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 Receives Award from the American Planning Association – Mississippi Chapter
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg was recently recognized by the Mississippi Chapter of the American Planning Association for the work and adoption of the Longleaf Village in the Avenues Master Plan. The...
Hattiesburg Receives Award from the American Planning Association – Mississippi Chapter
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg was recently recognized by the Mississippi Chapter of the American Planning Association for the work and adoption of the Longleaf Village in the Avenues Master Plan. The...
Rex C. Hasty Selected as 2023 Veteran of the Year for Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, November 3, the City of Hattiesburg’s Veterans Committee and Mayor Toby Barker announced Master Sergeant Rex C. Hasty (U.S. Air Force – Retired) as the 2023 Veteran of the...
Rex C. Hasty Selected as 2023 Veteran of the Year for Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, November 3, the City of Hattiesburg’s Veterans Committee and Mayor Toby Barker announced Master Sergeant Rex C. Hasty (U.S. Air Force – Retired) as the 2023 Veteran of the...
Hattiesburg Celebrates New Courts at Kamper Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, November 2, 2023, several community leaders, tennis players and pickleball competitors alike joined Mayor Toby Barker and Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation staff to cut the ribbon on new courts...
Hattiesburg Celebrates New Courts at Kamper Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, November 2, 2023, several community leaders, tennis players and pickleball competitors alike joined Mayor Toby Barker and Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation staff to cut the ribbon on new courts...
Hattiesburg Hosts Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Nov. 4
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg’s annual celebration of Make a Difference Day encourages neighborhood associations, civic groups, student organizations and more to take on the challenge of hosting or participating in service...
Hattiesburg Fire Department and Community Development Division Host Safety Festival
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Saturday, October 21, 2023, the City of Hattiesburg’s Fire Department and Community Development Division will join together to host an inaugural Community Outreach Safety Festival at Dewitt Sullivan Park (Old...
Hattiesburg Mayor Appoints Betsy Mercier as Director for Parks & Recreation
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This week, Mayor Toby Barker announced Betsy Mercier as his director appointment for Hattiesburg Parks & Recreation.  As the director, she will lead the following five divisions that fall under Parks &...
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