WDAM 7 | The Pine Belt’s Local News Station
Community rallies behind deputy shot during traffic stop in Covington County
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- Community rallies behind deputy shot during traffic stop in Covington County
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
- Description
- Deputy Yates Rodney is in stable condition but is paralyzed from the waist down after a bullet hit his spinal column.
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- Downtown Hattiesburg Farmers Market supports Senior Nutrition Program
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
- Description
- Market leaders say all produce vendors participate in the program, making it easier for seniors to access healthy, locally grown food.
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- Patrick's Late Thursday Forecast 6/11
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
- Description
- Patrick's Late Thursday Forecast 6/11
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- 'No option but to respond': City cites reason for taking legal action against Hub City Cook Out
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
- Description
- Officials continue to wait for a response on addressing violence following efforts to contact local and corporate leaders.
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- Southern Pines Animal Shelter seeking new owners for abandoned cats
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Over 30 cats and kittens were abandoned next to the shelter’s dumpster.
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- Toyota of Hattiesburg donates $20,000 to PRCC Automotive program
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Toyota of Hattiesburg paid it forward Thursday morning to Pearl River Community College students.
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- WDAM 70th Anniversary: The Legacy of Mitch Williams
- Runtime
- 4:53
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- For 27 years, Mitch Williams brought Pine Belt sports into living rooms across south Mississippi.
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- Patrick's Thursday PM Forecast 6/11
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Patrick's Thursday PM Forecast 6/11
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- 6PM Headlines 6/11
- Runtime
- 9:16
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- 6PM Headlines 6/11
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- ‘We do this work because we love this’: Laurel Officers of the Year receive gifts from local pawn...
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- LPD Officer Patrick Dickerson and Lieutenant Rodrigus Carr were given hand guns branded with the “Officer of the Year” accomplishment.
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- MS Supreme Court rules state auditor not allowed to sue on behalf of state
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- The case Attorney General Lynn Fitch v. State Auditor Shad White has been ongoing since late 2021.
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- GMA's Robin Roberts shares gratitude for start at WDAM
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Roberts speaks on the grind of the early years of becoming a journalist, the people who helped us along the way and the lessons learned.
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- First graduates of new substance abuse program at Jones County jail
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- The first graduation class at the Jones County Adult Detention Center's new 12-week substance abuse program received their certificates Thursday.
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- Weekend Preview: Dog Days 5k, Blueberry Jubilee & more!
- Runtime
- 10:43
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Weekend Preview: Dog Days 5k, Blueberry Jubilee & more!
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- Thursday brings on the heat!
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Mostly sunny and hot weather is in the forecast for today.
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- Jamba Jollof: West African/Nigerian cuisine
- Runtime
- 6:15
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Jamba Jollof: West African/Nigerian cuisine
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- Rex's Morning Forecast
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Rex's Morning Forecast
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- Hattiesburg moves to declare Cook Out a public nuisance, files legal action
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- City council members unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city attorney to file suit in Forrest County Chancery Court.
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- Hobbs brothers denied bond for attempted capital murder charge
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Cortavion and Cortavious Hobbs will remain behind bars after Wednesday’s bond hearing.
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- Patrick's Late Wednesday Forecast 6/10
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Patrick's Late Wednesday Forecast 6/10
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- 10pm Headlines 6/10
- Runtime
- 11:45
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- 10pm Headlines 6/10
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- ‘Known to be armed’ man wanted for child sex crimes in Lamar County, sheriff says
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Lucas Cole Russell, 24, of Sumrall, is wanted for child exploitation and statutory rape.
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- Columbia leaders to review bids for soccer fields, tennis courts at city sportsplex
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- City leaders in Columbia are moving forward with a general obligation bond to start the next phase of construction at the Columbia Sportsplex.
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- Sandy Hook man out on bond after allegedly assaulting Marion County deputy
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Law enforcement in Marion County is sharing more information about a man arrested in late May for allegedly assaulting a deputy.
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- 6pm Headlines 6/10
- Runtime
- 8:43
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- 6pm Headlines 6/10
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- Top of Class 2026: Petal High School
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The top students at Petal High School are valedictorian Will Webb and salutatorian Drew Jensen.
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- 70 Years of Connection: Former WDAM journalists reflect on the legacy of local news in the Pine B...
- Runtime
- 4:40
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- As WDAM celebrates 70 years of serving the Pine Belt, former broadcasters reflect on the relationships, responsibility and community impact that defined careers
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- Top of Class 2026: Presbyterian Christian School
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The top students at Presbyterian Christian School are valedictorian Bradley Graham and salutatorian Julianne Jordan.
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- Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts talks about her connections to the Pine Belt
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Roberts' career began 43 years ago in the Pine Belt.
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- Covington County shooting suspects appear in court
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Covington County Justice Court Judge Bobby Wayne Mooney denied both brothers bond on the attempted capital murder charges.
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- Hot temperatures will continue this week
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Hot temperatures will continue this week
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- Liquor sales will be allowed in Lumberton, effective July 1
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Lumberton is finalizing an ordinance to allow liquor sales inside city limits.
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- More than 70 blood donations given to benefit injured deputy
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Blood drives continued across the pine belt Wednesday after The Blood Center urged all eligible donors to donate to a replacement drive.
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- Summer camp teaches kids about pollination and how to better the environment
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The camp is five days of activities that help kids learn all about pollination and the different species that pollinate.
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- WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 06/10/2026
- Runtime
- 18:44
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 06/10/2026
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- Hobbs brothers denied bond for attempted capital murder charge
- Runtime
- 8:43
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The two are charged in connection with the shooting of a Covington Co. deputy.
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- Heat and humidity continue in the Pine Belt
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- This afternoon, expect sunny skies and hot conditions with highs in the mid-90s and lows in the lower 70s.
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- Forrest County correctional officer arrested on Louisiana child exploitation charges, sheriff say...
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Ryan Donivan Lich, 28, is facing charges out of Covington, Louisiana, according to law enforcement.
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- Mount Olive residents react to Covington County deputy shooting
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The shooting has left many in Mount Olive shocked by what happened Monday.
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- Petal School District bond projects on track for completion, superintendent says
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Two construction projects in the Petal School District’s ongoing bond referendum are on track to wrap up by the end of this summer.
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- Southern Miss long jumper Tyler Nichols heads to nationals seeking first-place finish
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Southern Miss long jumper Tyler Nichols will compete for a national title Wednesday night as one of two Golden Eagles at the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
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- More than 80 people graduate in first class of ‘Wings to Work’ program in Hattiesburg
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The program was launched in March through a grant from the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
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- Patrick's Late Tuesday Forecast 6/9
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Patrick's Late Tuesday Forecast 6/9
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- Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts reflects on her start at WDAM 7
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Good Morning America News anchor Robin Roberts' journalism career began 43 years ago at WDAM 7.
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- Construction of Petal’s Matthews Branch walkway almost done; recent weather delaying completion d...
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Construction crews in Petal are reaching the finish line on the long-awaited Matthews Branch walkway project.
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- Deputy stable, alert after being shot in Covington County, sheriff says
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Details have emerged on the condition of Deputy Yates Rodney after he was shot during a traffic stop near a Mount Olive supermarket Monday.
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- New details released after Covington County deputy shot during traffic stop
- Runtime
- 4:24
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- More information on the arrests of two brothers involved in the shooting of a Covington County deputy are being released.
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- 10pm Headlines 6/9
- Runtime
- 11:25
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- 10pm Headlines 6/9
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- Several blood drives underway for Covington County deputy injured in Mount Olive shooting
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The Blood Center says there is another way anyone can help Deputy Yates Rodney.
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- Love at WDAM 7: Former anchors share their love story
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Viewers didn’t know it at the time, but during a five o’clock newscast in 2007, they were watching two people who were madly in love.
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