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When debates about the birthplace of rock and roll surface, Hattiesburg is rarely part of the conversation. The omission is familiar, and it’s telling. We tend to remember where music was packaged and sold, not always where it was created.
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When debates about the birthplace of rock and roll surface, Hattiesburg is rarely part of the conversation. The omission is familiar, and it’s telling. We tend to remember where music was packaged and sold, not always where it was created.
By Cathy Eaker on
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Happy New Year! 2026 beckons.
Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.
At 67, my New Year’s celebrations are getting a little less rowdy and late. When I was young, I wouldn’t even dream about not staying up until midnight to watch the new year roll in. Now it’s a bit less exciting.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
3 months 1 week ago
Happy New Year! 2026 beckons.
Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.
At 67, my New Year’s celebrations are getting a little less rowdy and late. When I was young, I wouldn’t even dream about not staying up until midnight to watch the new year roll in. Now it’s a bit less exciting.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
3 months 1 week ago
Happy New Year! 2026 beckons.
Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.
At 67, my New Year’s celebrations are getting a little less rowdy and late. When I was young, I wouldn’t even dream about not staying up until midnight to watch the new year roll in. Now it’s a bit less exciting.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
3 months 1 week ago
Mik Davis is the record store manager at T-Bones Records & Cafe in Hattiesburg.
50 years ago we received a cold glimpse of the future via cinema. An American artform was reclaimed after years of the most artistic output originating outside of our shores. The small band of filmmakers made their larger point about film being more than another item of consumption.
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Dr. Travis Coakley of William Carey University received the “2025 Outstanding Contributor of the Year Award” Dec. 12 during a meeting of the Mississippi Bandmasters Association. The award was presented by MBA’s Phi Beta Mu fraternity, which honors excellence, preserves legacy, promotes fellowship and supports music education.
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The University of Southern Mississippi awarded undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees to approximately 1,300 students during its fall 2025 commencement ceremonies held Dec. 11-12 on the Hattiesburg campus.
USM graduates from the local area include:
Hattiesburg
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Jessica Hannah, 45, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at her home in Kilmichael.
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Jessica Hannah, 45, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at her home in Kilmichael.
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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. Reach him at rlconville@yahoo.com.
Homelessness is most certainly a dangerous physical condition, but it is also a dangerous political condition. Those who are politically homeless have no place to invest their political allegiance. And we humans seem to want to deposit our political capital where it will earn us a good return—liberty and justice for all (and not for just a few).
By Dick Conville on
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William Carey University’s Fifth-Year Interim Report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has been accepted with “no additional report required.”
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3 months 1 week ago
The H. P. Jacobs Administration Tower on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Another lawsuit has emerged in the aftermath of presidential hires at Jackson State University.
Jerome Tinker, who serves in a leadership position in JSU’s Alumni Affairs office, is suing former president Marcus Thompon and the university in federal court for being turned down for the position of office director.
By DEBBIE SKIPPER - Mississippi Today on
3 months 1 week ago
The H. P. Jacobs Administration Tower on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Another lawsuit has emerged in the aftermath of presidential hires at Jackson State University.
Jerome Tinker, who serves in a leadership position in JSU’s Alumni Affairs office, is suing former president Marcus Thompon and the university in federal court for being turned down for the position of office director.
By DEBBIE SKIPPER - Mississippi Today on
3 months 1 week ago
The H. P. Jacobs Administration Tower on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Another lawsuit has emerged in the aftermath of presidential hires at Jackson State University.
Jerome Tinker, who serves in a leadership position in JSU’s Alumni Affairs office, is suing former president Marcus Thompon and the university in federal court for being turned down for the position of office director.
By DEBBIE SKIPPER - Mississippi Today on
3 months 1 week ago
Failing districts not participating in the professional development services are advised to do so.
Investment in coaching support has been instrumental in Mississippi’s education gains, and the Mississippi Department of Education will be asking for more funding to expand the program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Failing districts not participating in the professional development services are advised to do so.
Investment in coaching support has been instrumental in Mississippi’s education gains, and the Mississippi Department of Education will be asking for more funding to expand the program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Failing districts not participating in the professional development services are advised to do so.
Investment in coaching support has been instrumental in Mississippi’s education gains, and the Mississippi Department of Education will be asking for more funding to expand the program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Failing districts not participating in the professional development services are advised to do so.
Investment in coaching support has been instrumental in Mississippi’s education gains, and the Mississippi Department of Education will be asking for more funding to expand the program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Jackson's rental registration manager Victoria Love, in discussion during a meeting of the Jackson Housing Task Force, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Victoria Love, the city of Jackson’s rental registration manager, scrunched her eyebrows together into a deep line, mimicking the confused expression she said Mayor John Horhn made the first time she introduced herself to him in 2024. He was a state senator at the time.
“I’m giving him my card, and he just pauses and looks at me and is like, ‘Rental registration? What is it that you do besides getting the rentals to register?’” Love said.
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today on
