The city of Hattiesburg has released a draft of its Safe Roads Hattiesburg Safety Action Plan, aimed at improving street safety and reducing severe crashes by 50% by 2032, with an ultimate goal of eliminating...

People are starting to return to McDonald’s locations after the Colorado Department of Agriculture concludes that Quarter Pounders are not the cause of an E. coli outbreak. Thousands of McDonald’s...

A screening of the film Dying to Vote was held last night at USM, hosted by The Center for Human Rights, The Center for Community and Belonging, The College of Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the...

Mayor Toby Barker, a USM alum, recently received the Mississippi Tourism Association’s (MTA) Governmental Tourism Leadership Award for his contributions to the growth of Hattiesburg’s tourism industry. Barker...

The City of Hattiesburg has signed Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnerships with two standout athletes from local universities: Melyia Grayson from the University of Southern Mississippi and Lauren...

The Hattiesburg community recently celebrated 10 years of LGBTQ+ pride and stressed the importance of voting at the annual Pride in the Park event hosted by The Spectrum Center. For members of the community,...

Hattiesburg residents recently got the chance to speak to USM alum and award-winning director, Patrik-Ian Polk at a local LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The Spectrum Center hosted its special LGBTQ+ Film Festival...

The second annual Clyde Kennard Lecture and Scholar Visit is slated to be held on October 14 and 15. For this iteration of the annual lecture, the visiting scholar will be Matthew F. Delmont who will be...

By Kennedi Drake The USM school of music recently hosted its 2nd annual Pops in the Park performance for a good cause. The event was a joint venture between the School of Music and Partners for the Arts...

Lupita’s Ice Cream y Más is the newest addition to Hattiesburg, offering a unique fusion of traditional and Latin-inspired ice cream flavors, this one-of-a-kind shop is a welcome reflection of Hattiesburg’s...

The Spectrum Center (TSC) recently hosted its monthly Drag Show at The Fat Cat in downtown Hattiesburg. HattiesDrag Amateur Drag Show is a quarterly event that gives new and upcoming drag queens and kings...

Hundreds of students and local residents recently crowded The Fat Cat, a bar in downtown Hattiesburg to show their support for local bands and for Palestine at the Hattiesburg World Benefit Concert. Residents...