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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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Mayor Dupree Ignored Gas Theft Controls and Internal Auditor Recommendations Found in a 2012 Investigation Summary of Public Works Department

If one wants to allow, or facilitate theft and fraud within an organization, a lack of proper accounting controls and no internal audits would be textbook ways to carry out that goal. By not having proper...

Mayor Dupree Failed to Disclose Repeated, Fraudulent Gasoline Purchases to Council in Claims Dockets

Every city council meeting there is a claims docket whereby city council approves expenditures.  On Monday December 16th there was a slight hiccup in the approval process. Council members brought into question clearly fraudulent...

Washington, D.C. Department of Justice Clerk Cast Hattiesburg Mayoral Absentee Ballot September 24th

In the next four years over 700 city jobs are employed under the Mayor, along with a $60+ million dollar annual budget, and the added lifetime expenditure of a generational $180 million dollar sewage treatment facility. So, not surprisingly many...

Harrison County Resident Boasted on Facebook About Voting in Hattiesburg’s Special Election

Harrison County resident Arvell "Trey" DeLaine III openly boasted about voting in Hattiesburg's special election on Facebook September 24th. Mr. DeLaine went so far as to invite other coastal residents still registered in Hattiesburg...

Petal Resident and Oak Grove School Teacher, Mamie Kim Johnson, Used Empty Lot to Cast Ballot September 24th

Petal resident and Oak Grove teacher Mamie Kim Johnson cast an illegal ballot on September 24th using a vacant lot at 15 South Hills Drive.  The lot had been occupied with a double wide trailer...

Hattiesburg Municipal Pro Tem Judge Carol Jones-Russell Faces Possible Tax Charges and Illegal Voting Charges

Stone County resident and Pro tem Municipal Judge Carol Jones-Russell faces possible illegal voting and tax charges.  Judge Jones-Russell allegedly voted illegally in both of Hattiesburg’s mayor’s elections and violated Mississippi law when she...

Hattiesburg Public Defender Alethea Shaw Allegedly Voted Illegally in the June 4th Election

People who watched the trial and followed the details remember Hattiesburg Attorney and Public Defender Alethea Shaw as the as the person who was presiding over the inmates while they were voting by absentee....

Forrest County Sheriff’s Office Captain Robert Gray Allegedly Violated Election Law By Casting Improper Ballot at City Address

Forrest County Sheriff's Department Captain Robert Earl Gray  allegedly violated election law and voted in the June 6th election. Captain Gray lives at 16 Pool Drive and has his property homestead there. Captain Gray...

Hattiesburg Fireman Greg Hinton Allegedly Voted Illegally in Hattiesburg’s Special Election

Pages CLICK TO ENLARGE..Hattiesburg Fireman Greg Hinton moved to the county in May of 2006 according to homestead property records. Hinton is homesteaded in Forrest County outside of the city limits.Hattiesburg Fireman Greg Hinton voted...

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