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
...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
...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
...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, 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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