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...
Vicksburg Officials & Tourism Leadership Visit Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, February 8, Mayor Toby Barker, city staff and tourism partners spent the day with Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs and leadership counterparts to share best practices for providing residents with...
6th Annual Habitat “Fore” Humanity Charity Golf Tournament
Habitat for Humanity of the Pine Belt will host its 6th Annual Habitat “Fore” Humanity Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 30, 2023 beginning at 7:30 AM, at the Hattiesburg Country Club. Morning Tee-off...
February Speaker Series Luncheon
Learn, connect, and relax at the Petal Chamber of Commerce Speaker Series Luncheon. All members and potential members are welcome.
Engineer Pierce Named Firefighter of the Year for 2023
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Engineer Dean Pierce was recently named Hattiesburg’s Firefighter of the Year by his peers and administrators at the Hattiesburg Fire Department.This annual designation is given to one firefighter who performs above...
Petal Downtown FAM Jam
Get into the vibe of Downtown Petal by joining us at the Downtown FAM Jam. Bring the family to enjoy live music by TJ Eubanks from 2:00-5:00 and vendors of all kinds. Food...
Dissecting Nutrition Labels
A new year. A new you. You’ve decided to start eating healthier in the hopes of shedding a few pounds. In order to do both, you’ve got to know what you’re eating. And for...
Hattiesburg Celebrates 100th Anniversary of City Hall
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On January 19, 2023, Mayor Toby Barker released a video proclamation declaring the 100th Anniversary of City Hall, located at 200 Forrest Street in Downtown Hattiesburg.To commemorate the occasion, content featuring...
Exercising in the New Year
Do you have a gym membership that has been sitting idle? You have good intentions of going but haven’t darkened the door in more than a year or two? You aren’t alone. Many people...
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