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Patrick Zachary, Forrest County School Board attorney owes the IRS $174,979.99 in back taxes.

Some may call him a "tax avoider", but the fact of the matter is that Mr. Patrick Zachary, the attorney...

Evidence of Sheriff Billy McGee On the Job Affair Surfaces as Forrest County Sheriff’s Department Nears Implosion

  A number of sheriff's department employees and officers have been suspended in an ongoing investigation. Sources tell the Hattiesburg Patriot...

Is “Plukey” Plucked? Lawsuit Filed Amid Criminal Investigation of Sheriff Billy McGee Detention Facility

Things just keep getting worse for Sheriff Billy McGee and Chief Deputy Charles "Plukey" Bolton. It is largely known the...

High Speed Chaser, Charlie Phillips, a Billy Badge, and the mental disorder (Part 1)

October 13th 2003 would be a day that Forrest County Election Commissioner would never forget. Equipped with a Billy Badge...

Sheriff’s Department corruption continues as Sheriff McGee and son-in-law, Investigator Nick Calico, violate Mississippi Constitution and State ethics laws.

The Forrest County Sheriff’s Department is no stranger to charges of corruption, and not just by those who have run...

Forrest County School Board Attorney Pat Zachary slapped with $264,594.40 in IRS tax liens

Forrest County School Board Attorney Pat Zachary has some expensive issues with the IRS. The IRS claims Zachary owes the...

WOULLARD’S USE OF DISTRICT 4 REC FUNDS EXAMINED BY STATE AUDITOR

A source with first-hand knowledge told HPNM that the Office of the State Auditor began examining District 4 Supervisor Rod Woullard’s use of county funds as early this summer.  The investigation involved funds spent...

Supervisor Burkett Ross $16,230 and three years behind on property taxes.

Forrest County Supervisor Burkett Ross is three years and $16,230 behind on his property taxes for two buildings he owns. Both buildings are located at 908 Main Street in Petal Mississippi. According to tax...

VIDEO: FC Bus driver assaults student.

A video obtained by Hattiesburg Patriot News Media shows a bus driver employed at the Forrest County School District assaulting an unnamed student. Throughout the encounter, the driver appears to have the student in...

Forrest County School Board Attorney Pat Zachary slapped with $264,594.40 in IRS tax liens

Forrest County School Board Attorney Pat Zachary has some expensive issues with the IRS. The IRS claims Zachary owes the government a combined $264,594.40 in back federal income taxes. Zachary owes the following amounts: Tax...

Sheriff’s Department corruption continues as Sheriff McGee and son-in-law, Investigator Nick Calico, violate Mississippi Constitution and State ethics laws.

The Forrest County Sheriff’s Department is no stranger to charges of corruption, and not just by those who have run afoul of the law or found themselves in the Department’s crosshairs.  Earlier this year,...

Blame it on the dead man. Exclusive full audio of the recent WDAM interview with Sheriff Billy Mcgee and Charles Bolton

The first few minutes is Ryan Moore setting up the interview. The WDAM TV interview with Bolton and the Sheriff showed the Sheriff making what appear to be contradictory statements. The above recording is the...

High Speed Chaser, Charlie Phillips, a Billy Badge, and the mental disorder (Part 2)

After the incident involving Phillips and Trooper Seals, Seals continued the pursuit of the suspect according to the filings, Seals offered to call for an ambulance for Phillips, but he declined the offer.  Phillips...

High Speed Chaser, Charlie Phillips, a Billy Badge, and the mental disorder (Part 1)

October 13th 2003 would be a day that Forrest County Election Commissioner would never forget. Equipped with a Billy Badge and a law enforcement scanner listening to HPD and FCSO dispatch, Charlie Phillips was...

EXCLUSIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO: Election Commissioner Charles Phillips’ wife tells him; “We’re strictly gonna go right by the books and the rules now.”

It looks like Charlie Phillip's wife realizes that her husband has an image problem for not following the rules, and that image has been bolstered by an exclusive video published on this site of...

Mississippi ethics laws prove ineffective with Forrest County Board of Supervisors

nepotism - The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. The Forrest County Board of Supervisors has a long standing practice of engaging in conflicts...

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