Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, January 29, the City of Hattiesburg officials were joined by partners at the Hattiesburg Convention Commission and House District 103 Representative Percy Watson to cut the ribbon for a new spur connecting the 44-mile Longleaf Trace into the Historic Mobile-Bouie neighborhood and the East 6th Street Museum District. This project...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, January 28, Mayor Barker was joined by Hattiesburg Fire Department Batallion Chiefs Joe Anderson, Chris Carr & Stephen Mooney, Ward 1 Councilman Jeffrey George, City Engineer Lamar Rutland and Chief Administrative Officer Ann Jones for a construction update on Fire Station #9 with Shane Germany of Landry Lewis Germany Architects,...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, February 2, the Hattiesburg City Council will review an updated memorandum of understanding with Pearl River Community College to include a number of new workforce training and skill certification initiatives for both high school and college students who call Hattiesburg home. The proposal, which will be paid for from the...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Continuing a trend of year over year increases, the recent revenues collected from sales tax receipts and use tax project a stable Hattiesburg economy. “We are pleased with the growth we have seen thus far in sales tax and use tax collections during these first four months of the fiscal year. We...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, January 22, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced Hawkins Elementary as one of its Heritage Preservation Grant recipients, with $35,200 in funding to be used for renovations. “We are very thankful to have received this MDAH grant that will provide assistance in making needed repairs on the roof...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On January 20, 2021, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Keith Starrett signed a Consent Decree between the City of Hattiesburg, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) in regard to its wastewater system which was announced in Fall of 2020. The consent decree – a 16-year improvement...
Originally distributed by the Hattiesburg Downtown Association Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Visitors and locals will now be greeted with colorful, new wayfinding signage in Downtown Hattiesburg as the project’s first phase of installation nears completion. Downtown Hattiesburg Association, in cooperation with its partners, is pleased to announce this latest enhancement, which includes 29 signs that identify...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – In lieu of service projects that require large group gatherings, the City of Hattiesburg is celebrating its annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 18, with a drive-thru mask and hand sanitizer distribution event and the #IServedHBURG challenge. “Dr. Martin Luther King once stated, ‘Life’s most persistent and urgent question is...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, January 14, city and county officials were joined by community leaders to break ground on the latest Your Penny at Work Project, a splash pad at Dewitt-Sullivan Park. It will be the first large-scale, publicly accessible splash area in the city, and it will be located in the Palmers Crossing...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – After several drafts and feedback from both community members and food truck owners, the City of Hattiesburg will present a Food Truck Ordinance for review and approval at the next Hattiesburg City Council meeting on January 19. This ordinance formalizes the food truck registration and operation process, creating a go-to standard for...
