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bulls, bands and barrels RETURNS TO MULTIPURPOSE CENTER

For the seventh year in a row, the Forrest County Multipurpose Center will offer Pine Belt residents music, barrel racing and other rodeo-style events with Bulls, Bands and Barrels, which will make

Petal High teacher recognized as state Teacher of the Year

Ben Austin credits his high school history teacher, Casey Herring, for his passion in education – including being Austin’s role model, giving him a sense of urgency for the profession by encouragin

Political Cartoon for July 30

Lamar Co. makes changes to school returns, including delaying start of school

The Lamar County School District has made some significant changes to its previously-approved return-to-school plan, including stricter mask mandates and delaying the start of school.

Lamar County now under mandatory mask order

Governor Tate Reeves has added Lamar County – along with five additional counties – to the more than 20 thr

Hattiesburg library system gets grant to expand Hoopla service
By Haskel Burns, READ MORE > 464 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 03:50 PM
Although approximately 1,936 patrons of the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County use the library’s Hoopla platform – an app that offers audiobooks, e-books, movies and TV shows – many of those users find themselves out of downloads after reaching the cap of eight per month.
Supervisors get update from ambulance chief
By Haskel Burns , READ MORE > 298 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 03:48 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain of sorts on Lifeguard Ambulance Service – the only ambulance service in Lamar County – as emergency medical technicians are putting in extra work transporting COVID-positive patients to health care facilities.
Supes halt Lamar County Dollar General
By Haskel Burns, READ MORE > 883 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 03:34 PM
A proposed Dollar General store at the corner of Cole Road and West 4th Street may have hit a roadblock of sorts, as members of the Lamar County Board of Supervisors have some disagreements with the numbers and recommendations of a traffic study conducted by the owners of the land.
Political Cartoon for July 30
By Ricky Nobile, READ MORE > 149 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 03:07 PM
Choose commonalities instead of divisiveness
By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 208 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 > 231 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 > 389 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 > 439 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 > 177 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 > 337 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.

Governor will delay school opening in Forrest County; statewide mask mandate issued

In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Tate Reeves labeled several Mississippi counties – including Forrest – as COVID-19 hotspots, and he said he would sign an executive order to delay the opening of schools for grades 7-12 in those areas.

Reeves – who also announced a statewide mask mandate at the press conference – said he was largely deferring to local school leaders and their virus plans, but he planned to delay the start of the academic year in Bolivar, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Hinds, Panola, Sunflower and Washington counties until Aug. 17.

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