PROGRAM OVERVIEW The mission of the Disability Program as implemented by the City of Hattiesburg, is to ensure inclusion of residents with disabilities in all aspects of the community by addressing ADA established laws that protect the rights of the disabled and require adherence by local government. Under ADA guidelines, the directives for education, employment,...
The Emergency Operation Center will deliver sandbags to Fire Station 1 (located at 810 Main St.) today at 10:45 a.m. and will be available to the public. The sandbags can be filled at Ebenezer Baptist Church (located at 900 E 8th St.). Thank you and be safe.
Officials with the National Weather Service predict weather conditions across the Pine Belt to worsen throughout the evening of Friday, March 11 lasting until Sunday, March 13, 2016. As the heavy rain continues, the Forrest County Emergency Management and City of Hattiesburg officials are monitoring the following low-lying areas: East James Street, East Main Street,...
The City of Hattiesburg Public Works Department is partnering with the Mississippi Health Department to prevent the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases such as West Nile, Chikungunya and Zika virus. The Public Works Department will begin spraying pesticide throughout the community on April 4th – November 4th. To limit exposure to citizens, spraying will occur Monday-Friday...
Good morning. The Forrest County Multipurpose Center, located at 962 Sullivan Drive, will open as shelter beginning at 1 p.m. today. At this hour, the City’s Sanitation schedule will remain the same. Please visit www.hattiesburgms.com, and the City of Hattiesburg’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CityofHattiesburg/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/Hattiesburg_MS pages for updates and information on free, vital services such...
The City of Hattiesburg Planning Commission will not meet March 3, 2016
At this time, the NWS in Jackson has placed us under significant risk for hazardous weather beginning late tomorrow afternoon. Although the exact timing is unknown, we are expecting to start seeing some activity between 3 and 4 p.m. The main threats associated with this system will be heavy rain, flash flooding, lighting, and hail....
