The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is investigating measles exposure in Mississippi from an out-of-state traveler. The exposure happened at various locations from April 9-11.
In a project described by Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker as “an effort across generations,” officials broke ground Friday on Preservation Crossing, the venture that will transform the former Hattiesburg High School on Main Street into age-restricted apartments.
A former employee of the Oloh Fire Protection District could see up to 20 years behind bars and a $25,000 fine after being indicted by a grand jury for embezzling more than $68,000 from the district. She is the second Oloh FPD employee indicted since October.
Avoiding a cycle of debt. Trying to build savings. Managing day-to-day spending. Paying for college. Planning for retirement. At all stages of life, people are making financial decisions.
Problem is, they are not always prepared.
Forrest General Hospital, along with other national, state and community organizations, is leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making – an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day.
Alicia D. Brown of Petal, a 2016 Presbyterian Christian graduate, is the state’s only awardee to be named a Truman Scholar.
Voters throughout Hattiesburg still have a few days to decide whether to approve an additional 1 percent sales tax on hotels, motels and restaurants to benefit parks and recreation projects around the city, as well as the improvement of Reed Green Coliseum.
Have you been stockpiling old paint, light bulbs, motor oil and the like?
Then Saturday is your day to get rid of it during Right Way to Throw Away Day.
Although the recipient of Hattiesburg Police Department’s Officer of the Year award is announced shortly before the start of the department’s annual Awards Day, Detective Jeremy Dunaway was still slightly surprised when he received the award during last week’s ceremony at the Hattiesburg Police and Fire Training Academy.
In the spirit of maintaining the character of the North Main Street neighborhood, members of Hattiesburg City Council have granted former Mayor Johnny DuPree’s request to rezone his home from its current B-2 (neighborhood business) designation to R-1A (residential).
