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08/22/2026

ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION!!! WAYNE COUNTY LOCAL AGENCIES ARE CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR MS. LISA EVERETT. MS. EVERETT WAS LAST SEEN AT 8:30 PM FRIDAY AUGUST 21ST WEARING A BLACK TOP, PURPLE PANTS AND FLIP FLOPS. MS. LISA SUFFERS FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE IN HELPING THE LOCAL AGENCIES FIND MS EVERETTS WHEREABOUTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE DIAL 911 OR CALL 601-735-2323.

08/22/2026

Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate an armed robbery that resulted in the arrest of Robert Pa...
08/21/2026

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate an armed robbery that resulted in the arrest of Robert Parker, age 30, and a Kimberly Rainey, age 32.

Parker was charged with Armed Robbery and No License Tag and Rainey was charged with Armed Robbery.

The investigation into the incident continues with additional charges and arrests possible.

Both suspects were located on Thursday, August 20, 2026, by JCSD deputies Zach Strickland and Will Ladd and arrested. Both Parker and Rainey are currently incarcerated in the Jones County Adult Detention Facility on $50,000 bonds.

08/21/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jasper, MS and Smith, MS beginning at 3:36 pm and ending at 4:36 pm

08/21/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Forrest, MS, Jones, MS, Perry, MS, Walthall, MS, Covington, MS, Greene, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Wayne, MS, Pearl River, MS, Washington, LA, Simpson, MS, Smith, MS, Lamar, MS, and Marion, MS beginning at 2:00 pm and
ending at 8:00 pm.

08/21/2026

The Forrest County 361 safe room, located at 946 Sullivan Dr, Hattiesburg, will open at 3pm 8/21/2026 for the duration of the Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

08/21/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Covington, MS and Jefferson Davis, MS beginning at 2:00 pm and ending at 3:00pm.

Convicted s*x offender Ronald Lamar Jackson, whom the Jones County Sheriff’s Department was seeking, contacted JCSD over...
08/21/2026

Convicted s*x offender Ronald Lamar Jackson, whom the Jones County Sheriff’s Department was seeking, contacted JCSD overnight and is in the process of registering to become complainant this Friday morning.

Thanks to the public and news media organizations for sharing our press release on Thursday which led to Ronald Lamar Jackson taking the required steps to become compliant as a s*x offender living in Jones County.

08/21/2026

🔥🔥Heat Advisory🔥🔥

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

The sixth annual Midtown Sounds is set for Saturday, August 22nd, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Craig Wiseman Stage at Midtown...
08/21/2026

The sixth annual Midtown Sounds is set for Saturday, August 22nd, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Craig Wiseman Stage at Midtown Green in Hattiesburg.

The free event, presented by the Midtown Merchants Association, will feature live performances by Keys versus Strings, Jacob Arnold and The Bird Dogs, and Holley Rumbarger and the Hopeless Romantics.

Donations will support public art, beautification, signage and other improvements throughout Midtown.

Midtown Sounds takes place Saturday, August 22nd, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Midtown Green, 309 Crestmont Ave, Hattiesburg.

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