Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, December 4, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker announced the first slate of community members who, with approval from the Hattiesburg City Council, will serve on the Hattiesburg Police Citizen Review Board. The board will serve as a liaison between the community and the Hattiesburg Police Department, with a focus on policies and procedures. It was established...
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City of Hattiesburg Pay Raises Take Effect for FY 2021
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – In early September, the Hattiesburg City Council unanimously passed the City’s first structurally-balanced general fund budget in 10 years, which included pay raises for several employees across a variety of departments throughout the city. Those pay raises will take effect during the pay period that began on November 28. Specifically, the Fiscal Year 2021 budget addressed pay...
Hattiesburg Chief of Police Announces Retirement
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – After 39 years of service to law enforcement, with five as Hattiesburg’s top cop, Hattiesburg’s Police Chief Anthony Parker will retire at the end of the year. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as Hattiesburg’s chief of police. I am grateful to the citizens of this community and for the ability to serve...
Hattiesburg Police Department’s Recruit Class 38 Begins Training
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On the heels of a graduating class in June, the Hattiesburg Police Department began its second academy for 2020 on Monday, November 30 with Recruit Class No. 38. Moving to two academies per year is a continued effort to increase public safety numbers for the department. “Everything we do is dependent on numbers,” said Police Chief Anthony...
November Sales Tax Collections Continue Record-Setting Trend for Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – With the Department of Revenue reporting complete for this month, sales tax collections for the City of Hattiesburg continue to trend up with November’s tax receipts being the highest November figure on record. November 2020 sales tax receipts – $2,073,705.48 (highest November on record) October 2020 sales tax receipts – $1,938,916.97 (highest October on record) September 2020...
Hattiesburg Raises New State Flag
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Approximately 12 hours after the election was called, the City of Hattiesburg raised the “In God We Trust” flag over City Hall ceremoniously in celebration of more than 71 percent of voting Mississippians choosing “yes” to the new state flag design. Before the Hattiesburg Fire Department Honor Guard raised the new flag, Mayor Toby Barker stated, “Today,...
Vernon F. Dahmer, Jr., Selected as Hattiesburg Veteran of the Year
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, November 4, the City of Hattiesburg’s Veterans Committee and Mayor Toby Barker announced Vernon F. Dahmer, Jr. as the 2020 Veteran of the Year. Dahmer, 91, served in the United States Air Force from 1951 until 1971 as a subject matter expert in the United States Air Force Telecommunications Center Operations field. After 20 years...
Hattiesburg Establishes Police Citizens Review Board
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, November 3, the Hattiesburg City Council passed legislation establishing a Police Citizen Review Board that will serve as a liaison between the community and the Hattiesburg Police Department, with a focus on policies and procedures. This board will consist of nine community members who will provide feedback and recommendations to the Chief of Police as...
Hattiesburg Prepares for Hurricane Zeta
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Zeta’s track remains steady without much change. Below are key messages from the 11 a.m. update with Forrest County Emergency Management. Be off the roads by 5 p.m. Regardless of what category hurricane Zeta makes landfall at, the Pine Belt area is expected to receive tropical-storm-force winds beginning at 5 p.m. Attached is a wind-timing graphic. The...
Campbell Loop Bridge to Close Immediately
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Based on the recommendation from a third party structural engineer and bridge inspection team, the City of Hattiesburg will close the bridge located on Campbell Loop on Thursday, October 22 due to unsafe structural conditions. The bridge is located between Broadacres Drive and Frontage Road. The bridge’s unsafe travel conditions were revealed this week when a citizen...
Hattiesburg Reports Third Consecutive Month of Record Sales Tax Collections
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – For the third consecutive month, the City of Hattiesburg is experiencing record sales tax collections. October 2020 sales tax receipts – $1,938,916.97 (highest October on record) September 2020 sales tax receipts – $1,972,206.75 (highest September on record) August 2020 sales tax receipts – $2,025,615.49 (highest August on record) Each month’s receipts show the economic activity that occurred two...
Six Graduate Hattiesburg’s Fire Academy
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Hattiesburg Fire Department welcomed six new firefighters from Recruit Class 20-01 into its ranks. In order to become firefighters, Christopher Anderson, Jared Mott, Tyler Wells, Jonathon Hinton, Jordan Marshall and Brandon Clark spent 12 weeks undergoing rigorous training – physically and academically – at both the Hattiesburg Fire & Police Training Academy...