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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August 20th, 2012 Full Hattiesburg City Council Video
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(Part 2) Kenny Fairley, Johnny Dupree, and the path to indictments
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The mystery man in this whole thing is Artie Fletcher.  Fletcher was indicted along with Fairley in an alleged HUD fraud scheme, involving a number of properties in Hattiesburg;...
(Part 1) Kenny Fairley, Johnny Dupree, and the path to indictments
Many people in the community may recall a mortgage flipping scandal involving a number of criminals which occurred in the late 90's and early to mid 2000's. A msNewsNow report dating back to 2006 reported...
April Fools: City abandons controversial land application waste water plan in favor of aerial discharge system
The Hattiesburg City council has been facing  the threat of protest and lawsuits over it's controversial land application treatment method for discharging its waste water through a sprinkler type system installed in Forrest and...
Training documents reveal Assistant Chief Eddie Wilson doesn’t meet basic academic requirements to be an officer
Documents obtained exclusively by the Hattiesburg Patriot reveal that newly promoted Assistant Fire Chief, Eddie Wilson, not only lacked the certifications to take the exam for his previous Lieutenant's position; but he wasn't even...
Alleged recording of Forrest County Prosecutor Pam Castle in “flagrante delicto” with alleged lover has her crying foul in counter claim.
On September 10th, 2015 a lawsuit was filed by then Forrest County Sheriff's deputy, Candace Eubanks, against Forrest County prosecutor Pam Castle for having an alleged affair with her husband, Tim Eubanks.
In the original...
Dr. York accused of fraud amid cream scheme scene; hires armed guard for security against Nichols
When the FBI went to Bennett York's Hattiesburg Oral Surgery office, investigating what appears to be a connection with York's partner, Dr. Brantley Nichols, and the cream scheme, the event drew enormous attention to...
Hattiesburg Public School District Administrator Salaries Published.
This site first published the story of the virtual financial collapse of the Hattiesburg Public School District a few months ago. If you haven't read that article you can read it here. In a nutshell...
Hattiesburg Public School District is financially insolvent; has $7,550,000 shortfall with 2014-2015 revised budget
Each year the Hattiesburg Public School District projects its budget for the upcoming school year. And at the end of that year, the school district revises that budget based on the actual revenues and...
Forrest County Auditor, Carl Nicholson, arrested for drunken, profane-laden, temper tantrum at Lamar County Jail.
Carl Nicholson, a founding member of Nicholson & Company, one of the largest public accounting firms in the state, is also a Forrest County Auditor and former member of the IHL Board of...
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