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5 days ago | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
WAYNE COIUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Leaders in Wayne County are working to upgrade the experience for voters as they arrive to their precincts. Currently, poll workers are using pen and paper to confirm voter’s identities. New devices would make the process fully automated, allowing workers to search for names across the county. Wayne County Circuit Clerk Kathryn Revette said the devices also will help fix some of the issues where voters walk into the wrong voting precinct.
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1 week ago | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
WAYNESBORO,, Miss. (WDAM) - Since 2005, the Wayne County Emergency Management team has operated out of a renovated building in front of the sheriff’s office. Now, the agency are in a new building with major upgrades. “Whenever you come into the building, the E-911 addressing had previously been located at Wayne County Courthouse,” said EMA Director Angela Atchinson.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - For years, the Rawls Springs community has suffered following significant rainsLeaders in Forrest County are working to find solutions. Cypress Environment and Infrastructure engi9neer Cynthia Henderson said she and other Forrest County leaders heard from neighbors about the issues they’ve faced and identified some of the problems with wayward culverts and ditches during an information exchange earlier this week.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Colby Maury-Rice is now talking, walking and competing, just a year after suffering a heat-related stroke that left him in a coma for nearly two months. “It’s been a rocky road, but I think I’m finally back to where I should be,” Maury-Rice said. Maury-Rice was hospitalized for five months due to his injuries after exercising in the extreme heat at Camp Shelby. His father, Eddie Dockery, says he will forever remember the day that changed their lives.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department is adding some new vehicles to its fleet. The department now has five new cruisers to help deputies patrol the county. Sheriff Jerry Mosley prioritized new equipment once he took over the office earlier this year. He says these new vehicles will replace some of the others that have been used for more than a decade. “We had 14 cars that had 150,000 miles or more,” Mosley said.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - In Sumrall, neighbors are meeting with leaders of the Lamar County School District ahead of a second vote for the district’s bond referendum. The first vote happened back in May, where--although a majority of voters were in favor of the referendum--the votes did not reach the sixty percent needed to pass. Some of the biggest concerns at the meeting involve the impact on taxpayers and the location of a new Sumrall High School.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Folks driving along Old Highway 11 may notice more color in the lines on the road as Lamar County inches toward the end of the road work. The project began last summer with the county looking to widen the road, adding a turning lane and sidewalks. When the project started, folks working along the highway, like Stewart Shows, said the congestion had an effect on his business. 12 months later and he says the added space makes the commute to and from work easier.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
WAYNESBNORO, Miss. (WDAM) - In Waynesboro, neighbors are asking the Wayne County School Board about the future of Buckatunna School, specifically its gym. The building was torn down last month after it was condemned by engineers, forcing the basketball team to play its season at Wayne County High School. Along with Wayne Central, two schools will now use the high school for various sports, which sparked rumors of consolidating the county’s junior high athletics.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
wtok.com | Trey Howard
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Folks in Waynesboro are celebrating the first fungicide plant in the area. After purchasing Odom Industries this past December, Sipcam Argo Solutions is expanding its operations into Wayne County. The company is investing more than $2 million into the new plant, which makes agricultural chemicals to help farmers grow crops. The plant is expected to create around 20 jobs, and the the company’s chief executive officer said choosing Wayne3sboro as a new home was a no-brainer.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
wdam.com | Trey Howard
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Folks in Waynesboro are celebrating the first fungicide plant in the area. After purchasing Odom Industries this past December, Sipcam Argo Solutions is expanding its operations into Wayne County. The company is investing more than $2 million into the new plant, which makes agricultural chemicals to help farmers grow crops. The plant is expected to create around 20 jobs, and the the company’s chief executive officer said choosing Wayne3sboro as a new home was a no-brainer.
