It was all part of the first Science Saturday at Smith for 2026. That’s an interactive event for kids in the second through fifth grades. Everything began at the Smith Drugs on Mobile Street and ...

As high school teams across the region prepare for the Magnolia Regional robotics competition, organizers are asking the community to join the fun by volunteering.

A Forrest County grand jury recently returned a first-degree murder indictment against now 23-year-old Javier Galvez.

Drivers in the Hattiesburg area should plan ahead next week as a railroad crossing will temporarily close for maintenance. The railroad crossing at Chevis Lee Road will be closed on Wednesday and ...

The district has plans to purchase new educational material to help teachers strengthen their classrooms. Superintendent B.R. Jones said they also are looking at removing certain requirements that ...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - During this week’s severe storm, Jones County resident Faye Ishee saw that the weather was getting bad on TV, and she went to a part of her house that she considers her ...

Southern Miss has formally dedicated the new home of its School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Security.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that one person is dead and three ...

Hub City, get ready! A popular Mississippi family-owned restaurant is coming soon. On Thursday, Berry’s Seafood and Catfish House announced that they will be opening a new location in Hattiesburg in ...

Two Pine Belt churches teamed up Friday to host an appreciation luncheon for first responders in Covington and Smith counties.

The WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Team expects a squall line to move through with damaging winds of more than 60 mph, but brief, ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - First responders in Biloxi are on the scene of a crash involving a vehicle and a freight train at the railroad crossing on Oak Street. Officials with the Biloxi Police ...