May 21 – Daily Update

Today’s update includes information about the mall reopening and mask distribution by the Forrest County Emergency Management.

Turtle Creek Mall
On Tuesday, May 26, Turtle Creek Mall will reopen. This entails:

  • No food court seating.
  • Masks required.
  • Customer occupancy limits will be per square footage guidelines, same as other nonessential retail (outlined in Executive Order 2020-5.
  • Entertainment venues continue to be closed per Governor Reeves’ Orders 1477/1480.

Mask Distribution
Beginning Friday, May 22, Forrest County Emergency Management will distribute Kn95 masks, free, to the community. Below are the locations for pick-up:

  • Forrest County EOC 4080 US Hwy 11 Hattiesburg
  • Forrest County Chancery Building 641 Main Street
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #1 810 Main Street
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #2 805 Katie Ave
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #3 53 Academy Dr
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #4 5033 Hwy 42
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #5 922 East Hardy Street
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #6 3804 Montague Blvd
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #7 46 Parkway Blvd
  • Hattiesburg Fire Station #8 104 Lamar Blvd
  • Petal Civic Center 712 South Main St, Petal

This will take place Monday – Friday, between the hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

On Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, masks can be picked up at the Forrest County EOC from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The address is 4080 US Hwy 11 Hattiesburg next to Sully’s Restaurant.

Additional locations for Saturday, May 23 – 8 a.m. until Noon, include:

  • Macedonia Fire Station 610 Macedonia Rd, Petal
  • Sunrise Fire Station 1071 Luther Carter Rd, Petal
  • North Forrest Fire Station 2315 Glendale Ave, Hattiesburg
  • Rawls Springs Fire Station 512 Archie Smith Rd, Hattiesburg
  • Dixie Fire Station 19 Dixie Barn Rd, Hattiesburg
  • McLaurin Fire Station 310 Carter Rd, Hattiesburg
  • Brooklyn Fire Station 48 Hwy 49 to Brooklyn, Brooklyn
  • Carnes Fire Station 268 John Morris Rd, Lumberton