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Petal, Mississippi. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Forrest. Associated ZIP codes: 39465.
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A Mississippi mother died in her car earlier this week as flash flooding engulfed a busy street she was driving on in Petal, a city near Hattiesburg.
A woman was killed Monday after powerful floodwaters swept her SUV away near a shopping area in Petal during a flash flood emergency in south Mississippi.
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Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Hattiesburg, MS m
Redfin Real Estate compiled data on the housing marking in 2026 in Hattiesburg, MS.
With the seventh overall pick, the Birds selected center fielder Eric Booth Jr. out of Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
City and county leaders celebrated the completion of a project Monday, which included repaving Classic Drive, adding a multi-use pathway and preparing nearby...
The Hattiesburg Fire Training Academy is now accepting applications for its next recruit class, WDAM 7's Delaney Dukes suits up, and gives a first hand look...
Hattiesburg High School recognized its seniors Friday as they prepare to take the next step into young adulthood.
Global peace runners making their way throughout all 50 states stopped in Hattiesburg to share a message of peace.
William Carey University and Pearl River Community College teamed up Wednesday to provide free haircuts to students, faculty and staff at William Carey Unive...
“$604 million was spent directly in our economy. That’s a $914 million economic impact just for Hattiesburg, and it supports more than 7,000 jobs,” Vis...
UPDATE: The National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center have pulled the “ENHANCED RISK” (Level 3) further south than earlier this morning. Storm...
THE LATEST: The overnight run of the models has been more aggressive than the last couple of days, as they are trying to move the severe weather threat furth...
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Dominant defense and Manning's 3 TD passes send No. 11 Texas past Mississippi State 31-3
Richard Holmes did not choose to integrate Mississippi State University on July 19, 1965, lightly; he seriously reflected on the fates of those who had gone...
Following quarterback John Mateer's best performance of the season, the Oklahoma Sooners look to notch another win in SEC play this weekend as South Carolina...
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Petal is in Forrest County, Mississippi.
Region: Mississippi Gulf Coast
39465
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Dominant defense and Manning's 3 TD passes send No. 11 Texas past Mississippi State 31-3
Richard Holmes did not choose to integrate Mississippi State University on July 19, 1965, lightly; he seriously reflected on the fates of those who had gone...
Following quarterback John Mateer's best performance of the season, the Oklahoma Sooners look to notch another win in SEC play this weekend as South Carolina...
Petal, on the Leaf River in the Hattiesburg area, has a name found nowhere else in the United States. Its post office was established in 1903 with Irving A. Polk as the first postmaster and named for the daughter of one of the first settlers.
For most of its history Petal was a farming community. It was incorporated as a city on April 5, 1974, and new businesses have slowly changed its farming character. The International Checker Hall of Fame was located in Petal until September 29, 2007, when fire destroyed 20,000 square feet of its 35,000-square-foot building. On January 21, 2017, an EF3 tornado caused extensive damage in the city. Sources Wikipedia: Petal, Mississippi
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