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.
A stretch of Mississippi 589 in Lamar County – which runs about half a mile north and south of Victory Road, near Oral Baptist Church – will be named in honor of Benjamin Deen, the Hattiesburg Police Department K-9 officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2015.
Effective immediately, the City of Lumberton has imposed a curfew, along with several restrictions at businesses and other establishments to help halt the spread of coronavirus in the community.
Representative Billy Andrews of Purvis has resigned from the Mississippi House of Representatives, about two months after indicating Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn is going against state law by blocking him and other members of the Legislature from receiving their state government pensions while serving in the House.
Callie Farris was in the process of being named Hattiesburg’s representative for the 2020 Mississippi Miss Hospitality Competition when the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Pine Belt.
In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, Forrest General Hospital and Hattiesburg Clinic are now offering curbside testing for COVID-19. This testing will be provided through the Cough & Fever Clinic, located at the Cloverleaf Medical Plaza at 5909 U.S. 49 in Hattiesburg.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Extra Table in Hattiesburg is kicking off a new campaign aimed at helping the organization increase the amount of healthy food it sends to food pantries throughout Mississippi in order to better serve its clients in this time of need.
With Gov. Tate Reeves’ recent order to close all public schools throughout Mississippi until April 17 to limit any chance of exposure to the coronavirus, local school officials have put together plans to ensure students still receive vital services, including online at-home learning and meal plans.
Lumberton officials are still in the process of searching for a new chief to head up the city’s police department after former chief Adam Jones handed in his resignation late last year.
While there have been no reported – or even presumptive – cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Lamar County, officials there are being vigilant in educating their residents on safety measures and have pledged their resources and cooperation to Hattiesburg and Forrest County, which has had one presumptive case of the virus.
If there's a silver lining to all this coronavirus crap … don't ask ME what it is!
