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The initial governing structure included a mayor and eight aldermen until 1911 when Hattiesburg adopted a city commission form of government with a mayor and two commissioners, the first of its kind in the state. Since 1985, Hattiesburg has operated under a mayor-council government with the city split into five wards, each with a single ...
Forrest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,158. [2] Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg. [3] The county was created from Perry County in 1908 and named in honor of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Hattiesburg developed at the confluence of the Leaf and Bouie rivers. It was founded in 1882 by Captain William H. Hardy, a civil engineer. The city of Hattiesburg was incorporated in 1884 [8] with a population of approximately 400. Originally called Twin Forks and later Gordonville, the city received its final name of Hattiesburg from Capt ...
Dear Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker: Thank you for your proposal for the City of Hattiesburg to purchase new radar surveillance of speeding in school zones, something likely to elicit strong public ...
Hattiesburg: Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of August 9, 2002. McLeod House (circa 1896) is in the Hub City Historic District. 9: Meador Homestead: Meador Homestead: November 5, 2010 : 6775 U.S. Route 49: Hattiesburg
Thursday. The73rd annual Christmas parade, hosted by the Hattiesburg Jaycees, will begin at 6 p.m. in the 100 block of Hardy Street.The parade will meander down Front Street, past City Hall to ...
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with 2,949,965 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km 2) of land. [1]
The city of Hattiesburg welcomes the month of December with a packed events lineup, from parades to tree lightings. Here's what's going on.