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After celebrating its Pastor's Birthday and Pastor's Anniversary, an exciting two-in-one event this past Sunday, this Pine Belt Church continues to uplift the community with another game changing event that's expected to draw hundreds of people. A church that's no stranger to reaching out and making an impact in the community will host a big community fellowship at its church. On Saturday, November 16, 2024, Pastor Ron Regan's New Testament Baptist Church, located at 2211 Country Club Road, in Hattiesburg, MS is asking the entire community of all ages and all walks of life to flood its campus. Don't miss another church event or story. Sign up now to Hattiesburg News by clicking here. The event will feature face painting for children and a jump house. The church is also asking the community to bring out as many can goods as possible for the church's pantry. Hattiesburg News spoke with event organizer LaShawn Johnson about the event as it features some of the Pine Belt's best food and retail vendors. LaShawn says, " The event will be offering everything from burgers, wings, turkey necks, gourmet salads to dressings, sauces, gumbo, snacks, desserts and quesadillas!" That's not all. Retail vendors will have jewelry, homemade lip glosses, custom hats, custom handmade bags and bonnets. World of Greekdom will be on site with college and Greek paraphernalia for students and family. The event will also include candles and healthy handmade herbs. LaShawn went on to say, "The event is free to the community! Come and shop with all vendors. We have DJ Trey Trizzle Newsome providing music for the day. It’s a family event and we are super excited to bring the community together!" If you have any questions or interested in participating, please reach out to LaShawn Johnson at 864-262-8084 or email at lashawnj15@gmail.com .

TALLADEGA, Ala. – In a repeat of their first game of the season, the William Carey Men's Basketball Team overcame a first half deficit to defeat Talladega College 73-67 Wednesday night. "Our guys did a great job in the second half on both ends of the floor," said Head Coach  Steve Knight . "Good defense led to transition baskets, and we were overly aggressive.  Javeon Gordon  got us going with his play off the bench and  Jamar Jenkins  did a fantastic job in his first game of the season. We had a lot of guys who played well in the second half. Totally a team win, and I am proud of their resolve." Carey opened the game, taking a 5-2 lead only to see the Tornadoes quickly tie it up with a three-point basket. WCU once again took the lead on three pointers by  Ashton Campbell  and  Chad Jones  but just like before Talladega responded by tying it back up at eleven before going on to take the lead. From there Carey stayed within striking distance but with Talladega leading 26-21 with four minutes remaining in the half, the Tornadoes pulled away, leading by as many as fourteen points before taking a 40-31 lead into the break. In the opening six minutes of the second half,  Dylan Brumfield ,  Ashton Campbell , and  Javeon Gordon  combined for sixteen for the Crusaders to tie the game at forty-seven with Jones stealing the ball on the Tornadoes next possession, playing the ball forward to Gordon who slammed home the go-ahead basket. The lead was short lived, as Talladega retook the lead less than a minute later and the battle was on from there. Both teams went back and forth over the next ten minutes with Talladega taking the lead with the Crusaders tying it up on multiple occasions. But with Carey trailing 61-58 with seven minutes remaining, a layup by Gordon put Carey within one point and just like in the first half a steal by Brumfield this time with  Jamar Jenkins  putting WCU ahead for good with a layup. Over the final minutes of play, the Tornadoes managed to get within one point, but the Crusaders responded with Brumfield draining a three pointer with Jenkins and  Makeem Roberts  going six for six from the free throw line to seal the victory. Makeem Roberts  led the way with eighteen points on 5-7 shooting from the floor and 2-3 shooting from three-point range.  Javeon Gordon  added fifteen points with  Jamar Jenkins  finishing with twelve points. Carey is back in action Saturday, November 9, as they take on Louisiana Christian in their home opener. Play is set to begin at 3:30 pm at Clinton Gym.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – The William Carey Women's Basketball Team took control early to defeat Talladega College 68-40 Wednesday night. "We got off to a great start and really worked on stretching our lead," said Head Coach  Tracy English . "We let a nice lead get away from us last week and worked on that this week. Good win for us." The Lady Crusaders found their stride early, as  Kolten Blakeney ,  Shaneal Corpuz , and  Jenna Garriga  combined for the first eight points of the game. Carey kept the tempo going, stretching their lead to 20-8 at the end of the quarter on 72 percent shooting from the floor. The Lady Crusaders continued to fire on all cylinders in the second quarter, maintaining a double lead the entire quarter with  Anna Rose Engle  making a three-point basket with a minute remaining, to give WCU their largest lead at 21 points before taking a 37-18 lead into the break.   Rose Warren  opened the third quarter with a three-point basket followed by a  Leah Sutton  layup and from there Carey ran away with the game, as they stretched their lead to twenty-eight points midway through the quarter before going on to take a 56-26 lead into the fourth quarter. It was much of the same in the fourth quarter, as WCU lead by as many as thirty-six points on their way to victory. For the game, the Lady Crusader offense shot 52 percent from floor while shooting 47 percent from beyond the arc. Kolten Blakeney  led the offense with fifteen points.  Jenna Garriga  and  Shaneal Corpuz  finished with ten points while  Meyah Doyle  picked up seven rebounds in five minutes. Carey is back in action Monday, November 11, as they head across town to take on Southern Mississippi in an exhibition contest. Play is set to begin at 6:00 pm at Reed Green Coliseum.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – The William Carey Volleyball Team took care of business against Brewton-Parker, defeating the Barons in straight sets Wednesday night. After trading points early, the Lady Crusaders took a 10-3 lead behind four kills, two blocks and a service ace. From there Carey maintained a comfortable lead and with them leading 14-8, they put the set away with a 7-1 run with five of those points coming off aces, cruising to the set 25-15 first set victory. WCU kept up the attack to open the second set, building an early 8-4 lead but the Barons took a 12-9 lead with a 6-0 run. BPC maintained a slim lead from there until with the score 21-18 in favor of the Barons, the Lady Crusaders made their move, getting three kills from  Barbara Guedes  and two blocks from  Sofia Bettini , Guedes, and  Suelen Lima  to take a 23-21 lead. BPC picked up the next point but Lima and Guedes secured the second victory with back-to-back kills. Carey got off to a great start in third set taking full advantage of multiple errors by Brewton-Parker to jump out to an 8-1 lead. From there it was all WCU, as they quickly stretched their lead to 15-4 before cruising to the 25-10 victory to complete the sweep. During the clinching set, the Lady Crusaders picked up nine kills, three blocks, and three aces. Suelen Lima  finished the match with nine kills and thirteen digs with  Barbara Guedes  adding eight kills.  Sofia Bettini ,  Marcella Hermont , and  Elaina Anderson  all finished with seven kills while  Katarina Vulic  had thirty-two assists. Carey is back in action Saturday, November 9, as they wrap up the regular season against Loyola University. Play is set to begin at 1:00 pm at the Ben Waddle Complex.

Update: As of 10:28pm, Kamala Harris has 153 votes and Donald Trump has 211 votes. Yes, Donald Trump is winning the race to be the next President of the United States by over 100 votes as published by The Hattiesburg News. Whoever gets to 270 votes first wins. Kamala Harris currently only has 94 votes. Don't miss who will win the race to the white house. Don't miss another story every again. News that matter. Subscribe right now by clicking here. But does that mean Donald Trump will win the race and beat Kamala Harris? The race to the White House has yet to be called. Will America elect it's first woman president has yet to be determined. None of the 7 or 8 "Battleground States" have been called yet. Trump has to win at least Wisconsin, Michigan or Pennsylvania. Harris has to win at least 2 out of the 3 to win. This is a very close race still but the winner will be decided very soon.

Deandre Hopkins has proven once again how great of a player he is. He caught uncatchable passes and scored his first touchdown as a Chiefs on Monday Night football. He had 8 catches for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns. His performance helped the Kansas City Chief beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in overtime 30-24. The Chiefs are now 8-0 and remain the only unbeaten team in the NFL. They are also the reigning Superbowl Champs.

On Sunday, November 10, Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Mt. Olive, MS will celebrate installing a new pastor with 2 services. The church will proudly install Pastor Flyod S. Strickland Sr. as its new senior pastor. The services will begin Sunday morning at 11am with Pastor Kimble Windham, Senior Pastor of Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The evening service kicks off at 2:00pm with the legendary Dr. Bernard Mitchell, Senior Pastor of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Mendenhall, MS as its guest speaker. Dr. L. C. Firle will be presiding over the installation.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The William Carey Volleyball Team returned to action with a sweep of Talladega College, Monday night at the Ben Waddle Complex. Carey opened the match with the first three points, but the Tornadoes answered with the next three to tie the set. Things went back and forth for a little while but with Talladega leading 10-8, the Lady Crusaders went on a 10-1 run to take a seven-point lead   However, the Tornadoes responded with five straight points to cut the deficit to just two at 18-16. But that would be as close as they would get, as WCU closed the set on a 7-4 run to take the 25-20 first set victory. Talladega opened the second set taking the first point, but Carey took the next three to take the lead for good. The Lady Crusaders systematically built a 20-10 behind tens kills, one block, and one service ace. From there WCU cruised to a 25-17 victory to take a 2-0 lead. Things went back and forth to start the third set, but with the set tied at four, Carey went on a 9-0 run to take the lead with seven of those points coming from either a kill or a service ace. Just like in the second set, the Lady Crusaders pulled away even further before going on to take the set 25-15. Suelen Lima  led the way offensively with ten kills and four aces.  Katarina Vulic  finished with thirty assists with  Kayla Benedic  having twelve digs. Carey is back in action Wednesday, November 6, as they travel to Mount Vernon, Ga. to take on Brewton-Parker College in SSAC action. Play is set to begin at 5:00 pm.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The William Carey Men's Basketball Team left little to doubt, as they routed Paine College 107-70 Saturday afternoon. "Another solid effort from our team today, led by aggressive defense and rebounding," said Head Coach  Steve Knight . "Our depth is a big plus and we were able to wear down our opponents in both games. We came into this Classic with a good mindset after a tough five weeks of preseason practices and it paid off with two big wins."   The Crusader offense erupted in the first half, as they shot 50 percent from the floor and 43 percent from three-point range. Things were close early on with Carey maintaining the lead but with WCU up 22-16 with twelve minutes remaining in the half, the Crusaders broke the game wide open with a 22-0 run to take a 28-point lead with just under eight minutes left in the half. However, just as fast as the Carey offense got hot it went cold, as they were outscored 17-4 over the final minutes of play to take a 48-33 lead into the break. The Crusader offense found their rhythm again in the second half, as they once again shot 50 percent from the floor to run away with the game. The closest Paine could get was 13 points at the sixteen-minute mark, but  Makeem Roberts  promptly drained a three-point basket, and the rout was on from there, as Carey led by as many as 43 points down the stretch. Despite losing the turnover battle 16-13 the Crusaders won the rebound battle 60-26 leading to 24 second chance points. Cam Brown  led six Crusaders in double figures with 24 points.  Makeem Roberts  finished with 15 points and ten rebounds while  Chad Jones  also had 15 points.  Randarius Hughes  chipped in 13 points with  Ankerion Gross  having eleven points and  Javeon Gordon  finishing with ten points. Carey is back in action Monday, November 4, as they head to Hammond, La. to take on Southeastern La. in an exhibition contest. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 pm.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Both Crusader teams picked up big wins on the road on Saturday afternoon. The men beat #12 Loyola (La.) 142-113 and the women knocked off #13 Loyola (La.) 113-110. Mate Miszlai  &  Janos Szabo  were the standout performers on the men's side as they both accumulated 38 points for the team. Both Miszlai & Szabo brought home the first win of the day in the first men's event of the day. They helped the Crusader 400-yard medley relay team to the win. Miszlai also picked up three individual wins. He claimed first spot in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.28 Miszlai then posted 1:52.32 in the 200-yard backstroke and 4:06.37 in the 400-yard individual medley to take home his last two wins of the day. Szabo also picked up 3 individual wins of his own. Szabo sealed a narrow victory in the 50-yard freestyle, winning by less than 0.2 seconds with a time of 21.68. He then won his second race in a row by clinching the 100-yard freestyle in 47.07 before claiming his last victory in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.42. On the women's side, it was much the same story.  Eszter Kardos  &  Grace Funck  both highlighted the Lady Crusaders team, claiming 65 points between them. Also similar to the men, Kardos & Funck started the day with a win, claiming a win in the 400-yard medley relay. Kardos then picked up three individual wins. Kardos picked up her first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.95. She then doubled the distance and doubled her individual wins as she won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:30.34. Her final win came in the 400-yard individual medley, clinching the win by 0.64 seconds with a time of 4:46.48. Funck recorded three individual wins of her own. Her first came in the 100-yard backstroke, recording a time of 59.89. Just as Kardos did, Funck doubled the distance and added her second win with a win in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:12.90. Funck's final win came in the 500-yard freestyle as she raced to a victory in 5:28.41. Men's & women's swimming are back in action November 22, as they travel to Delta State. William Carey Women's Results 400Y Medley Relay:   1, ( Grace Funck ,  Eszter Kardos ,  Eva Mangiaracina ,  Bisma Khan ), 4:08.12 1,000Y Freestyle:   2,  Victoria Murphy , 11:53.81 200Y Freestyle:   2,  Chloe Lee , 2:02.19 100Y Backstroke:   1,  Grace Funck , 59.89; 3,  Eva Mangiaracina , 1:04.30 100Y Breaststroke:   1,  Eszter Kardos , 1:07.95; 3,  Sophia Martin , 1:13.98 50Y Freestyle:   2,  Bisma Khan , 25.87 100Y Freestyle:   2,  Bisma Khan , 56.69; 4,  Chloe Lee , 1:01.30; 5,  Victoria Murphy , 1:01.61 200Y Backstroke:   1, Chloe Funck, 2:12.90 200Y Breaststroke:   1,  Eszter Kardos , 2:30.34; 3,  Sophia Martin , 2:42.12 500Y Freestyle:   1,  Grace Funck , 5:28.41; 3,  Victoria Murphy , 5:50.60 100Y Butterfly:   1,  Bisma Khan , 1:01.85; 3,  Eva Mangiaracina , 1:03.47 400Y IM:   1,  Eszter Kardos , 4:46.48 200Y Freestyle Relay:  2, ( Chloe Lee ,  Eva Mangiaracina ,  Victoria Murphy ,  Sophia Martin ), 1:50.72 William Carey Men's Results 400Y Medley Relay:   1, ( Mate Miszlai ,  Hunter Boudreau ,  Janos Szabo ,  Josiah Blankenship ), 3:29.09 1,000Y Freestyle:   1,  Braedan Jacobs , 9:56.92 200Y Freestyle:   1,  Josiah Blankenship , 1:45.12 100Y Backstroke:   1,  Mate Miszlai , 51.28; 4,  Reid Granger , 59.05; 5,  Carson Dowd , 1:00.75 100Y Breaststroke:   2,  Hunter Boudreau , 1:00.55; 3,  Millen Fehr , 1:02.16 200Y Butterfly:  1,  Braedan Jacobs , 1:58.37; 2,  Balazs Bansagi , 2:00.99 50Y Freestyle:   1,  Janos Szabo , 21.68; 3,  Hunter Boudreau , 22.90; 6,  Carson Dowd , 24.11 100Y Freestyle:   1,  Janos Szabo , 47.07; 4,  Balazs Bansagi , 48.90; 5,  Josiah Blankenship , 49.29 200Y Backstroke:   1,  Mate Miszlai , 1:52.32; 4,  Reid Granger , 2:13.38 200Y Breaststroke:   2,  Hunter Boudreau , 2:12.54; 3,  Millen Fehr , 2:18.27 500Y Freestyle:   1,  Braedan Jacobs , 4:38.75; 4,  Josiah Blankenship , 5:03.90 100Y Butterfly:   1,  Janos Szabo , 52.42; 3,  Balazs Bansagi , 53.48; 6,  Carson Dowd , 58.65 400Y IM:   1,  Mate Miszlai , 4:06.37; 4,  Reid Granger , 4:44.17 200Y Freestyle Relay:  2, ( Braedan Jacobs ,  Carson Dowd ,  Balazs Bansagi ,  Millen Fehr ), 1:31.22

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The William Carey Women's Basketball Team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 65-62 victory over Rust College on Saturday afternoon. "I thought we managed both Stillman and Rust College's pressure defense which was relentless," said Head Coach  Tracy English . "Both games were good early season tests for us and happy with the wins.   After falling down 6-2,  Kolten Blakeney  and  Shaneal Corpuz  put Carey ahead 7-6 with six minutes left in the first quarter. From there both teams went back and forth until a  Rose Warren  jumper with four minutes left jump started the WCU offense. Over the final minutes of the quarter the Lady Crusaders extended their lead to as many as eleven before taking a 23-15 lead into the second quarter. The Carey offense continued to stay hot into the second quarter pushing their lead to fourteen on multiple occasions. But with less than three minutes left, the WCU offense went cold, and the Rust offense found their stride going on an 11-0 run to close the quarter down 37-34. Rust came out of the break scoring the first four points to take a 38-37 lead, but the lead would be short lived, as  Jenna Garriga  broke an almost six-minute span without a basket for the Lady Crusaders to put them back in front 39-38. From there both teams traded shots with Rust holding the largest lead of the quarter at four points before taking a 51-50 lead into the final quarter of play. The battle continued in the fourth with Rust maintaining the lead for over half the quarter but with four minutes to play a  Madelyn Ladner  layup put Carey ahead with Garriga following with a jumper in paint to make it 63-60. Rust would get back within one point but after Warren was fouled, she converted both free throws to push the Carey lead back to three with under twenty seconds remaining. With time winding down the WCU defense clamped down, forcing the Rust three-point attempt to miss its mark with Corpuz being fouled on the rebound sending her to the free throw line to potentially seal the victory. However, she would miss both attempts giving Rust one last chance to tie the game with one second left on the clock. But once again the Lady Crusader defense stepped up not allowing Rust to get the shot off to seal the win.   Shaneal Corpuz  led the offense with 15 points and ten rebounds.  Rose Warren  finished with 12 points while  Leah Sutton  and  Kolten Blakeney  each had ten points.   Carey is back in action Wednesday, November 6, as they head to Talladega, Ala. to take on Talladega College. Tip-off is slated for 5:00 pm.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The William Carey Men's Basketball Team opened their 2024-25 season with a come from behind victory over Cumberland (Tenn.) Friday afternoon. "I am really proud of our players," said Head Coach  Steve Knight . "They stuck with our game plan for 40 minutes and persevered after a slow start. We were able to wear them down late in the game and had great production throughout our lineup." After trading opening baskets, Carey found themselves trailing, as the Phoenix raced out to a 20-9 advantage in the first five minutes of the half. The Crusaders kept on fighting and managed to cut the deficit to single digits on multiple occasions, but Cumberland responded each time putting their lead back to double digits, eventually taking a 41-26 lead with just over three minutes remaining in the half. However, Carey slowed the run, and the offensive gained some momentum, closing the half on a 13-4 run to cut the deficit to just six points at the break. Cumberland came out of the break quickly pushing their lead to ten points, but WCU got five straights points off a three pointer by  Cam Brown  and two-point basket from  Ashton Campbell  to make it 49-44. From there Carey stayed within striking distance getting within three points on numerous occasions but with just under fourteen minutes to play Cumberland went on an 8-0 run to push their lead to 63-52. However, the Crusaders countered with an 11-0 run, with  Ankerion Gross  converting an and one to tie the game at 63 with nine minutes remaining. After trading the next couple of points,  Chad Jones  drained a three-point basket with seven minutes to play to give Carey their lead of the game at 69-68. Once again both teams went back and forth with each taking turns with the lead. But with four minutes to play, a  Randarius Hughes  layup gave the Crusaders the lead for good at 79-78. From there WCU pulled away to complete the comeback. "It was a very intense game that came down to the wire and just came down to who wanted it more," said  Cam Brown . "The first half did not go our way, but we did not let that affect our second half play. We executed down the stretch which led us to come out on top in the end." Cam Brown  led five Crusaders in double figures with 21 points.  Zandon Haralson  finished with 13 points with  Chad Jones  adding 12 points.  Javeon Gordon  chipped in 11 points while  Dylan Brumfield  had ten points.   Carey is back in action tomorrow, as they take on Paine College at 3:00 pm in Montgomery, Ala.