Petal man faces arson charge
PETAL, Miss. (AP) - Petal Fire Department investigators have arrested a 29-year-old man on an arson of a dwelling charge.
The Hattiesburg American reports (http://hatne.ws/ZfsYbS ) Aquialius Antwane Dixon of Petal was booked into the Forrest County Jail on Thursday. He is held on a $50,000 bond.
Fire Investigator Marion Sims says the Nov. 10 fire
...Forrest Co. garbage bills to drop
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Forrest County residents using the county solid waste service will see their monthly bill lowered by $5.35 for garbage pickup, beginning Feb. 1.
The Hattiesburg American reports (http://hatne.ws/ZfruOP ) Waste Pro will take over as the county's contractor providing solid waste pickup, after being awarded the 5-year
...A welcome end to highway work in Petal
PETAL, Miss. (AP) - Officials, businesses and residents in the city of Petal are welcoming the end of a $13 million 2-year highway improvement project.
The Hattiesburg American reports (http://hatne.ws/103nl6L ) that the project widened Mississippi Highway 42 from two lanes to four and installed turn lanes. Petal Mayor Hal Marx says residents are
...Forrest Co. agencies buy new radio system
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Several Forrest County emergency agencies will begin adopting a new digital radio system after the county government approved the purchase of the $2 million system.
The Hattiesburg American reports http://hatne.ws/UCcZVf ) the new system will be shared by Forrest County, Hattiesburg, Petal, the University of Southern
...Diamondhead's 1st birthday nears
DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (AP) - Diamondhead will turn a year old this month.
Incorporation papers were signed Jan. 30, 2012, though the city's first mayor and council weren't sworn in until a week later. Officials will be in Jackson for the Mississippi Municipal League Mid-Winter Conference on the anniversary, so they plan to celebrate at a public party
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