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Marx Must Resign: Petal mayor has tarnished reputation of ‘Friendly City’

By Editorial, READ MORE > 426 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:27 PM

Petal Mayor Hal Marx must resign, and he must do so sooner rather than later. The three-term mayor has been a keyboard warrior on Facebook and Twitter for years, and his controversial statements have made headlines in the past.

State health department asked for records lawsuit

By Staff, READ MORE > 613 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 12:52 AM

Mississippi’s State Department of Health says its been too busy dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to comply with the state’s Public Records Act. It’s going to have to spend some time explaining in court why that’s a legitimate excuse.

P.S. Postal Service has problems

By Staff, READ MORE > 501 Reads
On Thu, 05/14/2020 - 01:44 AM

The recent bickering in Washington about the future of the U.S. Postal Service is curious. What’s the ultimate goal of those who are hesitant about providing money to a federal agency whose revenue stream has been hit hard by the coronavirus?

Hattiesburg Tourism Strong: The Spirit of Travel

By Marlo Dorsey, READ MORE > 1,118 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:35 PM

Springtime typically marks the beginning of peak travel season in Hattiesburg and continues throughout the summer months, but this season has thrown us all a colossal curveball like we’ve never seen before.

City layoffs send wrong message to businesses

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 2,215 Reads
On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 08:28 PM

Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker has done an excellent job of leading our community during the last several chaotic weeks since the unwelcomed COVID-19 virus came to town and changed everything.

COVID-19 testing must be reliable

By Editorial, READ MORE > 754 Reads
On Wed, 04/15/2020 - 10:41 PM

A critical scientific piece in moving toward a state of normalcy in our current pandemic-worried world is to have an inexpensive — and preferably quick — test that would let people who are not sick know whether they have already been infected by the new coronavirus without realizing it.

The coronavirus relief package: Complicated, expensive and necessary

By Joshua Wilson, READ MORE > 2,194 Reads
On Sun, 03/29/2020 - 08:38 PM

The federal government recently approved a $2 trillion economic relief package to respond to the coronavirus crisis, and, despite the sticker shock, it seems to be a mostly good and necessary piece of legislation.

Stay at Home: ‘Your grandparents were called to war. You’re being called to sit on your couch.’

By Mayor Toby Barker, READ MORE > 626 Reads
On Wed, 03/25/2020 - 05:19 PM

If you have spent any amount of time on social media over the past week, you have likely noticed the above saying spread among a particularly plentiful supply of COVID-19 related memes.

Stay at Home: ‘Your grandparents were called to war. You’re being called to sit on your couch.’

By Mayor Toby Barker, READ MORE > 626 Reads
On Wed, 03/25/2020 - 05:19 PM

If you have spent any amount of time on social media over the past week, you have likely noticed the above saying spread among a particularly plentiful supply of COVID-19 related memes.

Keep Calm! It’s time for Pine Belt residents to rely on one another – from a safe distance

By Editorial, READ MORE > 1,238 Reads
On Wed, 03/18/2020 - 04:23 PM

Pine Belt residents are no strangers to natural tragedies. Less than a decade after Hurricane Katrina brought life as we know it to a standstill, twin tornadoes in 2013 and 2017 tested our moxie once again as they tore a path of destruction across Forrest and Lamar counties and forever changed the physical landscape of our region.

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