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Jail dockets for Forrest and Lamar counties are provided to the Pine Belt News as a public records service. Arrest records are current for the week prior to publication.
Hattiesburg Police:
Deboriouse Badon- disorderly conduct (failure to comply with commands of law enforcement)
Jacob James Bourne- DUI (first offense)
Stanley Warren Bridges, II- probation violation
Tony Akeem Bridges- simple assault by threat
Jamyia Shantel Brown- disorderly conduct (failure to comply with commands of law enforcement), domestic violence (simple assault), resisting/obstructing arrest
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2 weeks 6 days ago
(Back Left to Right): Octavias Gray, Lumberton City Clerk; Leonard Millsap, Lumberton Patrolman, (Front Left to Right): Ronald; Mayor James Sandifer, JR.; and Vernon Morgan.
James Sandifer Jr., mayor of Lumberton, Mississippi, recently met with individuals living in Ellisville State School (ESS) community homes in Lumberton to sign a proclamation declaring March as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Awareness Month.
Joining Mayor Sandifer for the signing and photo were Octavias Gray, Lumberton City Clerk, and Leonard Millsap, Lumberton patrolman.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
(Left to Right): Selena Magee, SCP III/Aide at ESS; Jacob Dickerson, Therapeutic Therapist II at ESS; Mayor Joel Lofton; Will; Randolph; James Gallaspy; Heather; Clarence; Frances; Alderman Jeffery Coulter; Ms. Stringer; Lesia Hawthorne, SCP III at ESS; Alderman Shanna Istre; Alderman Brittany Fortenberry; and Alderman Pam Graves.
Joel Lofton, Mayor of Sumrall, recently signed a proclamation declaring March as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Awareness Month in the Town of Sumrall.
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Middle and high school students from across the state will converge on The University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus Friday, March 27, for the 20th annual Mississippi Science Olympiad (MSO). Competitions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an awards ceremony at 5 p.m.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
Keith Turner, an attorney with Jackson law firm Watkins & Eager gave the Rotary Club of North Jackson an update on Jackson’s flood control projects.
This is the one that started out as John McGowan’s Two Lakes, then became One Lake and is now called the “Pearl River Federal Risk Management Project.”
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Bonnie Littlejohn, a senior undergraduate music major at The University of Southern Mississippi, has been named the 2026 Presser Undergraduate Scholar.
Selected by the School of Music faculty based solely on excellence and merit, this prestigious honor recognizes an outstanding senior who is designated as a Presser Scholar. The award includes a generous stipend to support continued musical studies.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
The Iconic Ballet Swan Lake Glides into Hattiesburg’s Historic Saenger Theater as part of World Ballet Company’s 2025–2026 National Tour Performance on March 21 at 7:00 pm.
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Years ago, Jimmy Buffett wrote one of my favorite songs of all time, “A Pirate Looks at Forty.” Soothing in nature with a good beat and lyrics that probably resonate with most middle-aged men, it’s a timeless classic. The rhythm picks up when he lays out the lyrics, “Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late. The canons don’t thunder, there’s nothin’ to plunder. I’m an over-forty victim of fate.” Although, I’ve been listening to that song my entire life, I don’t think I’ve ever related to it as much as I do right now sitting here writing this column.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 3 Pearl River baseball team couldn't have scripted a better start to MACCC play Tuesday night.
The Wildcats exploded for 30 runs across the doubleheader and sealed the sweep with a five-inning no-hitter from Drew Harrison (Madison; Germantown), defeating Southwest 20-2 and 10-0.
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Photo by Russ Cloy, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Tucker Stockman walked up to the plate with two outs and two runners on base against Ole Miss pitcher Landon Koenig. Stockman took a 96 mph fastball to the backside for a base hit, scoring the winning run and lifting No. 7 Southern Miss over Ole Miss 2-1 on Tuesday night at Pete Taylor Park.
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3 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Roger Wicker:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says President Donald Trump used military force to protect the United States and make the world safer.
President Trump recently made the most difficult decision a commander-in-chief can make. He ordered American service members into action. The president concluded that the time had come to strike the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism, the Iranian regime. I believe the decision was profound, deliberate, and correct.
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3 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Samaritans typically hated Jews. But with the sun shining overhead, the woman came to understood that the real Water was right before her very eyes.
This morning one of the guys in my discipleship group shared an interesting nuance of the “Women at the Well” narrative from the Gospel of John, chapter four.
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3 weeks ago
Democrats in both the Mississippi House and Senate have opposed the measure, calling it a bad bill that could create more trouble for voters than it solves.
As President Donald Trump (R) is pushing congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE Act that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship at the time of registration and a photo ID when casting a ballot, state lawmakers in Mississippi are taking steps to pass the SHIELD Act to verify citizenship of voters on state rolls. Mississippi already requires voter ID.
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3 weeks ago
With songs like “Stand By Your Man,” “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” and “Til I Can Make It on My Own,” Tammy Wynette became one of the most recognizable voices in the genre.
Some of the best places in Mississippi are the ones you almost drive past.
The ones tucked just off a two-lane road that you notice out of the corner of your eye while heading somewhere else.
That’s exactly how I first discovered the Tammy Wynette Legacy Center in Tremont.
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3 weeks ago
The goal is to help build infrastructure for approved energy projects, which the Mississippi Development Authority says will improve long-term energy readiness at key industrial sites.
Mississippi lawmakers are debating whether to invest millions into energy infrastructure for economic development across the state.
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3 weeks ago
The House measure would allow licensed business with an alcohol permit to purchase their stock from any willing provider if ABC doesn’t fulfill their order in 5 days. This allowance would be in effect for 2 years.
To address the backlog that has plagued the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control for months, the Mississippi House of Representatives amended a Senate bill last week through a strike-all amendment that would allow licensed and permitted businesses to purchase stock from other avenues when ABC fails to make timely deliveries.
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3 weeks ago
March 2026 Celebrates the Third Annual Mississippi Musicians Month Communities across Mississippi will come together this March to celebrate the Third Annual Mississippi Musicians Month (MMM), a statewide initiative honoring the artists,
traditions, and cultural influences that have shaped American music. Throughout the month, concerts, lectures, educational programs, and special performances will highlight the extraordinary musical legacy rooted in Mississippi’s towns, churches, schools, and communities.
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3 weeks ago
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Have patience; when it comes to digging daffodils, waiting two months can save two years.
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