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 Appointed to National League of Cities’ Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2023 Transportation and Infrastructure Services (TIS) federal advocacy committee. This committee has the lead responsibility to developing...
Mother’s Day
“When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” -Charley Benetto A mother and her adult daughter were cleaning out closets and cabinets as the mother...
Hattiesburg Plans for Renovations at Kamper Park Tennis and Pickleball Courts
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Beginning May 10, the City of Hattiesburg will close the tennis courts at Kamper Park for upgrades that will include: new overlay on all courts, four championship-level courts for tennis, four...
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann Provides Legislative Update to Pine Belt Area Officials
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday morning, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann joined state and local officials at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center in Downtown Hattiesburg to give an update following the 2023 legislative session.Specifically,...
Allergies
If April showers bring May flowers, then what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims, of course! But, since we’re in the South, probably watery eyes, a runny nose, congested head, sneezing, and all of those...
Hattiesburg Hosts Annual Job Fair for Students
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, April 11, the City of Hattiesburg will host its annual job fair for local high school students (16+) at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center (220 West Front Street)...
Donating Blood
You’re part of something bigger than yourself. The ultimate pay-it-forward moment – in order to move life forward – is the simple act of giving blood. You have a source of life pulsing within...
Mayor Barker Appoints City Engineer & Director for Engineering & Transportation
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, April 3, Mayor Toby Barker announced MaryBeth Bergin as his appointment for City Engineer and Director for Transportation & Engineering. As the director, she will lead the following five divisions...
The Luck of Your Health
Only a small percentage of people have bad luck when it comes to their health. Only about five percent of people have a genetic disposition to develop diseases from their inherited genes. For the...
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