Petal News

Joe and Chris Adams of Petal announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Jo Adams, to the Reverend Jacob Dale Wilson, son of John and Christy Wilson of Clinton.

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A Petal man waited too long to file a lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated, according to the answer filed by the City of Petal and three former police officers in response to the suit.

Some Petal residents already call it East Central Avenue, but on Tuesday, the city's board of aldermen voted to officially change the name.

The owners of the Collins Zoo are back in court, adding one more stack of papers to a trail of... A July trial date has been set for a man indicted in the 1979 rape and murder of an Eatonville... One traffic stop on U.S. 98 at approximately 11:30 a.m. resulted in the arrest of Kevin W. Broadus, 30, of Lucedale.

The owners of the Collins Zoo are back in court, adding one more stack of papers to a trail of... The Hattiesburg City Council will vote today to authorize Mayor Johnny DuPree to sign a mutual aid agreement between Hattiesburg Fire Department and the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center Fire Department.

Calvin Ellis' personnel hearing went into its second extended recess on Friday, following the eighth day of testimony.

Hattiesburg Habitat is in need of an excavator and a plumber to finish up construction on Miss Florrie Johnson's home and also to start work on our homes in Petal! If you would like to help- please call our office at 582-HOME! You can also contact us at info@hattiesburghabitat.org

The City of Petal will have its Black History Month program Saturday at the Petal Civic Center.

In the 35 days since he was handed the reins to the Southern Miss football program, new coach Ellis Johnson made a mad dash to piece together an experienced staff and a 2012 signing class.

Members of Oak Grove High's CenterStage! will participate in The Mississippi Showchoir Contest, hosted by Pearl River Community College.

In a half that saw Southern Miss shoot less than 40 percent from the field for much of the first... As I sit down to write this first column in a wrap-up series of the six-month, 17-country,... Here are the Panthers' signees: Anthony Alford , Ge'Monee Brown , Austin Franklin , Jaryd Whitman , Jared Smith , Akeem Pollard , Hunter Linton , Blake ... (more)

Three Gulf Coast men were arrested Tuesday night by Jackson County investigators in connection to kidnapping and beating a Harrison County man at a home in Gautier, Sheriff Mike Byrd said today.

Pearl River Community College students selected for the Community College All-State Band are, seated from left, Danielle Rogers of Petal, Christy Noble of Gulfport, Kelsey Whitfield of Carriere, Megan Smith of Poplarville; standing, Allen Grace of Hattiesburg, Brandon Hutchison of Picayune, Jacob Cochran and Paul Ferguson, both of Poplarville; ... (more)

The Hattiesburg Alumni & Kappa Iota Chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. will celebrate Founders Day at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Thad Cochran Center, second floor at Southern Miss.

If you can look at a dented, chipped, dusty piece of furniture that's been in someone's garage for... Forrest County Supervisors Rod Woullard and Burkett Ross today presented a $25,000 check from the board to Petal Mayor Hal Marx to help fund the ongoing construction of the Robert Russell Sports Complex.

The Petal Board of Aldermen held a work session Thursday and created a wish list of streets in the city they want to have repaved.

If you can look at a dented, chipped, dusty piece of furniture that's been in someone's garage for... The Petal Board of Aldermen held a work session today and created a wish list of streets in the city they want to have repaved.

This column is a condensed version of a presentation I am making a few days from now at Our Home... The individual selected will join 27 graduates previously selected.

William Carey's Rod Little said he could tell he was going to have a good day before Saturday's... Amber Louisa Lowe of Sumrall, Toran Sharece Dean and Logan Leigh Waites, both of Hattiesburg, Abby Rene Olivier of Oak Grove and Meghan Marae Litten of Petal were among 154 students to be inducted into the University of Mississippi 2011-12 class of ... (more)