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...
City of Hattiesburg Presents Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, August 29, the City of Hattiesburg held its annual budget hearing in which the administration presented a $158.1 million budget recommendation for Fiscal Year 2024 to be reviewed by...
Hattiesburg Approved for Nine Municipality and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) Grant Projects
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – During the second routine meeting for the Hattiesburg City Council in August, council members voted 4-0 to accept six additional grants from the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) Grant Program. Including these six grants, the Council adopted resolutions obligating American Rescue Plan Act funding and matching grant funding for nine...
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Small Business Resource Conference
This event brings small business owners (and aspiring business owners) face-to-face with local business resources, providing connection and networking opportunities for resource partners and attendees.Information/Resources Available:Local Lender’sSBA Loan ProgramsLocal CPA’sLegal assistance for small businessesMS...
Downtown FAM Jam
It’s a Petal STREET PARTY! Main Street will be blocked off to through traffic while we enjoy live music, great food and beverages. Music begins at 5:00. Enjoy the sounds of the...
4TH ANNUAL HABITAT & YMCA MONSTER MASH MUD RUN
You don’t want to miss the 4th Annual Monster Mash Mud Run, benefiting Habitat for Humanity of the Pine Belt and the Family YMCA of Petal and Hattiesburg! October 28th will be a day...
East Hardy Street to Become River Avenue in September
Hattiesburg, Mississippi — On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the Hattiesburg City Council voted unanimously to rename East Hardy Street back to its original name of River Avenue, which impacts the roadway stretching between Williams...
Hattiesburg Calling on Community to Name Newest Ladder Truck for Hattiesburg Fire Department
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Fire Department are leaning on the city’s students, K-12, and Hattiesburg Public School District supporters to name the fire department’s latest fleet addition –...
CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE SPIRIT DAY
A percentage of all cookies purchased will go to support the Petal Children’s Task Force.
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