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 Joins Live at Five to Kick Off National Night Out
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, September 29, the city officials and departments will kick off the 40th Anniversary of National Night Out in Hattiesburg by joining Live at Five at Town Square Park (100...
Hattiesburg Fire Department Unveils New Platform Ladder Truck & Name
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On the front of a three-game home series for the Hattiesburg High Tigers, the Hattiesburg Fire Department revealed the latest addition to its fleet, a new platform ladder truck painted purple...
Neonatal Awareness Month
While it is hard to see a loved one in the hospital, it’s especially difficult when it’s a small child – especially a newborn. But, Forrest General Hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit...
Brain Facts
It’s September. There’s a holiday this month which marks the official end of summer. While the calendar may signal the end of frolicking in the surf, ballgames, and other fun activities, Mother Nature is...
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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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 –...
Significant Roadway Project for South 16th Avenue Slated to Begin August 14
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, April 14, 2023, the City of Hattiesburg will begin multiple improvements to include traffic calming measures and to enhance walkability in and around South 16th Avenue. “This project comes from...
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