Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, the City of Hattiesburg, Forrest General and Hattiesburg Clinic will host a two-day vaccination clinic at CE Roy Community Center (300 East 5th Street) The clinic will be open from Noon to 5 p.m., and it will be first-come-first-served with no appointment necessary. There...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, Feb. 4, the City of Hattiesburg continued its executive order, but with an update to allow for restaurants, bars and event venues to close in-house dining at 11 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. This decision comes after local hospitalization numbers dropped below 70 for the first time since Nov. 22...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The City of Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Fire Department are leaning on the city’s students, K-12 and from The University of Southern Mississippi, to name the fire department’s latest fleet addition – Engine #6. As a part of its capital expenditure budget for the 2021 fiscal year, the department purchased a new...
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This week, the Hattiesburg Police Department began training for the Citizens Police Review Board, which was formalized in early November 2020. Consisting of nine community members, this board is responsible for providing feedback and recommendations to the Chief of Police as it is related to allegations of critical incidents. The board also...
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...
