The Hattiesburg City Council will decide Thursday whether to support first-year Mayor Toby Barker’s budget for the Hub City after members voted unanimously during a special meeting last week to increase the tax levy by 3 mills.
The library systems in Lamar County and in Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County were singled out for their performances during fiscal year 2016 and named Mississippi Library Stars for the second consecutive year.
The Lamar County School District is looking for special people to serve as School Resource Officers, who are charged with the safety of almost 10,000 children every day.
The Lamar County School District will be able to use one-time money created by the fiscal year’s ending fund balance toward buying new buses and retiring four loans totaling $500,000.
Super stars, special people, cream of the crop, family, new Panthers. These were all the ways Petal School District’s newest employees were described Tuesday by Superintendent Matt Dillon and principals at their respective schools.
Petal High School students are preparing for the annual Beauty and Beau Pageant, which will be held Sept. 14 and 15 at 7 p.m.
This year’s theme is “A Star-Studded Evening.”
The Petal School District is gearing up for Homecoming festivities with the announcement of the 2017-18 Homecoming Court and the activities leading up to the big game.
Increasing student achievement is always a priority at Petal School District. This year, the district is focusing on three ways to work toward that continuous goal.
Elementary students at the Petal School District gathered in memory of one of their classmates as a part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Last year, the Petal Board of Aldermen passed a resolution designating Sept. 11 Toni Marino Day in the City of Petal.
Toni was a Petal student who died months ago after battling cancer.
