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‘Duck, Duck, Goose’ mural unveiled at Duncan Lake in Hattiesburg
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Fri,02/04/22-5:39PM , 5,237 Reads
In August 2021, the City of Hattiesburg’s Community Arts Center, the Hattiesburg Landmark Preservation and the Hattiesburg Downtown Association were joint recipients of the 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant totaling $11,400, which was earmarked for upgrading Duncan Lake off James Street with a mural and other art insta
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Hattiesburg officials working with MDEQ, manufacturing plants to pinpoint downtown odor
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Fri,02/04/22-3:01PM , 3,376 Reads
Although officials haven’t yet been able to pinpoint the exact source of the odor that has wafted through downtown Hattiesburg in recent weeks, Mayor Toby Barker and his staff are continuing to work with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to rectify the issue.
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Applications open for free, reduced lunch at Petal schools, with possible additional benefits
By HASKEL BURNS
Thu,02/03/22-8:10PM , 6,705 Reads
The application process is now open for free and reduced lunches at the Petal School District, with qualifying households eligible to receive even more benefits outside of the meal plan.
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South Main to Morris Street sidewalk route to instead run along Matthews Branch in Petal
By HASKEL BURNS
Wed,02/02/22-2:58PM , 4,617 Reads
An $862,560 grant received last year by the City of Petal from the Mississippi Department of Transportation that would have seen a new sidewalk from West 10th Avenue and South Main Street down Morris Avenue near Petal Middle School will now go toward a different route.
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