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  DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG RESURGENCE CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM By: Haskel Burns Over the last several years, Hub City officials – particularly those from the Downtown Hattiesburg Association – have worked to create a resurgence in the downtown area to bring more...

  HATTIESBURG'S NEW PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX UP AND RUNNING By: Caroline Wood After roughly seven years in a temporary location, the Hattiesburg Police Department and municipal court are moving into a new building. Hattiesburg’s new 90,000-square-foot public safety...

  DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG BREAKS GROUND ON THE CALICO STATION By: Tia McKenzie The city of Hattiesburg welcomed people from all parts of the Pine Belt to celebrate and introduce a new business to the area. What was once an old antique shop called the Calico Mall...

  DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG WILL HOST MISS BLACK MISSISSIPPI USA PAGEANT  By: FOX23 Staff The Miss Black Mississippi USA Pageant will crown its next winners on September 18 at 3 p.m. at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center in downtown Hattiesburg.   The...

  CYCLISTS GEAR UP FOR INAUGURAL HUB CITY CRITERIUM ON SAT, AUG. 27 By: Ame T. Posey Cyclists will zip around downtown Hattiesburg for the inaugural Hub City Criterium, the host race for the 2022 LAMBRA Criterium Championship, on Saturday, Aug. 27. LAMBRA, the...

  'TASTE OF SOUTH' FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL RETURNING TO HUB CITY ON OCT. 1 By: Renaldo Hopkins Food vendor registration is open as the Hattiesburg Jaycees and Fairley’s Wings and More are partnering once again for the 2nd Annual “Taste of the South” Food Truck...

    MICHAEL MARKS NAME PRESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG ASSOCIATION By: Haskel Burns Hattiesburg native Michael Marks can add another accomplishment to his already impressive list of achievements: the new president of the Downtown Hattiesburg Association....

      EIGHT FREE THINGS TO DO IN HATTIESBURG THIS SUMMER: MUSEUMS, NATURE, ART By: Laurel Thrailkill Hattiesburg has no shortage of things to do, but for those on a budget, there are also plenty of free activities in the Hub City. Here are a few things...

  VENDORS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS AT HATTIESBURG'S DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET By: Laurel Thrailkill The Hattiesburg Downtown Farmers Market was bustling Thursday afternoon as the sounds of an acoustic guitar filled the air and people strolled among the vendors. For the...

  ENTREPRENEUR OPENS 4 BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN By: Mia Monet Over the last few years, the Downtown Hattiesburg Association has been working hard to revitalize the area, and Nelson Haskin Jr. is a business owner who has worked with them to bring businesses...