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Forrest supes talk CARES Act expenditures

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency launched the CARES Act funding application portal on Aug. 3.

The $1.2 million project on Hattiesburg’s North 38th Avenue that is providing a landscaped median, a stoplight at 38th Avenue and Montague Boulevard, and new lighting fixtures is fast nearing compl

Lamar courts could move to county shelter

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Political Cartoon for August 6

Political Cartoon for July 30
By Ricky Nobile, READ MORE > 207 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 03:07 PM
Choose commonalities instead of divisiveness
By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 263 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:44 PM
There is so much that COVID-19 is requiring us to deal with. First, there are the health issues as we deal with the health impacts and attempts to “flatten the curve,” or slow the rise of new cases so as not to overwhelm the health care system. Then there are the economic issues as job losses come and incomes are squeezed.
Work together for a bright ‘new normal’
By Joshua Wilson, READ MORE > 281 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:41 PM
I was thinking the other day about how I want things to go back to “normal.”
Of course, what does that even mean these days? I don’t think we’ll ever go back to the way things were – the “normal” – before the COVID-19 pandemic hit our area in March.
Charting the course for the fall semester at Southern Miss
By Dr. Rodney Bennett, READ MORE > 480 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:33 PM
As they likely are for you, these are challenging times for higher education and for Mississippi’s public institutions of higher learning, including the University of Southern Mississippi.
Don’t mess with the Postal Service
By Benny Hornsby, READ MORE > 527 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:30 PM
I keep reading where some empty suits in government want to defund or otherwise eviscerate the post office. They must be living in some alternate universe other than the one I’m in, because I think we need the post office more than ever. For my money, it’s the best deal in town.
HATTIESBURG’S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT: IT’S TIME - Part 1 of 4
By Dr. Benjamin Morris and William Sturkey, READ MORE > 946 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:13 PM
History has always mattered deeply to the people of Hattiesburg. Although the town is relatively young, its early founders turned to history as they shaped the direction of the city and the region.
Southern Miss Cook Library gets refresh; project is expected to be complete soon
By Van Arnold, READ MORE > 401 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:11 PM
Extensive renovation of the Joseph Anderson Cook Library on the University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus is nearing completion, a project that will transform the 60-year-old facility into a state-of-the-art resource center.
USM extends waiver for graduate school
By David Tisdale, READ MORE > 424 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:04 PM
The Graduate Records Exam and Graduate Management Admission Test will continue to be waived as requirements for admission to University of Southern Mississippi graduate programs through the summer and fall 2021 semesters in response to continuing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pearl River Community College releases reopening plans
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 337 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:02 PM
Pearl River Community College has announced its plans to safely welcome back students to its Hattiesburg, Poplarville and Waveland locations Aug. 17 for the first day of school.
Another Hattiesburg employee tests positive for COVID-19
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 970 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:01 PM

Officials from the Hattiesburg Fire Department and the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s office are seeking the public’s help in identifying the man pictured, a suspect in an ongoing investigation regarding an arson on South 22nd Avenue.

Officials searching for Hattiesburg arson suspect

Officials from the Hattiesburg Fire Department and the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s office are seeking the public’s help in apprehending a suspect in an ongoing investigation regarding an arson on South 22ndAvenue.

Danny Wade, assistant chief of the Hattiesburg Fire Department, said the incident occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. Aug. 9 in the 500 block of that street. Two homes and a vehicle were burned, but no injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

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