Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Today, Mayor Toby Barker joined CEO of Jones Companies Jonathan Jones, Governor Tate Reeves, President of The Area Development Partnership Chad Newell and President of the Forrest County Board of Supervisors David Hogan to announce Midtown Hattiesburg as the new home for Jones Companies’ $40 million corporate headquarters. The new headquarters facility will serve as the primary...
CITY OF HATTIESBURG NEWS
Kimball Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Closed for Repairs
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Based on the recommendation from a third-party structural engineer and bridge inspection team, the City will close the Kimball Avenue pedestrian bridge for repair. The repair is estimated to take three months and will cost approximately $50,000. Repair work will address the pilings and the caps of the bridge. The bridge will close immediately, and work will...
Hub City Transit Enters Final Phase of Public Input for Master Plan
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – After almost nine months of surveys and studies, the City of Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg-Petal-Forrest-Lamar Metropolitan Planning Organization (HPFL-MPO) are ready to enter the final phase of public input for the Hub City Transit Master Plan. This phase allows for the public to review a first draft of the plan and make comments. “We’re excited to begin...
Community Workshop Set for East Hardy and Hall Avenue Corridor Project
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, December 7, Hattiesburg’s Urban Development Department will host a community workshop for residents, business owners and community leaders to discuss the assets and advantages of the East Hardy Street and Hall Avenue corridors, as well as challenges and concerns. The workshop will take place at the Train Depot (308 Newman Street) at 4 p.m. and...
Hattiesburg Secures Grant for Midtown Green Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday morning, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Ward 3 Councilman Carter Carroll, Robert St. John, Parks & Recreation Director Chris McGee, Parks & Recreation Projects Manager, Representative Missy McGee and neighborhood representatives to announce a $500,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. When matched with 1% sales tax revenue for Parks...
Hattiesburg Fire Department to Conduct Annual Hydrant Testing
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, November 29, the Hattiesburg Fire Department will begin its annual program to test all fire hydrants across the City to meet requirements set by the Mississippi State Rating Bureau. “Each station and crew is assigned hydrants in blocks of our City at a time,” said Asst. Fire Chief Danny Wade. “That list will be made...
City Launches Call for Artists to Design NYE Poster
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – In 1912, The Henry L. Doherty Company, a leader in Hattiesburg industry at the time, promised that if the Commercial Club of Hattiesburg would select a slogan and design a sign for its display that it would manufacture, erect and maintain – without any cost to the city – a sign 42-feet in diameter with 1,142 lights,...
Joseph E. Kinnan Selected as 2021 Veteran of the Year
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, November 5, the City of Hattiesburg’s Veterans Committee and Mayor Toby Barker announced Joseph E. Kinnan as the 2021 Veteran of the Year. Kinnan, 84, served in the United States Air Force from 1962 until 1988, spending the latter part of his career (1983 – 1986) as the Commander of Detachment 423 for the Air...
Hattiesburg’s New Year’s Eve Celebration Scheduled to Return
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Midnight on Front Street, Hattiesburg’s New Year’s Eve Celebration, is slated to return in person this year after hosting a virtual event in 2020. “Last year, I stood on the firetruck by myself as we filmed the countdown to 2021. It was a sobering and stark reminder of all our community lost in 2020,” said Hattiesburg Mayor...
Hardy Street Improvements Project to Begin on November 1
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, Nov. 1, construction will begin for the Hardy Street Improvements Project geared towards enhancing pedestrian pathways and landscaping from 34th Avenue, east to Highway 49. While work will begin Nov. 1, any lane closures that are necessary for work to be completed will take place at night or on the weekends. Everyday travel was taken...
Hattiesburg Begins Construction on Roundabout
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, construction will begin on Hardy Street’s next road improvement project – a roundabout at the intersection of 2nd Avenue, Green Street and Adeline Street. This project, presented in late 2017, has been through multiple designs and grant application phases with the final bid project won by Warren Paving and funded by a Transportation Alternatives Program...
North 28th Avenue Bridge Closed for Reconstruction
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Based on the recommendation from a third-party structural engineer and bridge inspection team, the City will close the bridge located on North 28th Avenue due to unsafe structural conditions – on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The bridge is located just south of Foxfire Drive. The bridge’s unsafe travel conditions were revealed while reviewing drainage conditions in the...