Spencer Hughes tells WDAM 7 that he’s been coming to the park for more than 20 years. The Hughes family celebrated with gumbo ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - On this day, July 4, 249 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by this country’s ...

SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - Residents of Sumrall joined in the celebration of America’s birthday Friday. Hundreds of people lined ...

The Laurel Jones County Animal Rescue League is asking for monetary donations, pet food, laundry detergent and cleaning ...

Lamar County Fire Coordinator Kyle Hill said that the first units arrived at 4:18 p.m. Friday at Kids Kampus, 52 E. Sunset ...

Mississippi continues to experience what experts call a “brain drain” — a long-running loss of educated, skilled workers who ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Happy Fourth of July Pine Belt! It is going to be hot and dry today with highs in the mid 90s.

Big Pop Fireworks owner David Chancellor offered other safety tips. Chancellor said to keep a bucket of water on hand and ...

Numbers were expected to be in the thousands this year, as cars lined Petal River Park and U.S. Highway 11. Petal native ...

LUMBERTON, Miss. (WDAM) - A home on Main Street in Lumberton caught on fire Thursday morning. Lamar County Fire Coordinator ...