PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Forestry Commission has issued an alert for a disease affecting loblolly pine trees. The Brown Spot Needle Blight causes needle discoloration and needle drop.

For months, foresters and researchers have been investigating reports of ailing pine trees in Arkansas. New diagnostic lab results help tell part of the story, but researchers are continuing to ...

The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree. This threat has consequences not only for the ...