Lamar News

The state Department of Health today has announced 12 new human cases of West Nile virus for 2008, bringing the state's total for the year to 54 with one death.

PURVIS - Lamar County officials had said they intended to weigh what the county is paying for membership in the Southeast Mississippi Air Ambulance District and determine whether that money might be better ...

SAVE FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EFFORTS OF one Leslee Potvin, who saw a need and scrambled to fill it, it appears that curbside recycling will not be coming anytime soon to Pine Belt communities.

The Northeast Volunteer Fire Department is putting a down payment on its new home.

Private air ambulance providers, sniffing some opportunity, are starting to make their pitch to the Lamar County Board of Supervisors.

The executive director of the Southeast Mississippi Air Ambulance District said Tuesday that he didn't expect any defectors among the 10 member counties that use its Rescue 7 helicopter for emergency medical ...

Just like households, local governments are going over their budgets line by line, figuring out where they can save some money.

PURVIS - With its next fiscal year looming on the horizon, Lamar County officials are taking a fine-tooth comb to its budget.

Mississippi's unemployment rate climbed to 6.9 percent in May, but two Pine Belt counties had some of the state's lowest jobless rates.

PURVIS - When the dust had settled on a discussion that would bring a drawn-out lawsuit to an end, and it came time for a vote from the Lamar County Board of Supervisors, District 2 Supervisor Ben Winston had ...

The most recent annexation of Lamar County territory into Hattiesburg has given the city's police a few more business areas to cover.

Coming soon to an open field near you in Lamar County: subdivisions. Neighborhoods of single-family residences have been sprouting up all over the county, with developers shifting into high gear to keep up with ...

Coming soon to an open field near you in Lamar County: subdivisions. Neighborhoods of single-family residences have been sprouting up all over the county, with developers shifting into high gear to keep up with ...

“There's a very short time to spend it, but you also have to be careful that it doesn't mistakenly end up in the wrong account and is misspent”

PURVIS - Lamar County thought it was looking at a pretty good deal with a grant that would cost it just 25 percent of the total price tag for upgrading systems and structures used in emergencies. via Hattiesburg American

“In terms of music, we try to challenge ourselves with different literature. OGHS is a 5A school, so we have to play the hardest music due to our classification.”

Oak Grove High School marched in good company April 18. It received an All Superior rating at the Mississippi High School Activities Association State Band Festival April 18 in Jackson. via Hattiesburg American

“I felt like it was an important program and that I had the strengths necessary to do the job and that it would be a good fit for me.”

Trinity Lauga had hit bottom. Lauga had grown addicted to heroin after back surgery required him to take prescription medication to deal with intense pain. via Hattiesburg American

Lamar County authorities are investigating as an apparent suicide the death of an inmate in the county jail. via The Mississippi Press

“We made a commitment to upgrade the fire departments throughout the county”

PURVIS - Homeowners in two volunteer Lamar fire districts got good news Monday, thanks to the strong performances of those departments. via Hattiesburg American

“We've seen a lot, and we know there's more to come.”

For the past few years, Lamar County officials have pointed proudly to census numbers that showed their area was the fourth-fastest growing county in Mississippi. via Hattiesburg American

“We would use the (Board of Supervisors) as a conduit to go to the bonding company”

PURVIS - Craig Flanagan has seen the home-building business in Lamar County remain steady since the first of the year, defying the national trend. via Hattiesburg American