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The City of Hattiesburg announced on Monday that Cassandra McDaniel has been named the new public information officer (PIO) for Hattiesburg Police Department (HPD). McDaniel comes to the city after serving as executive assistant to Pastor Marcus Cathey at West Point Baptist Church. McDaniel is a University of Southern Mississippi graduate and lifelong Pine Belt resident.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
People all over the world flocked to Jackson to learn effective ministry from him and his organizations.
John Perkins was sui generis. Incomparable. Unique. One of a kind.
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Robert St. John says his restaurant business and travel business aren’t two businesses. They’re the same business. It’s all hospitality.
There’s a moment — right before the northern lights appear — when the sky looks like it’s deciding whether, or not, to show you something. Then it does, and you understand why you traveled 4,000 miles. Twenty-five Americans stood beside me in the snow. Nobody spoke. The northern lights don’t require commentary.
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“Election day means election day, not election week, not election month, not election season,” Mississippi Republican Party chairman and RNC General Counsel Mike Hurst contends.
The Republican National Committee and the Mississippi Republican Party will make their case before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday morning in the lawsuit filed to overturn a COVID-era state law that allowed for ballots to be received and counted up to five days after an election.
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The bill’s author, State Rep. Shanda Yates, described the bill as a “great piece of legislation.” She said landlords not paying utility bills when part of a person’s rent is an issue across the Magnolia State.
Legislation to ensure utilities are paid that are included in a person’s rent or lease has cleared its final hurdle in the Mississippi Legislature and is now on its way to the governor’s desk.
The measure seeks to hold landlords criminally responsible for collecting utility fees but not paying the bill.
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Nestled in the heart of Hattiesburg’s Historic Downtown Neighborhood, Walthall School has stood as a cornerstone of education, community, and civic life for more than a century. Built in the early 1900s and originally known as Court
Street School, the building and its surrounding grounds remain a powerful symbol of the Hub City’s history—and its future.
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It’s that time of the week again for my weekly Southern Miss baseball report card, and this one comes with a bit more nuance than usual.
Southern Miss remained steady in the major polls, moving up to No. 11 in D1Baseball and No. 12 in Perfect Game. The Golden Eagles came in at No. 13 in the NCBWA and USA Today polls and No. 16 in Baseball America after a 3-1 week.
The Golden Eagles picked up a midweek win over Nicholls before taking two of three from Troy over the weekend at Pete Taylor Park. On paper, it looks like another strong week for Southern Miss.
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Ethan McCraw, front man of Shakedown South, entertains the crowd at Saturday’s celebration.
To honor 100 years of McElhaney Plumbing, the McElhaney family hosted a celebration on Saturday afternoon at Town Square Park in downtown Hattiesburg.
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City and university leaders gather to cut the ribbon on the new criminal justice building.
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) held a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open their new criminal justice building, the Paul H. “Bud” Holmes Criminal Justice Building. The new building, complete with a mock courtroom and forensic labs, will house the university’s criminal justice programs.
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On Saturday, April 4th the Hattiesburg Zoo will host its annual EGGZ-OTIC - Not Your Average - Egg Hunt!
The Hattiesburg Zoo’s Egg Hunt is not your average, run-of-the-mill, hide-and-go-seek egg grab! As usual, the Hattiesburg Zoo is putting their own eggz-citing spin on an annual tradition. No need to bring an egg basket, but you will need to bring your eggz-tra special hunting skills to find one of the 250 well-hidden eggz.
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Conville is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Service Learning at the University of Southern Mississippi and a long-time resident of Hattiesburg, where he is a member of University Baptist Church. He can be reached at rlconville@yahoo.com.
James Talarico has figured prominently in the news and on social media lately, especially so after he defeated incumbent Democratic US Representative, Jasmine Crockett, in the Texas Democratic primary. In the November general election, he will face either incumbent Republican US Senator, John Cornyn or the current Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton.
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1 week 2 days ago
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Southern Miss rallied all weekend, and it was fitting that it needed another one to win the series against a gritty Troy ball club.
The No. 12 Golden Eagles didn’t panic.
Not when they fell behind by four runs early. Not after dropping Friday night’s opener. And not in a tense, back-and-forth finish against a Troy team that looked every bit like a Sun Belt contender, despite its record.
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POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 3 Pearl River baseball team turned in early fireworks and late-game heroics Saturday afternoon to sweep East Mississippi. The Wildcats took game one 11-7 before winning the nightcap 4-3.
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SCOOBA, Miss. — No. 1 Pearl River softball erupted for 23 runs Saturday afternoon to sweep East Mississippi. The Wildcats took game one 7-3 before winning game two 16-2 in five innings.
"In the first game, it was tough to get our timing down and string some things together, but we started to open things up late," head coach Christie Meeks said. "That carried over into the second game, where we really broke things open. I'm extremely proud of our hitters for making adjustments at the plate."
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The William Carey baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Brewton-Parker on Saturday, taking both games of the doubleheader by scores of 8–1 and 6–5 at Milton Wheeler Field.
Game 1: Carey 8, Brewton-Parker 1
William Carey struck early and never looked back in the opener, using a decisive third inning to pull away for an 8–1 victory.
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The William Carey softball team closed out the weekend in dominant fashion, earning a pair of shutout victories over Point University on Saturday at Joseph & Nancy Fail Field. The Lady Crusaders took game one, 4–0, before cruising to an 11–0 run-rule win in game two.
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1 week 3 days ago
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When doubts were coming in about the Southern Miss lineup, they responded with their best hitting day since the North Alabama series two weeks ago. The Golden Eagles used 11 hits and 11 runs to cruise past Troy 11-5 to even the weekend series.
“I’m not sitting here telling you these last five games we have played our best,” Ostrander said. “It’s hard to play your best for 56 of them. You’ve got to hang in there and kind of roll with the punches sometimes. You have to stay locked in and stay together. It was good today to do what we needed to do and had to do.”
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Director Gary McCullum (back left) and Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker (back right) meet up backstage after their performance at Carnegie Hall.
The Hattiesburg High School (HHS) Choir finally took the stage at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday evening after months of preparations and fund-raising. What the group wasn’t expecting was to look out into the crowd and see none other than their own Mayor Toby Barker.
Barker, who was on business in Washington D.C., was able to make it to the performance as a surprise to the HHS students.
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William Carey rolled to an 11–1 run-rule victory over Brewton Parker on Friday night, breaking the game open with a seven-run surge over the final three innings at Milton Wheeler Field.
Brewton Parker struck first in the opening inning, capitalizing on a pair of singles. Zach Carlton reached base and moved into scoring position before Caleb Strott lined an RBI single to right field to give the Barons an early 1–0 advantage.
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