Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center, the City of Hattiesburg will host a job fair with a focus on filling staffing needs within the city’s restaurant and hospitality industries. Typically hosted to connect students with summer job opportunities, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker’s office expanded the event...
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Hub City Transit Invites Public to Provide Feedback on Improvements
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Hub City Transit, the city’s public transportation system, invites residents, visitors and students to provide feedback that will be used to improve public transportation in and around the Hattiesburg area for the next five to 10 years. Those interested in participating can visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HubCityTransit to take a short 13-question survey addressing topics like access to transit, the...
City-Wide Testing of Weather Warning Sirens
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, April 19, city-wide testing of weather warning sirens will take place at 11 a.m. There are six sirens located throughout the city limits of Hattiesburg, with approximately a 3-mile radius for reach at each. They are located at: East 7th + Main Street William Carey University Hattiesburg + Cox Streets Tatum Park Thames Elementary Classic...
Construction on Lamar Boulevard Begins
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – The rebuilding of Lamar Boulevard is one of the more anticipated road projects in Hattiesburg’s recent history, and construction begins this week to turn it into a true boulevard with the removal and replacement of .7 miles of roadway. “Businesses and residents have waited a long time to see improvements to Lamar Boulevard,” said Mayor Toby Barker....
Hattiesburg Fire Department Reveals Fleet Addition – “Screaming Eagle”
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On the 111th Anniversary of The University of Southern Mississippi’s founding, the Hattiesburg Fire Department revealed the latest addition to its fleet, the Screaming Eagle. The new engine will live at Fire Station #6, which is adjacent to the university. Because of its location and the area of service covered by the station, the new engine was...
Mayor Barker Nominates Steele for Reappointment to Hattiesburg Public School Board of Trustees
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, March 29, Mayor Toby Barker announced his nomination to reappoint Eric Steele to the Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees. Barker believes that placing the community’s trust in a group of individuals to foster and cultivate the next generation of Hattiesburg citizens in a safe learning environment is a heavy mantle of responsibility –...
City + Health Care Partners Host Second Vaccination Weekend Clinic
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28, the City of Hattiesburg, Forrest General and Hattiesburg Clinic will host its second two-day vaccination clinic at CE Roy Community Center (300 East 5th Street). This clinic will provide a walk-in, no appointment necessary opportunity for residents to receive the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, which is a one-dose vaccination manufactured...
$2.7M Water & Sewer Improvement Project Announced for Longleaf Heights North
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday afternoon, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Ward 2 and Ward 4 Councilwomen Deborah Delgado and Mary Dryden to announce a $2.7 million water and sewer improvement project for Longleaf Heights North around the West 7th Street corridor. “The City of Hattiesburg continues to make progress in reducing occurrences of brown water and replacing aging...
One Year Later: City of Hattiesburg Remembers + Reflects on Impact of COVID-19
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Thursday, March 11 will mark the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 for Hattiesburg, Forrest County and for the State of Mississippi. As a date of remembrance, the City of Hattiesburg will host a series of events and displays to remember the Pine Belt lives lost due to COVID-19 and to honor those on...
City Takes First Steps to Implement Parklets in Downtown Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, March 2, the Hattiesburg City Council will review two agenda items to establish the City’s first two parklets for two Downtown Hattiesburg eateries: The Porter and Nellie’s Chicken & Daiquiris. First discussed in a work session in October 2020, parklets are public seating platforms that convert curbside parking spaces into community spaces. Most parklets have...
Upgrades Complete for Tatum Park Tennis Complex Ahead of Tournament
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – With new lighting and new windscreens funded by the one-cent restaurant and hotel/motel tax, the Tatum Park Tennis Complex has received a little more than $100,000 in necessary upgrades, completed just in time for the South Mississippi Singles League Invitational this weekend (Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28). Funds generated by this source have created big...
Hattiesburg PD + City to Assist with Turbine Transport
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This weekend, the Hattiesburg Police Department and the City of Hattiesburg will assist in a large turbine transport through Downtown Hattiesburg. Due to the nature of the transport, several traffic accommodations are being made to help it take place as safely and swiftly as possible. On Saturday, Feb. 27, West Pine Street – between Hemphill and Hardy...