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- Fireworks, rivalry spark
LUMBERTON - THERE WAS AN altercation at Seventh Avenue and Eighth Street on Dec.
- Police trying to stop teen fights
Lumberton police said Friday they are increasing patrol efforts to help combat fights between rival teenagers from Lumberton and Purvis high schools.
- Dove-Clairmont
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Dove of Purvis announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Joy, to Chad Clairmont, son of Brenda Russell and Andy Russell, and Mr.
- Elementary school principal killed in crash
Officials say the principal of Lumberton Elementary School was killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Mississippi Highway 13.
- Lumberton principal killed in auto accident
The principal of Lumberton Lower Elementary School was killed this morning in a head-on collision.
- Hartfield-Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartfield of Purvis announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Hartfield, to Mr.
- Lamar County advisory board discusses work
LUMBERTON - The Advisory Board for LEEP met Dec. 1 at Chopsticks in Columbia. This was a joint meeting with the board and coalition members from Lamar and Marion counties.
- Traffic stop leads to chase, robbery Suspect eludes police, binds couple with duct tape, wrecks car
PURVIS - A routine traffic stop on Interstate 59 late Monday afternoon led to an all-night manhunt that ended Tuesday morning after a high-speed chase through Marion County.
- High-speed chase ends with arrests
A manhunt that started late Monday afternoon ended this morning after a high-speed chase through Marion County.
- Burglars sought by police
Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for tips that will lead investigators with the Lamar County Sheriff's Department to the arrest of burglars who broke into the Tobacco Shack in downtown Lumberton.
- Lumberton's tarnished image
LUMBERTON - Just the other day, Terry Cannaday found himself doing a little mental shoe-shuffling during an introduction.
- Lumberton ordered to return seized vehicle to owner
Lumberton Mayor Larry Strahan is pointing his finger at the city's embattled police chief.
- Information sought in Lumberton burglary
Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for tips that will lead investigators with the Lamar County Sheriff's Department to the arrest of the suspect who broke into the Tobacco Shack in downtown ...
- Police chief pleads not guilty
Lumberton Police Chief Maurice Hammond pleaded not guilty to eight counts of felony fraud Monday afternoon in federal court in Hattiesburg before U.S. Magistrate Mike Parker.
- Holiday closings
Government offices All federal, state, Forrest, Lamar, Covington, Marion, Jones and Perry county offices are closed Thursday and Friday.
- Fire districts to receive funds
PURVIS - New fire trucks. New fire stations. New fire grant. Lamar County residents will see more muscle added to the county's 10 fire districts in 2009.
- More of this story
Apparently a full belly of waffles didn't satisfy a Mississippi man's hunger last year.
- Lumberton police chief accused of Katrina fraud
Lumberton Police Chief Maurice Hammond has been indicted on eight charges involving false claims he allegedly made to FEMA and the Small Business Administration for Katrina disaster assistance money, the U.S. ...
- Spotted: Melinda Carli
We spotted Melinda Carli, branch manager of the Lumberton library. Where are you originally from, and how did you get here? Well, I was raised in Jeff Davis County and I started working at the Bassfield Library ...
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City DescriptionLumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census.
Lumberton is located at 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W / 31.00389, -89.45361 (31.003888, -89.453544). Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County. In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which, 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.27%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,228 people, 829 households, and 602 families residing in the city. The population density was 307.1 people per square mile (118.5/km²). There were 920 housing units at an average density of 126.8/sq mi (48.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 45.56% White, 53.64% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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