Lucedale News

George County and Lucedale city leaders are working through a long list of quality-of-life projects this year, and several tasks focus on the preservation of historic buildings around town.

Local and surrounding artists will turn downtown Lucedale into an artsy landscape during the first Art Walk, starting on Friday.

Being a letter carrier in Moss Point and Pascagoula area for many years, I'd like to thank the public in the area for participating in the food drive.

Not even a rainy afternoon could dampen the celebration of George County High School's largest graduating class Friday night as 253 new alumni received their diploma.

Sixth-grade SPIRIT students of George County have worked for months to get ready for the second annual School's Out ... Run for Summer Fun.

The man accused of running over and killing George County Sheriff Garry Welford in 2010 has been found guilty of capital murder.

Former George County Sheriff's Deputy Tony Keel told jurors Wednesday about events leading up to his boss' July 2010 death in testimony at the capital murder trial of Christopher Lee Baxter.

George County investigators arrested two Lucedale men during a checkpoint when drugs and money were discovered in the men's vehicles.

The courtroom was somber and family members dabbed tearful eyes as state prosecutors played a dispatch tape containing some of George County Sheriff Garry Welford's last words.

Twenty-six-year-old Christopher Lee Baxter of Lucedale is accused of running over and killing George County Sheriff Garry Welford in 2010 during a high-speed chase.

Trial is scheduled Monday in Natchez for a man accused of running over and killing George County Sheriff Garry Welford in 2010.

JACKSON, Miss. -- Appeals from death row inmate Joseph Bishop Goff will not be heard while he is undergoing mental health treatment, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled.