Pine Belt weather this week: Warm and dry, then a Halloween rain chance

26October 2026

Pine Belt weather this week: Warm and dry, then a Halloween rain chance

Highs in the 80s and high fire danger last through Friday in the Pine Belt....

26October 2026

Lumberton holds off Stringer 24-18 to win Region 8-1A, will host playoff football

Jatyius Adams ran for three touchdowns as Lumberton beat Stringer 24-18 to claim the Region...

26October 2026

Hattiesburg Fire Station 2 reopens nearly 10 years after 2017 tornado

Hattiesburg's rebuilt Fire Station 2 at Edwards Street and Tuscan Avenue reopened Oct. 15 after...

Forrest General Hospital exterior with headline about $4.4 million in Pine Belt rural health awards

26October 2026

Seven Pine Belt health providers share $4.4 million in rural health awards

Forrest General, Greene County Hospital, SCRMC and Jones College are among seven Pine Belt recipients...

Southern Miss football game against Louisiana-Lafayette

26October 2026

Late touchdown lifts Southern Miss past Louisiana 35-31 on homecoming

Jamarice Wilder's 16-yard run with 58 seconds left gave Southern Miss a 35-31 homecoming win...

Headlines Around the Pine Belt standing local news roundup graphic, with white and yellow lettering over longleaf pines under a green overlay.

26October 2026

Headlines Around the Pine Belt: Monday, Oct. 26

A Waynesboro shooting, a fatal Greene County crash, a new Camp Shelby commander, new help...

26October 2026

Pine Belt government week ahead: Absentee voting ends Saturday, boards return Nov. 2

No Pine Belt board posted a regular meeting for Oct. 26-31, but absentee voting ends...

Headlines Around the Pine Belt standing local news roundup graphic, with white and yellow lettering over longleaf pines under a green overlay.

24October 2026

Headlines Around the Pine Belt: Absentee voting ends Oct. 31, Perry County circuit clerk dies, Lumberton seats alderman

In-person absentee voting ends at noon Oct. 31, Perry County Circuit Clerk Christy Pittman Mayo...

Greene County bridge replacement: next phase open for bids, due Dec. 2, 2026, over a Leaf River Bridge file photo. Contract bridge locations not yet identified.

23October 2026

Greene County seeks bids on next phase of countywide bridge replacement

Greene County supervisors are taking bids until Dec. 2 on Contract #2 of the countywide...

Headlines Around the Pine Belt standing local news roundup graphic, with white and yellow lettering over longleaf pines under a green overlay.

23October 2026

Headlines Around the Pine Belt: Friday, Oct. 23

An unofficial win in Lumberton's Ward 4 race, a $6 million grant renewal at Southern...

Eagle One Mega Site access study: MDOT advances Alternative G, a proposed connection to I-59 and U.S. 11, over an I-59 file photograph with a green overlay.

23October 2026

MDOT moves forward with ‘Alternative G’ to link Eagle One Mega Site to I-59, U.S. 11

MDOT is moving forward with Alternative G, one of three routes studied to connect the...

Things to Do This Weekend Around the Pine Belt over the Longleaf Trace with a green overlay.

23October 2026

Things to do in the Pine Belt this weekend: Homecoming, fair and a light show, Oct. 23-25

Southern Miss Homecoming, the South Mississippi Fair's opening weekend and a museum light show in...