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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. Due to an early press date, the Lamar county arrest records were not available.
Hattiesburg Police:
Louis Earl Berry, Jr.- domestic violence (aggravated by strangulation)
Myla Yvette Boone- simple assault
Galen Terrell-Lashaun Cochran- possession of marijuana (enhanced with possession of firearm), possession of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm at crime/arrest
Fendi Alexis Coffil- contempt of court (arbitration/failure to appear)
Jeremiah Martez Council- possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle
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3 months 1 week ago
Greenwood Police officers are on the scene of a shooting in the 300 block of East Market Street.
Four people were shot in Greenwood on Christmas Eve, two of them fatally.
Leflore County Coroner Debra Sanders said she received a call at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in regard to a shooting incident that occurred on the 300 block of East Market Street.
The two people who died from the shooting were a 33-year-old man and a 28-year-old man, both from Greenwood. Both died from multiple gunshot wounds, Sanders said. The names of the victims are not yet being released as the coroner has yet to inform the victims' families.
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has announced a $2 million gift through the USM Foundation from alumnus Paul H. “Bud” Holmes, whose generosity will name the newly renovated Criminal Justice Building.
Currently undergoing a $16.6 million renovation, the facility adjacent to M.M. Roberts Stadium will soon serve as the new home of the School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Security, preparing students for meaningful careers in law, forensics and public service.
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3 months 1 week ago
Funeral homes may submit obituaries to obits@hubcityspokes.com. Death notices are printed free of charge; obituaries with photos and detailed information will incur a charge. For assistance, call (601)-268-2331.
Charles Hubert "Chuck" Carter, Jr. (77) of Hattiesburg passed away on December 12, 2025. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Yvonne Delort Cooper (84) of Sumrall passed away on December 17, 2025. Moore Funeral Service handled the arrangements.
Robert Ernest "Bob" Des Rosiers (79) of Hattiesburg passed away on December 15, 2025. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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The Ethel Holden Brownstone Center for the Arts was alive with pride and jubilation on Dec. 11 as 50 Pearl River Community College students marked the completion of their Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing (ADN). Family and friends from far and wide converged to witness this momentous occasion, filling the air with an infectious energy as they celebrated the graduates' remarkable achievements at the ADN Pinning Ceremony.
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The Hattiesburg Saenger Theater is proud to welcome back The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 8 p.m. One of the most iconic and enduring big bands of all time, the Glenn Miller Orchestra continues to bring the legendary “Miller Sound” to audiences across the globe—performing with the same unmistakable energy, precision, and timeless charm that has captivated fans for more than eight decades.
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Photo by Jesse Johnson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
In a way, the New Orleans Bowl transpired just like the 2025 season did for Southern Miss — it started dominant and ended in collapse.
Southern Miss controlled the opening half, holding a 13-6 lead at halftime with the score closer than the actual game flow indicated. But everything shifted late in the second quarter when Western Kentucky starting quarterback Tisdale was injured.
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Got winter garden color, beyond foliage and December-blooming flowers?
Not that we Southerners can’t easily have something blooming every week of the year, including early- and mid-winter with camellias, early paperwhite daffodils, and mahonia; then there are bright variegated plants like Gold Spot aucuba, Color Guard yucca and crimson red barberry, and berries galore.
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The Mississippi Department of Education is located in the former Central High School at 359 N. West Street in Jackson, Friday, Mar. 11, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year.
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Virginia Kittelson does office work at El Pueblo in Biloxi on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked her to translate.
“They’re at the hospital, and you can hear that they’re scared,” said Chavez, the founder and CEO of Columbus-based nonprofit Saving Grace Mission, remembering one of several such calls she has received. “They’re intimidated, and you can hear the frustration from the doctors on the other end.”
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said he has directed the acquisition of a new frigate class based on HII’s Ingalls-built Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), “a proven American built ship.”
The U.S. Navy announced early Friday morning that Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, a division of HII, has been selected to design and build the future small surface combatant ship.
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Aidan Girod at her northeast Jackson home with water bills she's called JXN Water 21 times about since Oct. 15 and received only two responses. Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Days before this past Halloween, Aidan Girod received a frightening note atop her water bill: “FINAL NOTICE.” The letter said Girod had three weeks to pay her outstanding balance before JXN Water would turn off her tap.
At the start of the year, the north Jackson waitress received a $2,000 statement that included the several previous months she hadn’t gotten a bill for. As the utility revamps its historically plagued billing system, residents throughout the city have recently received an invoice for the first time in months, if not years.
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The confirmation of Kruger and Leary on Thursday came as part of a large tranche of nominees that had been held up in the confirmation process for weeks.
The U.S. Senate has now confirmed James “Baxter” Kruger of Jackson and Scott Leary of Water Valley to serve as the United States Attorneys for Mississippi’s southern and northern districts, respectively.
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Greenwood police secure the scene at Crestview Apartments after three officers were injured in a shooting there.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating a Monday night shooting in Greenwood in which three police officers were injured, according to a statement released Tuesday from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
MBI is assessing the incident and gathering evidence and will then share that information with the state Attorney General’s Office, according to the statement.
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The company said the acquisition of the Crawford facility significantly expands its manufacturing capacity and marks a major milestone toward full-rate production of end-to-end rocket systems.
Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company specializing in advanced energetics and propulsion, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement to acquire a DCMA-rated integration facility in Crawford, Mississippi.
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Mississippi Treasurer David McRae is the 55th Treasurer for the State of Mississippi. In this role, he helps manage the state’s cash flow, oversees College and Career Savings Mississippi, and has returned more than $140 million in unclaimed money to Mississippians. For more information, visit Treasury.MS.gov.
This month, I had the honor of testifying before the Mississippi Senate Universities and Colleges Committee about the strength of Mississippi’s College and Career Savings program. My message was simple and direct: Mississippi’s education savings programs are strong, stable, and built for the future.
That was not always the case. When I took office, the MPACT Legacy program, which allows families to lock in rates and prepay college tuition, was only 72 percent funded and headed toward a taxpayer-funded bailout. That was unacceptable.
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Cashless shopping is reducing red kettle donations across the Pine Belt Region. Here’s how you can help.
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It was another widely successful football season in the Pine Belt.
Eight of the nine area teams reached the postseason, continuing a trend of consistent success across the region, while Hattiesburg’s run to the state championship game for the second consecutive season stood out as the defining storyline of the fall.
With the season now complete, it is time to recognize the top performers from across the Pine Belt.
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Photo courtesy of Hattiesburg Police Department
Hattiesburg Police Department is seeking information from the public in reference to a commercial burglary that took place in the 6000 block of Highway 98 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Anyone with information regarding the subject in the photos is urged to contact the department at (601)544-7900 or Crime Stoppers at (601)582-STOP(7867). Anonymous tips can also be made online at P3Tips.com or by texting **TIPS.
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Ole Miss football vs Tulane in the First Round of the College Football Playoffs in Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS. (Photo special to the Pine Belt News from Ole Miss Athletics.)
Sometimes I wonder when I have children if they will whine more than college football “analysts” and media personalities. Seriously, I turn on ESPN and all they are doing is whining about the Group of Five getting two teams in instead of Notre Dame being in the playoff.
I turn on Fox Sports and they are complaining that there aren’t enough “good games” in the first round. I scroll Twitter and see post after post complaining about this and complaining about that.
It makes me ask myself: IS ANYONE HAPPY?
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