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The city council unanimously votes at Tuesday evening’s meeting.
The Hattiesburg City Council was presented with a draft of standard operational procedures and guidelines for the city’s Code Enforcement division during Monday’s work session of the city council. While the division has followed the state statutes and guidelines, Wiley Quinn, the director of Urban Development, seeks to further clarify a standard operating procedure. The proposed 19-page draft was submitted to the city council for their inspection and input and will be worked toward completion in the coming months.
By Amanda D. Lee on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Photo by Amanda D. Lee, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The city council unanimously votes at Tuesday evening’s meeting.
The Hattiesburg City Council was presented with a draft of standard operational procedures and guidelines for the city’s Code Enforcement division during Monday’s work session of the city council. While the division has followed the state statutes and guidelines, Wiley Quinn, the director of Urban Development, seeks to further clarify a standard operating procedure. The proposed 19-page draft was submitted to the city council for their inspection and input and will be worked toward completion in the coming months.
By Amanda D. Lee on
2 months 2 weeks ago
There is a place where altercations rarely end with bouts of fearsome violence. A place where relations tend to be friendly and forward-looking. A place where even when one is lost, they operate under the auspices that they will be missed and help is on the way. Unlike its sibling Science Fiction, Fantasy (on the surface and at its inception) creates a world where nature, friendship, and even work provide camaraderie and a connection toward adventure.
By Mik Davis on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Overtime was required before William Carey pulled away for a 92–83 victory over Mobile.
By Kevin Rosiere on
2 months 3 weeks ago
William Carey pulled away in the first quarter and cruised to a 100–48 victory over Mobile Saturday afternoon at Clinton Gym.
By Kevin Rosiere on
2 months 3 weeks ago
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Four Wildcats scored in double figures as Pearl River closed out non-conference play with an 86–75 victory over Delgado.
“Delgado was really good,” Head Coach Chris Oney said. “We knew that coming in, but I thought our guys competed. I still don’t think we put it all together on both ends of the floor, but I thought they competed for 40 minutes.”
Oney talked about how important a win like this one today was.
By Grant McLeod on
2 months 3 weeks ago
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Everyone remembers the 2022–23 season for Southern Miss basketball.
It was one to remember for sure. The Golden Eagles won 25 games — the most under head coach Jay Ladner — and claimed 14 conference victories, including the regular-season league crown.
But even that team didn’t begin conference play as hot as Ladner’s 2025–26 squad has started.
After beating ULM 70–60 on Saturday afternoon, Southern Miss is off to its best start in league play since joining the Sun Belt, opening conference action at 5–1.
By DIMA MIXON on
2 months 3 weeks ago
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Everyone remembers the 2022–23 season for Southern Miss basketball.
It was one to remember for sure. The Golden Eagles won 25 games — the most under head coach Jay Ladner — and claimed 14 conference victories, including the regular-season league crown.
But even that team didn’t begin conference play as hot as Ladner’s 2025–26 squad has started.
After beating ULM 70–60 on Saturday afternoon, Southern Miss is off to its best start in league play since joining the Sun Belt, opening conference action at 5–1.
By DIMA MIXON on
2 months 3 weeks ago
The “Greatest Show on Dirt” returns to Hattiesburg Feb. 6 and 7 for the 40th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo. The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Campus Recreation will host the event at The Center at Forrest County. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m.
By April Jordan on
2 months 3 weeks ago
The “Greatest Show on Dirt” returns to Hattiesburg Feb. 6 and 7 for the 40th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo. The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Campus Recreation will host the event at The Center at Forrest County. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m.
By April Jordan on
2 months 3 weeks ago
This is the week where I usually do my annual Felder Fesses Up, in which I chronicle my previous year’s garden follies and foibles. But it wasn’t so bad after all.
Mostly, in my attempt to reduce garden chores to accommodate my aging old bones, I dug up scattered flower beds and planters, leaving just a handful I can easily manage and still get a good “color echo” vibe. I rogued out a bunch of nandina, pulled piles of Virginia creeper and Asiatic jasmine, and spread a lot of mulch.
By Felder Rushing on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Conville is professor emeritus of communication studies and service-learning at The University of Southern Mississippi and a long-time resident of Hattiesburg where he is a member of University Baptist Church. He can be reached at rlconville@yahoo.com.
You’ve probably heard it a thousand times, that definition of insanity: “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Google, et al. tell us the saying is often attributed, incorrectly, to Albert Einstein and that the saying is actually found in the 1983 novel, Sudden Death, by Rita Brown.
By Dick Conville on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday after not receiving any pay since Nov. 7, shutting down the facility.
In an email sent Friday morning to Leflore County Sheriff James Payne and Leflore County Administrator Cynthia Stanciel and shared with the Commonwealth, Leflore County and Youth Court Judge James Littleton said the detention center shut down since no employees of the center were at work to provide security, book juveniles held there or perform drug tests, among other services.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday after not receiving any pay since Nov. 7, shutting down the facility.
In an email sent Friday morning to Leflore County Sheriff James Payne and Leflore County Administrator Cynthia Stanciel and shared with the Commonwealth, Leflore County and Youth Court Judge James Littleton said the detention center shut down since no employees of the center were at work to provide security, book juveniles held there or perform drug tests, among other services.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday after not receiving any pay since Nov. 7, shutting down the facility.
In an email sent Friday morning to Leflore County Sheriff James Payne and Leflore County Administrator Cynthia Stanciel and shared with the Commonwealth, Leflore County and Youth Court Judge James Littleton said the detention center shut down since no employees of the center were at work to provide security, book juveniles held there or perform drug tests, among other services.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday after not receiving any pay since Nov. 7, shutting down the facility.
In an email sent Friday morning to Leflore County Sheriff James Payne and Leflore County Administrator Cynthia Stanciel and shared with the Commonwealth, Leflore County and Youth Court Judge James Littleton said the detention center shut down since no employees of the center were at work to provide security, book juveniles held there or perform drug tests, among other services.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday after not receiving any pay since Nov. 7, shutting down the facility.
In an email sent Friday morning to Leflore County Sheriff James Payne and Leflore County Administrator Cynthia Stanciel and shared with the Commonwealth, Leflore County and Youth Court Judge James Littleton said the detention center shut down since no employees of the center were at work to provide security, book juveniles held there or perform drug tests, among other services.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Psalms 18:30
As for God, His way is perfect:
The word of the Lord is tried:
He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him.
God is known by His name Jehovah, a God performing and perfecting what He begins in Providence as well as creation.
Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the hosts of them.
There is no flaw in God’s work, nor any fault to be found with what He does.
Ecclesiastes 3:14
By Christyne Hammond - Submission on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Gwendolyn Hemphill Steed passed away Tuesday, January 6, at her residence in Madison at the age of 95. She was born on August 5, 1930, in Money, MS, to Judge Roy and Velma Hemphill. She spent her younger years in Money until the family moved to Winona. In high school in Winona, Gwen excelled in sports and developed a love of horses. She had a unique ability to work with young horses and began training and showing Tennessee walking horses after high school, winning many awards. Her love of horses continued throughout her life.
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