Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday morning, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Arden Barnett of Ardenland Music Productions, Millie Swan of Forrest Health, Hoppy Cole of The First Bank – A National Banking Association and several community businesses and leaders to announce City Lights + Music Nights, a concert series for Hattiesburg. This series was crafted after several conversations between...
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Hattiesburg Launches Safety Ambassador Program
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday morning, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Hattiesburg Police Chief Anthony Parker to announce the launch of the City’s new Safety Ambassador program with the swearing in of Chelsey Gunter and Yvette Randolph, the first two hires for this program. To begin, the program will be focused on the downtown areas with the expansion to Midtown...
Operation Veteran Home Renovation in Hattiesburg Marked Complete
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, January 15, home renovations for Vietnam Veteran Jasper Perry were revealed to mark Operation Veteran Home Renovation complete in Hattiesburg. With a line of service beginning with his grandfather (World War I) and father (World War II), Perry went on to serve in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Air Force (1963 – 1969) after...
Hattiesburg Public School District Receives Pre-K Funding
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, January 7, Hattiesburg Public School District (HPSD) Superintindent Dr. Robert Williams was joined by House District 102 Representative Missy McGee, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker, HPSD Federal Programs Director Carrie Hornsby, HSPD Board of Trustees, House District 103 Representative Percy Watson, House District 87 Representative Chris Johnson and early education partners to announce the district’s award...
City of Hattiesburg Hosts New Year’s Eve Celebration
Hattiesburg, Mississippi ー On December 31, the City of Hattiesburg is inviting all to join them in Downtown Hattiesburg for the city’s inaugural New Year’s Eve Celebration, which will include an iconic ball drop at the intersection of Front Street and Main Street. Several local bars and restaurants in and around downtown Hattiesburg will be open and providing live music...
City of Hattiesburg’s Bond Rating is Restored
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, Dec. 20, Moody’s Investors Services restored the City of Hattiesburg’s bond rating at an initial Aa3 According to the credit opinion published by Moody’s, “Mississippi cities have an institutional framework score of ‘Aa’ or ‘strong.’” This rating comes after the City’s administration and council worked diligently to produce three financial audits (FY 2015, FY 2016 and...
Hattiesburg Notifies Residents of Water Reporting Violation
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – During a press conference today, Mayor Toby Barker announced that residents will soon receive notice about two Water System Reporting Violations on the back of their water bills. “Recently, we were made aware that our water system violated a reporting requirement for drinking water from the Mississippi Department of Health,” said Mayor Toby Barker. “We believe transparency...
Hattiesburg’s Audit Suspension is Lifted by MDOT
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, the Internal Audit Division of the Mississippi Department of Transportation notified the City of Hattiesburg that its audit suspension has been lifted. MDOT issued the decision after receiving the City’s Fiscal Year 2016 and 2017 audits and examining the City’s corrective action plans surrounding six audit findings. The suspension began on July 7, 2017, after...
HCT Operates Limited Service for Gold Route During Holidays
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Due to the holiday schedule of The University of Southern Mississippi, Hub City Transit will operate a limited service schedule for the Gold Route. Between December 12 – December 20: The Gold Route will run approximately every 20 minutes. Hours of operation are unchanged. Between December 21 and December 28: The Gold Route bus will meet each stop...
City Adds Three More to Hattiesburg Fire Department
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, Dec. 11, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Hattiesburg Fire Chief Sherrocko Stewart to swear in three lateral transfers: Firefighter Bobby Wells, Firefighter Daniel Moore and Firefighter David Holbrook. Wells and Moore come to the Hattiesburg Fire Department from McComb. Wells has four years of experience. Moore has two. Holbrook comes to the department from...
Hattiesburg Students Receive Tuition Assistance from City & County
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday, November 12, officials from the City of Hattiesburg and Forrest County were joined by Pearl River Community College at Hattiesburg High School to announce a new tuition assistance program to all Hattiesburg students. The Hattiesburg City Council approved $20,000 toward a partnership agreement with Forrest County Board of Supervisors as a memorandum of understanding between...
City of Hattiesburg Announces Two Significant Water and Sewer Improvement Projects
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Mayor Toby Barker was joined by directors and Ward 1 Councilman Jeffrey George to announce two water and sewer improvement projects: one for the areas between Quinn Street and Pearl Street in Ward 4’s Longleaf Heights Neighborhood and one in the areas around Ward 1’s North 39th Avenue and North 40th Avenue. “Citizen input drove these projects...