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Golden Eagle Pickleball Club gathers following a successful evening of games.

Pickleball Club to Host Halloween Bash

Gabe Caraway | October 15, 2025

Halloween is just around the corner, and to celebrate the season, the Golden Eagle Pickleball Club will host its inaugural Halloween Bash on Saturday, Oct. 18. The event will last from 5 to 8 p.m. at the...

Hattiesburg Sets Standard for Opioid Fund Spending

Sophia Vitrano | October 8, 2025

As the opioid crisis continues to devastate communities across the nation, Mississippi stands out for an unfortunate reason: it remains years behind other states in using its opioid settlement funds to...

Hattiesburg Fire Department Launches New Alert System

Kennedi Drake | October 8, 2025

The Hattiesburg Fire Department is rolling out a new alert system designed to improve firefighter safety, health and performance by reducing unnecessary nighttime disruptions. The system, which will...

Food Truck Fest Brings Crowd to Downtown Hattiesburg

Gabrielle Cox | October 8, 2025

Hattiesburg held its fifth annual Food Truck Festival, The Taste of the South, downtown Oct. 4, featuring multiple food trucks, vendors and music from DJ Kuhjo. The Hattiesburg Jaycees hosted the festival...

Moore's bike shop hosted an event for "Save a Life day", handing out free Naloxone.

Local Bike Shop Hosts Free Naloxone Giveaway

Gabrielle Cox | October 1, 2025

Moore’s Bike Shop hosted an event distributing free Naloxone in honor of “Save a Life Day” on Thursday, Sept. 25. James Moore, owner of the shop, joined representatives from Clearview Recovery Center,...

Attendees at the Annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival in downtown Hattiesburg.

Hattiesburg’s Mobile Street Festival Honors History

Kiera Fox | October 1, 2025

The streets of downtown Hattiesburg were buzzing with life this weekend not with traffic, but with celebration. The Mobile Street Festival, now a cornerstone of the city’s cultural calendar, was originally...

Hattiesburg Woman Launches ‘Blessing Boxes’ to Fight Food Insecurity

Hattiesburg Woman Launches ‘Blessing Boxes’ to Fight Food Insecurity

Kiera Fox | September 24, 2025

A Hattiesburg woman is taking action to support her community by launching a grassroots effort to fight food insecurity, one box at a time. Randi Gardner, a member of The United House of Prayer for All...

A painted utility box located near T-Bone's Records in Hattiesburg. The Utility Box Project will provide illustrations to more boxes across Hattiesburg like this one.

HAPA Extends Call for Utility Box Artists

Andrew Baeuerle | September 24, 2025

The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art is extending an open call for artists to submit original designs for Phase Four of the Hattiesburg Utility Box Series, a growing public art initiative aimed at bringing...

Vintage video game consoles and televisions displayed at The Lucky Rabbit.

The Lucky Rabbit Draws Southern Miss Students to Downtown

Olivia Prescott | September 24, 2025

Downtown Hattiesburg’s Lucky Rabbit has become a favorite weekend spot for University of Southern Mississippi students. Known for its changing seasonal exhibits and unique collections, the store offers...

7Brew Opens Eighth Mississippi Location in Hattiesburg

Andrew Baeuerle | September 17, 2025

7Brew, one of the fastest growing coffee shops in the nation, opened their first Hattiesburg location on September 15. Located on US-98 near Hobby Lobby in West Hattiesburg, the coffee shop is known for...

Eureka School Preserves Historical Legacy

Kennedi Drake | September 17, 2025

More than a century after it first opened, the historic Eureka School in Hattiesburg is working toward a new future as a museum while continuing to honor its past. Built in 1921, Eureka was one of the...

Kick Glass Kicking Off Sustainability

Kiera Fox | September 10, 2025

A local environmental group is turning trash into treasure, literally. Kick Glass H-Burg, a grassroots recycling initiative, is not only repurposing discarded glass bottles but also spearheading a broader...

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