, the Golden Eagles were run-ruled in a top-12 matchup against Mississippi State in Starkville. They were fortunate to win the series against Appalachian State after a four-run eighth inning rally on Friday, then were overwhelmed on Saturday. On Sunday, after what head coach Christian Ostrander described as a “stern” talk, Southern Miss looked like itself again in a 13-4 win.
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1 day 8 hours ago
WCU School of Education’s new initiative will blend tuition assistance, flexible course delivery and mentoring to help teacher assistants become fully accredited classroom teachers.
William Carey University’s School of Education will launch the “Investing in Teacher Assistants Initiative” this summer, with help from a $300,000 grant from Mississippi’s Robert M. Hearin Foundation.
The initiative will help teacher assistants earn their bachelor’s degrees and become fully accredited classroom teachers through a combination of tuition assistance, flexible course delivery, and mentoring to support their efforts.
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1 day 8 hours ago
Filming equipment for “Southern Dish” points toward the series’ host, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona.
For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been crisscrossing the state with a delectable purpose.
That is to create a new TV series that will engage the state’s would-be visitors and its residents by introducing them to restaurants and their chefs statewide in order to tell Mississippi’s story through their food.
The result is MPB’s new series, “Southern Dish.” Chassaniol, had the idea for the series, raised the money to fund it and serves as its host.
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
1 day 10 hours ago
The Twentieth Star chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) invites the community to participate in their Second Annual Antiques and Ancestors event slated for April 9, 2026, from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Hattiesburg Train Depot located at 308 Newman Street.
By Amanda D. Lee - Reporter on
1 day 10 hours ago
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, the deceased has been identified as Demetric Bryant, 25, of Indianola. Burton said that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
By Ruthie Robison - The Enterprise-Tocsin on
1 day 12 hours ago
Native may be the new buzzword for choosing landscape plants, but it often gets in the way of good gardening.
Not knocking native plants; after all, this past president of the Mississippi Native Plant Society grows and lectures on their benefits and uses. But when it comes to translating their crucial role in supporting wildlife and creating a “sense of place” in our region into tangible action, a lot gets lost in good intentions and lip service. Being native may not be the tipping point for getting them into gardens, at least for most folks.
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1 day 12 hours ago
Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
Mississippi appropriators are hammering out the state budget as the 2026 regular legislative session nears its end.
The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated state budget is nearly $7.4 billion, up slightly from $7.3 billion in FY 2026.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
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1. IRS offering free tax help in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that special Saturday hours will be available over the next few months at select Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country, including Mississippi.
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1 day 14 hours ago
Clark Hicks is a civil litigation attorney and Hattiesburg resident. Write him at clark@hicksattorneys.com.
My parents came from Oklahoma. Cattle country. Those sprawling grasses cultivated fine beef when covered wagons first rolled through Indian territory. Cowboys roamed the land for generations, rounding up steers, bulls, cows, and heifers. A delicious steak in Oklahoma was as common as tornados and crude oil. But in 1972, when the Hicks family migrated to Mississippi, we had difficulty finding a good ribeye. Instead, the Magnolia State boasted of the finest mudcats and polliwogs in the nation. Catfish?!
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2 days 5 hours ago
MOBILE, Ala. – The William Carey baseball team dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader against the Mobile Rams, falling 7–6 in the opener before suffering a heartbreaking 9–8 loss in 12 innings in the series finale.
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2 days 7 hours ago
The WCU softball team earned a conference doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon, knocking off Faulkner University 3–1 in the opener before rolling to a 7–0 shutout in game two.
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