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 City Council Receives FY 2024 Financial Audit
Hattiesburg, Mississippi—On Monday, June 30, 2025, the Hattiesburg City Council held a special meeting to review the Fiscal Year 2024 audit by Topp, McWhorter, Harvey, PLLC. The council approved the audit with a unanimous...
Downtown Hattiesburg Receives Three Awards at Mississippi Main Street Annual Luncheon
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Downtown Hattiesburg received three honors at the Mississippi Main Street 2025 Annual Awards Luncheon, highlighting local efforts to strengthen the downtown area through planning, public art and community leadership.The awards included:
Outstanding...
Hattiesburg Fire Department Seeks William Carey Community’s Help to Name New Fire Engine
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The city of Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Fire Department are calling on students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of William Carey University to submit name suggestions for Engine #2, the newest...
Hall Avenue Overpasses Named for Watson and Wicker
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the Hattiesburg City Council voted unanimously to name the Hall Avenue overpasses in honor of two leaders whose public service has shaped the city’s past, present...
Petal Spring Senior Resource Health Fair
Join us May 6th, 9 am-1 pm as The Petal Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the Petal Spring Senior Resource Health Fair Sponsored by SMPDD (Ombudsman), Southern Grace, Bedford Care, Pine Belt Dermatology, Brookdale...
W. 7th Street Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project Underway in Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The city of Hattiesburg has started work on the W. 7th Street Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, a major investment in water, sewer and drainage infrastructure. The project covers West 7th Street from...
City of Hattiesburg Awarded $25,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts to Support Public Safety Complex Mural
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg has been awarded $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This grant will support a new mural inside the Johnny L. DuPree Public Safety Complex, designed...
Staycation Spring Break
It will soon be Spring Break for parents with school-age children and college students. For new graduates who have started a new job, no spring break will be a rude awakening. For everybody else,...
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is a holiday like no other. If you aren’t from New Orleans, Mobile, surrounding areas, Louisiana, or nearby, you may not “get” or “understand’ what it is or what all the hullabaloo...
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