Although Ben Burnett has had notions in the past of serving in the Mississippi Legislature, he had never given it real consideration, given that he would have had to suspend his pension as a retired state employee as per regulations from the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi.
With Petal’s annexation trial finishing out this week in Forrest County Chancery Court, residents and officials will now wait on a judge’s decision whether annexation will be allowed for five areas east of the Leaf River to expand the city’s borders.
The large, often unsightly wire trash receptacles seen outside several Hattiesburg homes and businesses may soon be no more, as Hattiesburg City Council Vice President Mary Dryden has proposed an amendment to the city’s garbage ordinance that would require all trash containers to have four solid sides.
As two of only 18 school districts in the state to receive an “A” designation on last school year’s Mississippi Accountability Model, the Petal and Lamar County school districts are preparing for a visit from State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright in honor of that achievement.
With tax season right around the corner, Petal school officials are offering a chance for taxpayers to keep those dollars in the Friendly City for education – specifically in support of the Petal Early Learning Collaborative – while receiving tax credits on their upcoming returns.
A traffic signal project that was expected to be finished last month is taking somewhat longer than planned, as officials are having trouble locking down a company to complete lane striping.
There’s still plenty of time left to help Hattiesburg Police Department and Ryan Chevrolet bring Christmas to Hattiesburg children, with HPD’s annual toy drive in full swing throughout next week.
The Petal School District Police Department is making sure students don’t go without a proper Christmas this year with the annual Shop with the Panther Police fundraiser.
After officials from Arnold Line Water Association claimed a member-signed petition to elect a new board of directors for the association was invalid, association members will now have the chance to sign a new petition to effect that change.
A zoning change recently approved by the Petal Board of Aldermen will allow the staff of a Petal law firm to relocate their business to a new location on South Main Street with the intention of expanding in downtown Petal.
Seventy years ago, a group met to form Parkway Heights Methodist Church. On Feb.
The fifth week of the 2019 legislative session proved to be the busiest thus far.
