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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...

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.

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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County Prosecutor Pam Castle sued over affair with Sheriff’s Deputy; due process issues could follow.

Recently reelected County Prosecutor Pam Castle wasn't so lucky this past Friday. She was sued by a Forrest County Sheriff's deputy for alienation of affection over an alleged affair with the deputy's husband, Tim...

General Nathan Bedford Forrest portrait stolen from Forrest County Board of Supervisors conference room.

Yesterday, a thief of sorts accessed a private meeting room used by the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and stole a portrait of General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the frame. The room is normally kept locked...

School Board President and Pastor Marcus Cathey likely broke the law with his church’s long term personal use of school facility.

Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. Give a man a position as president on the Hattiesburg Public School Board, and he might illegally use public property to build...

Emails show Groundworx instructing council members to hurry up and vote for the system

The City of Hattiesburg has until September to decide which waste water treatment solution it will use, and it should take it's time to properly evaluate cost saving options. However, this isn't going to...

Audit Shows Hattiesburg Public School District has no strategic plan, lacks safety, and hires unqualified people.

The administration at the Hattiesburg Public School District have some serious problems with addressing failing schools, and according to a state audit, have no strategic plan to move the school in a better direction....

City Clerk candidate Verlina Underwood “in couraged” about becoming Municipal City Clerk.

Mayor Johnny Dupree is putting his purchasing clerk, Verlina Underwood up for the position of Hattiesburg Municipal City Clerk. According to her resume, she wants a position that is challenging and will "in courage" her...

Sheriff Billy McGee makes questionable, sworn statements in divorce filing against wife

Sheriff Billy McGee has filed from divorce and in the sworn document he claims the following in paragraph 6. The Plaintiff would show unto the Court that he has done everything within his power to...

While Manhunt Ensued in Forrest County, Sheriff Billy McGee Took Time to Support His Mistress in Chancery Court

An action filed by Jay Jernigan on behalf of his client, the ex husband of McGee's current mistress, seeks to stop Billy's mistress from bringing the couple's children around the troubled Sheriff.  The action...

Mayor Dupree Throws Hail Mary and Gives Two Middle Fingers With Two New Appointees

Two of the Mayor's new appointments, City Attorney and Police Chief, read like a Hail Mary accompanied by two middle fingers, and they have many prominent citizens of this community and top Dupree supporters...

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