🌱 Patch AM: How to make the most of tonight’s Victorian Candlelit Christmas

Hi Hattiesburg! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How to make the most of tonight’s Victorian Candlelit Christmas
• Which Hattiesburg students just became new PRCC practical nursing graduates?
• How Hattiesburg police helped secure a 90-year child exploitation sentence

Also on today's calendar: Forrest County Farmer's Market.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 21 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, but cool, temps: high: 50, low: 25.
• Tuesday: More sun than clouds, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Night 1 of Victorian Candlelit Christmas in Downtown Hattiesburg (wdam.com) — Tonight’s second night of Victorian Candlelit Christmas in downtown Hattiesburg runs 5-9 p.m. at Walthall Park, with historic home tours, carriage rides, and new free trolley tours from Hennington House. Tickets are $10 for home tours, carriage rides are extra, and a free shuttle will help you move easily around the neighborhood.
   

• Moments of Perseverance Become Memories of Pride for December 2025 Pearl River Practical Nursing Graduates (hubcityspokes.com) — Newly pinned practical nursing graduates from Pearl River Community College’s Forrest County campus include several Hattiesburg residents, marking a proud milestone for local students and their families. The story highlights the emotional pinning ceremony, campus options in Forrest County, Hancock, and Poplarville, and outlines how future applicants from Hattiesburg can apply to the LPN program before the March 1 deadline.
   

• Hattiesburg man sentenced to 90 years in child exploitation case, attorney general says (wapt.com) — Hattiesburg-area readers should know a Forrest County man has received a 90-year, no-parole sentence in a child exploitation case investigated with help from the Hattiesburg Police Department. State officials say the case highlights the importance of reporting suspected child abuse or online exploitation, stressing that timely tips from residents can be crucial in protecting vulnerable children.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hattiesburg

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Saturday December 20

• Forrest County Farmer's Market
  1200 Corinne St, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401
  7:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Southern Misses Fall Clinic #2
  Reed Green Coliseum , M.K. Turk Cir , Hattiesburg
  1:00 pm
• The Nutcracker
  Mannoni Performing Arts Center , 3057 Hardy St , Hattiesburg
  2:00 pm
• Cozy Highland Calf
  Painting with a Twist , 6555 US-98 Ste 4 , Hattiesburg
  2:00 pm
• Disney's Frozen - The Musical - Hattiesburg
  Hattiesburg Saenger Theater , 201 Forrest St , Hattiesburg
  2:00 pm
• WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS BINGO — Lake Serene
  Lake Serene Clubhouse , 256 W Lake Rd , Hattiesburg
  3:00 pm
• The Grinch Candyland Adventure Presented by Adventure Man and Crew!
  1101 Sunrise Rd , Petal
  4:00 pm
• Galactic Winter
  Painting with a Twist , 6555 US-98 Ste 4 , Hattiesburg
  4:30 pm
• Alonzo Williams Presents " The Gift of Goodbye" A Christmas Stage Play
  C E Roy Community Center , 300 E 5th St , Hattiesburg
  5:00 pm
• Lights of the Wild at the Hattiesburg Zoo
  Hattiesburg Zoo , 107 S 17th Ave , Hattiesburg
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Manager’s ServSafe Class and Testing-Hattiesburg Area
  926 MS-42 , Sumrall
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Crunktacular feat. Flow Tribe
  Brewsky's , 3818 W 4th St , Hattiesburg
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Giant Spotted in Coldwater Mississippi —Global Greatness Group Read on Patch

• Just downloaded this app to make sure that this sweet girl wasn’t missing a home.
  I found her barking outside my window with a flea collar on. (Nextdoor 28th and Jamestown)
• I will be moving to Hattiesburg and using three different moving trucks on three different occasions in January and February of 2026.
  I am looking for some honest and dependable movers to just unload trucks on three different occasions. Maybe 2-3 guys for 2-3 hours for the first… (Nextdoor Westover)

• Hattiesburg Clinic posted a job opening for Patient Accounts Representative, Plastic Surgery - Patient Accounts in Hattiesburg. Apply here.
• Western Container Corporation posted a job opening for Blow Mold Production Tech - 3rd Shift 11:30 PM - 8 AM in Hattiesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hattiesburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Petal

• Drivers surprised with monetary gifts from Petal Police Department ahead of Christmas (wdam.com)
• Soccer Recap: Oak Grove Find Success (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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