Ame T. Posey | HubCitySPOKES

premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Virtual debates force local speech teams to be flexible
By AME T. POSEY
Wed,09/16/20-3:20PM , 1,399 Reads
Mississippi high school speech and debate teams face an unprecedented season due to the public health and safety restrictions for COVID-19.
“Flexible has been the keyword going into this year,” said Shane Cole, director of speech and debate at Oak Grove High School.
Click Here to Read More

registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Reaching into the past to find our present place
By AME T. POSEY
Wed,09/09/20-3:05PM , 1,228 Reads
One Christmas, I drew my mother’s family tree as a present for her six brothers and sisters. The lines crossing across the poster board slowly began to weave the story of my family. I marked births. I marked funerals. I marked weddings. I marked divorces.
Click Here to Read More

University of Southern Mississippi football players skipped practice Friday to protest racism and numerous violent police incidents with Black Americans.

premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Southern Miss football team marches as ‘brotherhood’ against racism
By AME T. POSEY
Mon,08/31/20-8:46AM , 3,971 Reads
The University of Southern Mississippi football team skipped practice on Aug. 28 to march against racism and show support for players on the team who have experienced discrimination on a firsthand basis.
Click Here to Read More

free content

Racist outburst prompts Oak Grove walk out
By AME T. POSEY
Wed,08/26/20-5:50PM , 3,382 Reads
Dozens of Oak Grove High School students walked out of class on Aug. 21 in a protest sparked by a racially charged incident during the senior run on the first day of school.
Video recordings of the event caught someone in the crowd yelling “white power” as students crossed the football field.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Ame T. Posey

The E-Edition

March 05, 2026

Magazine e-edition

Signature Magazine | March 2026

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Hattiesburg, 39401, MS

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

78°F

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 70%
Max Temp: 83°F
Min Temp: 68°F
Feels Like: 79°F
Dew Point: 69°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 6:16 AM
Sunset: 5:59 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 12 mph
Sky Cover: 84%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 69°F
Moon Rise: 10:18 PM
Moon Set: 8:17 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Hourly Forecast

7-Day Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.