Forrest County has approved a $1.1 million bid to replace the deteriorating Archie Smith Road bridge in Rawls Springs.

The Rawls Springs Volunteer Fire Department received a new fire engine Tuesday, a more than $475,000 investment funded primarily through rebate funds and the county's general fund as part of Forrest ...

Lamar County emergency officials are urging residents to stay prepared as a tropical system moves through the Gulf, even as ...

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to become a hurricane tomorrow morning and a Category 2 hurricane by Friday morning.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission says it was a controlled burn in Perry County’s Runnelstown area. They say strong winds pushed the smoke into Forrest County. Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox?

Tonight will be mostly clear with temperatures in the low 60s. Tomorrow will be sunny with highs in the upper 90s. Tropical ...

Shelita Robinson, a patient account representative at the Forrest General Cancer Center and breast cancer survivor of two ...

‘Very important to get them off the streets’: 11 arrested after multiple Jones County drug busts JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A months-long investigation led to multiple drug arrests on Wednesday. The ...

Officials say water services are restored after repairing the break, but the boil water notice “remains in effect as a ...

Because Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to make landfall on Friday, multiple Pine Belt high school football games have been moved to Thursday. Due to the rescheduled games, WDAM 7 Gametime will once ...

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