Hattiesburg Announces $500,000 for Sidewalk Expansion on West 4th Street
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Late Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Congressman Steven Palazzo, Councilman Jeffrey George and representatives...
Hattiesburg City Council Receives FY 2021 Audit
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, June 30, the Hattiesburg City Council met in a special called meeting to receive the...
Hattiesburg’s First Draft of Golf Cart Ordinance Available for Review
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – During the August 1 Work Session of the Hattiesburg City Council, the first draft of an ordinance...
Hattiesburg, Convention Commission and Local Partners Announce Plans for Jaycee Park & Kamper Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, August 3, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker was joined by leadership with the Hattiesburg Convention Commissioners,...
Community Development Launches LeadSAFE Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This week, the City of Hattiesburg’s Community Development Division launched its newest initiative – LeadSAFE Hattiesburg, a...
Multi-Phased Infrastructure Improvements Announced for Midtown Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, August 25, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by State Senator Chris Johnson, State Representative Missy...
Mayor Barker Appoints Director for Urban Development
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, September 1, Mayor Toby Barker announced Wiley Quinn as his director appointment for the Department...
City of Hattiesburg Presents Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, September 6, the City of Hattiesburg held its annual budget hearing in which the administration...
Pine Belt Area Kicks-Off Bottled Water Drive for Jackson
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This morning, Mayor Toby Barker joined Petal Mayor Tony Ducker, Lamar County BOS President Warren Byrd, Forrest...
Hattiesburg Arts Council Spotlights Two Mississippi Women Artists at Weekend Exhibition
Editor’s Note: An artwork depicted in a photo used for this article contains nudity. J.J. Foley sat in the studio...
Water Outage Notice for North 28th Avenue Corridor
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2022 | 4PM RELEASE
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Around 11 a.m. on Friday, September 9, a contractor working on the...
Hattiesburg Mayors Offer Condolences for Longtime City Engineer, Director Bennie Sellers
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Bennie Sellers, who served as the City of Hattiesburg’s Director of Public Services and City Engineer for two decades. Sellers, who was appointed...
Mayor Announces Chief Communications Officer for the City of Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, July 11, 2024, Mayor Toby Barker announced the appointment of John Austin Arender as the City of Hattiesburg’s chief communications officer.Arender has served as the city’s deputy communications officer...
Mayor Announces Chief Communications Officer for the City of Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, July 11, 2024, Mayor Toby Barker announced the appointment of John Austin Arender as the City of Hattiesburg’s chief communications officer.Arender has served as the city’s deputy communications officer...
New Intersections on US Highway 49 to Open July 16
Hattiesburg, Mississippi  — As the Highway 49/Midtown MDA EDH grant project reaches its final phases, the City of Hattiesburg announces the opening of two new intersections on US Highway 49 near Forrest General Hospital. The...
Essential Summer Safety Tips
There’s nothing like the heat and humidity of a South Mississippi summer. Throw in the uncertainty of tropical disturbances, and you’ve got the making for chaos. According to NASA, NOAA and other agencies, 2023...
Hattiesburg City Council Receives FY 2023 Financial Audit
Hattiesburg, Mississippi—On Friday, June 28, the Hattiesburg City Council held a special meeting to review the Fiscal Year 2023 audit by Topp, McWhorter, Harvey, PLLC. The council approved the audit with a 4-0 vote.This...
Hattiesburg City Council Receives FY 2023 Financial Audit
Hattiesburg, Mississippi—On Friday, June 28, the Hattiesburg City Council held a special meeting to review the Fiscal Year 2023 audit by Topp, McWhorter, Harvey, PLLC. The council approved the audit with a 4-0 vote.This...
Community Arts Center Named in Honor of Rebekah Stark Johnson
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Hattiesburg City Council approved renaming the Hattiesburg Community Arts Center to the Rebekah Stark Johnson Community Arts Center. The building is located at 825 Main...
Stroke Month
My mother was sitting in a chair going through a box of old photos when my sister and brother-in-law popped in to pick something up. One of them asked her a question and she...
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