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 Mayor Barker Assumes Presidency and City Wins Top Award at Mississippi Municipal League Conference
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – During the Mississippi Municipal League’s 92nd Annual Conference held this week on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg’s Mayor Toby Barker ascended to the office of President. The City of Hattiesburg also...
Safe, Star-Spangled Fun
The hospital Emergency Department isn’t where you want to find yourself on a busy holiday. It’s especially disheartening when it’s a child or young person who has injured themselves or become injured as the...
Outdoor Ouchies
It’s summer and prime time for the outdoor ouchies – bug bites, scrapes, sunburn…you get the idea. Whether you are at home, traveling with the team, safe in your own neighborhood, or away on...
Father’s Day
Dads are a funny lot. There are those who fish and hunt and others who participate in all types of sports – golf, pickleball, tennis, cycling. There are dads who mow, cut, trim, rake,...
2023 Candidate Forums
A large slate of candidates are vying for several local and state positions. The Petal Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting candidate forums on July 10 and July 11 at the Petal Civic Center....
Summer Vaccine Bash
For these dog-only events, we will be offering low cost wellness services such as core vaccines, flea prevention, and heartworm tests. Thanks to a generous grant from Banfield Foundation, the $10 exam fee has...
Hattiesburg Police Officers and Sanitation Equipment Operators in Public Works See Mid-Year Raise
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Hattiesburg City Council unanimously approved a budget amendment that will give a mid-year raise to sworn officers with the Hattiesburg Police Department and equipment operators/drivers...
Hattiesburg Community Pools Slated to Open June 5
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – After several months of necessary upgrades, Hattiesburg’s three community pools will open for the hot summer months on Monday, June 5.  Located at Vernon Dahmer Park (100 Country Club Road), CE Roy...
Hattiesburg Releases 2023 Hub City Summer Guide
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – To help families plan a productive summer full of enrichment opportunities across a variety of community partners, the City of Hattiesburg has released its 2023 edition of the Hub City Summer Guide.“We...
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