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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - WDAM 7 will be offering a slate of sports programming this weekend, including the world’s premier ...