Councilman Carroll to revitalization consultant, “Land code does not seem to be adequate” for restaurant and bar parking.
Bob Barbour with the Orion planning group appeared before the Hattiesburg city council to discuss the study his company is...
The Repartitioning of Hattiesburg
It has been recently discovered from the latest 2010 Census that our legislative districts are out of balance. When the...
Councilman Naylor hammers Supervisor Ron Woullard and other detractors in response to extraneous remarks.
Forrest County Supervisor Rod Woullard took the podium and walked the audience on a good old-fashioned southern stroll of how (TEN...
Hattiesburg City Councilman Carter Carroll : “We’re talking about six inches?”
Apparently size does matter. Hattiesburg City Councilman Carter Carroll motioned in favor of Jackson Hewitt's appeal to the city council...
Hattiesburg downtown… tell us what you think.
Tell us what your favorite part of downtown is in the comments section.
Bradley to Delgado: You are out of order. Mayor Johnny Dupree: You can suspend the rules
In an unheard move Mayor Johnny Dupree said the council could,"suspend the rules" and allow Delgado to motion to reconsider...
POLL: Should Mayor Johnny Dupree rebuke the racially insensitive statements made against our white council members?
Racism paid for by taxpayers. Well if the comments made by attorney Glenda Funchess weren't bad enough, the Hattiesburg Patriot...
Councilman Bradley: ‘If I were the Thirsty Hippo, I would sue the city.’ Plus Delgado & Ware together at 3D lounge.
Somebody sure was having a good time together, but it didn't involve Kim Bradley. Expressing outrage that the 3D lounge...
August 6th, 2012 Full Council Video
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August 7th, 2012
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Sheriff Billy McGee takes Plukey’s salary and divides it up among his inner circle, including his future son-in-law.
Sheriff Billy McGee has taken Charles "Plukey" Bolton's salary and divided it among his inner circle. Bolton was paid just over $80,000 annually. He was recently convicted on 9 felonies stemming from fraudulent income tax...
Petal Mississippi native used his medical training to revive a drowned Afghan toddler while conducting counterinsurgency operations Sept. 11
Local hero Flashback
MARJAH DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AFGHANISTAN
09.29.2011
Story by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes
II Marine Expeditionary Force
The day started out as a normal day in Afghanistan for Seaman Apprentice Byron McGill, a Navy corpsman...
Local Attorney, John Lee, will plead the 5th in Bolton tax evasion trial according to court documents.
John Lee, a prominent local attorney, has now been named in court filings related to the tax evasion charges of Charles and Linda Bolton. Lee's attorney informed the court that he will take the...
Dupree will not seek to recover $840,000 in losses from top political contributor’s “rope-a-dope” management of sewer project.
"My (arbitrator's) conclusion is that the city and Mr. Wallace have engaged in what I'm going to call a rope-a-dope approach to this case, to this contract, to this litigation without any real effort to...
Fairley’s motion to continue reveals issues with defense and a window into the prosecution (Part 1)
A recent motion to continue court filing by Televangelist Kenny Fairley and his attorney not only reveal significant issues with the defense in his fraud trial, but they also reveal new information about the government's...
HPSD Superintendent reportedly resigned after pressure from Board Member to keep Supervisor’s wife on the payroll
Hattiesburg Public School District has been on a financial downward spiral ever since 2011, when two things happened. Katrina grant funds ran out, and James Bacchus became Superintendent of HPSD. Bacchus' appointment was a...
(Part 1) The Cream Scheme and the Declaration of Special Agent Darren Mayer
Back in January the bottom fell out of the world of some high profile individuals here in the Pine Belt. Their jet set lives became grounded in a new reality of seizure notices for...
Judge Jerry Evans poor management of Municipal Court results in wrongful arrest and delays in Hattiesburg’s audit
The City of Hattiesburg Municipal Court was at the center of alleged corruption and mismanagement back in the summer of 2012. An HPD internal affairs report leaked to the media, revealed many concerns about...
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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