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Good day Hattiesburg! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See which charges filled Hattiesburg’s latest weekly jail docket
  • How will Hattiesburg’s latest council votes change your neighborhood?
  • How a $3M NOAA grant will impact USM and the Gulf

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

Find out what's happening in Hattiesburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Hattiesburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Friday: Sunny, cooler and less humid, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
  • Sunday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jail Docket for the week of December 18, 2025 (hubcityspokes.com) — Local law enforcement agencies in and around Hattiesburg have released their latest weekly jail docket, listing recent arrests and charges ranging from traffic violations and trespassing to drug offenses and violent crimes. The report includes cases handled by Hattiesburg Police, Forrest County Sheriff, nearby municipal departments, and state agencies, giving residents a snapshot of current public safety activity.
   

• Hattiesburg City Council oversees additions, expansions, improvements (hubcityspokes.com) — Hattiesburg’s City Council just approved a long list of changes that could affect your neighborhood, from new zoning rules for cafés and accessory dwelling units to a tax break for a downtown business. Council members also advanced key infrastructure projects, including pedestrian improvements, the Hutchinson Avenue crosswalk, and the Hall Avenue West overpass, while extending city limits along Hegwood Road.
   

• NOAA awards $3M to USM for Gulf ecosystem study (wjtv.com) — A major new research grant is coming to Hattiesburg, with USM receiving just over $3 million from NOAA to study seagrass ecosystems in the Gulf Islands National Seashore. The five-year project, led by coastal sciences professor M. Zachary Darnell, will track water quality, map seagrass, and model ecosystem changes to give resource managers better long-term data for protecting critical Gulf habitats.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • All lanes on I-59 North are blocked following a multi-vehicle crash in Forrest County, Mississippi, with injuries unknown and authorities responding to the scene.
    2:27PM on Dec 17: All lanes on I-59 Northbound before Monroe Road Exit 73 in Forrest County are blocked due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
  • I pray that somebody out there will do the right thing I was at Walmart on 98th Tuesday and my cigarette case fell out of my pocket with everything I own in it if you found it please turn it back in I don't care about the cigarettes the lighter the
    little cash that was in there please please turn it in everything I own is in that thing please do the right thing (Nextdoor Okatoma Lake Rv Resort)
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Hattiesburg. Apply here.
  • Signia by Hilton Atlanta posted a job opening for Executive Housekeeper - Hilton Garden Inn Hattiesburg in Hattiesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hattiesburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Petal

  • Special guests visit C.H. Johnson Head Start ahead of the Holidays (wdam.com)
  • Basketball Game Preview: Petal Panthers vs. Picayune Maroon Tide + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)
  • Obituaries for the week of December 18, 2025 (hubcityspokes.com)

Ellisville

  • Want a free turkey? Just say ‘Merry Christmas' at W. Ellisville Baptist Saturday (wdam.com)

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Ok Hattiesburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t think you know the gravity of this situation.
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