Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, April 5, the contractor for the Hwy 49/Midtown multi-phased traffic improvement project will begin work on Phase One. Announced in February, this project will expand access to Forrest General Hospital by shifting the Highway 49/Mamie Street traffic signal to Camp Street and installing an additional traffic signal at Highway 49/West...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, March 7, Mayor Toby Barker announced his reappointment of Delores McNair for continued service to the Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees. McNair was first appointed to the board in 2017, and she has served as president of the HPSD Board of Trustees since 2018. “Delores McNair’s tenure on...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Saturday, March 5, the City of Hattiesburg will enter into Phase 3 of construction for the Downtown Hattiesburg Roundabout, which will include a modified way of traveling through the intersection at Hardy Street, Green Street, 2nd Avenue and Adeline Street. To keep traffic moving, drivers will navigate the roundabout as it...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The Mississippi Development Authority recently awarded a $3.4M grant to The Garden – The University of Southern Mississippi’s Innovation and Commercialization Park (ICP) from their Site Development Grant – Select Sites Program. Home to 22-acres located off of Classic Drive and Shelby Thames Drive in North Hattiesburg, the funding will go toward...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management for the thirtieth consecutive year. “Trees bring shade to our homes, provide beauty to our neighborhoods and allow for numerous economic, social and environmental benefits. Communities...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Today, several community partners joined Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker at Duncan Lake to unveil improvements made to the park area thanks to funding through the AARP Community Challenge Grant, additional partner funds and more than 450 hours of volunteer time. In August, the City of Hattiesburg’s Community Arts Center (HCAC), the Hattiesburg...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – After several weeks of complaints regarding odor issues, the City of Hattiesburg is actively working with the Mississippi Department of Environment Quality (MDEQ) and its industrial manufacturers inside the City to identify the source. At this point, there is not a consensus yet on where the smell is stemming from. “Each of...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, January 20, the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals ruled to deny the City of Hattiesburg’s request for full replacement of Timberton Park Complex, which was damaged in the January 2017 tornado. The arbitration decision, which was made by a three-judge panel, did grant additional funds to aid in repair....
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – In late February, the City of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Forrest General Hospital, Mississippi Development Authority and the Office of State Aid Road Construction will begin a multi-phased traffic improvement project for the stretch of Highway 49 from O’Ferral Street to Adeline Street. This project, large in scope, will expand access to Forrest...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – At its regular meeting on January 21, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) listed the Hattiesburg Saenger Theater as one of its Community Heritage Preservation Grant recipients, with $250,000 in funding to be used for renovations to damaged plaster on the ceiling. “As a Mississippi...
