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4 days ago | wdam.com | Will Polston

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Monday, June 23, marked the start of shrimp season in Mississippi, with shrimpers allowed to take to the waters as of 6 a.m.Many of the shrimpers who took to the waters this morning are already back for the day after kicking off the 2025 season. From sampling reports, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Director Jason Saucier says the shrimp population seems to be doing well. Saucier says where numbers are low are the permits.

1 week ago | wdam.com | Charles Herrington

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Mississippi airports are getting more than $21 million in new grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. The money will fund improvements to runways, lighting and signs. Airports in Prentiss and Columbia are among those getting grant money. The Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport has been awarded two grants: A $600,000 Airport Improvement Program grant and a $110,000 Airport Infrastructure grant.

1 week ago | wdam.com | Jay Harrison

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The medical community has reached another milestone that could put an end to the decades-long HIV epidemic. The Food & Drug Administration approved Yeztugo (Lenacapavir) Wednesday It’s a twice-yearly injectable for preventing the virus. “If you stay in a rural area and you can’t always get to your doctor because of transportation, you can now plan months ahead of time,” said Natasha Thomas with the AIDS Services Coalition.

1 week ago | wdam.com | Jay Harrison

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - With the Fourth of July two weeks away, fireworks stands are going up all over the Pine Belt. Tariffs on products made in China could light a fire under prices this year. Earlier this year, the Trump Administration placed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports, later lowering it to 30% in May. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the United States relies almost entirely on Chinese imports for fireworks each year.

1 week ago | wdam.com | Jay Harrison

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A Laurel 14-year-old was charged as an adult with attempted murder in a shooting that sent another teen to the hospital. Tamarian Barnes was charged Thursday in connection to a Saturday shooting that critically wounded JaQuan Dean, Laurel Police Department Capt. Michael Reaves said. The shooting took place as Dean sat in a car near Susie B. Ruffin Avenue between East 18th and Chantilly streetsDean was taken to Forrest General Hospital in critical condition, Reaves said.