To help ensure the health and safety of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed an emergency order - which includes fines or other punishments for violations - coinciding with the shelter-in-place order recently issued by Gov. Tate Reeves.
Officials from the Forrest County Sheriff's Office are asking residents to be diligent in keeping themselves safe from the likes of scammers and hackers that may try to take advantage of individuals during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
As the hotel, motel and restaurant industries continue to suffer financial losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials from the City of Hattiesburg are looking at the ramifications - and possible solutions to - the loss of revenue brought in to the city via the additional 1 percent sales tax instituted at those establishments.
When three of Summer Lee’s stories were recently honored regionally by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – including two Gold Keys, a Silver Key, and a nomination for the American Voices Medal – the Oak Grove High School freshman took the recognition as an incredible honor and the beginning of a bright future.
Back in 2006, John Ivany Marshall – the father of Hattiesburg architect Sarah Marshall Newton – was a volunteer for Live After Five, an event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, designed to attract activity to the downtown area after regular business hours.
For parents like Evelyn Baker, who has two children in the Hattiesburg Public School District, the transition to at-home learning measures implemented because of COVID-19 just got a little easier with drive-thru supply stations set up at various schools across the district.
In keeping with guidelines, recommendations and regulations handed down by health and other local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hattiesburg City Council has cut the number of its April meetings in half – from the usual four down to two – and will move those meetings from City Hall to a larger location.
The Lamar County Board of Supervisors has adopted a temporary order that will temporarily allow pop-up restaurants to operate in the county, making it easier for residents to get their meals during the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the closure of dining rooms throughout the area.
Retailers throughout Petal are choosing “Community Over Competition” during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, banding together to support each other, brainstorm ideas to get through the current crisis, and look ahead to the situation’s inevitable abatement.
Following the recent swearing-in of new sheriff and administration, officials from the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office have developed a new website designed to improve transparency and allow citizens and staff better access to matters regarding the sheriff’s office and jail.
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