Splash pad construction work makes progress in Hattiesburg
Splash pad construction work makes progress in Hattiesburg By Caroline Wood | April 27, 2021 at 9:03 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 10:19 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Earlier this year, the city of Hattiesburg announced the construction of a new water feature in a local park.
Construction is now about 75% complete on the splash pad at Dewitt Sullivan Park. With the majority of concrete work finished, officials say there are only a few things left to do.
“A lot of the underground utilities that have to happen, electrical, water, sewer, those are going in now,” said Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker. “You’re starting to see the instruments take place which is where the water will actually come from.”
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Hattiesburg kicked off Vaccination Weekend Saturday
Hattiesburg kicked off Vaccination Weekend Saturday By Branden Walker | February 13, 2021 at 7:48 PM CST - Updated February 13 at 7:48 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Vaccination efforts continue in Hattiesburg Saturday as many residents made their way to the C.E. Roy Community Center to get their COVID-19 vaccination.
“I think today shows there’s tremendous demand for this vaccine and access continues to be the challenge that we’ll all have to work together to overcome,” said Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker.
The city of Hattiesburg partnered with the Mississippi State Health Department, Hattiesburg Clinic, and Forrest General Hospital to help those that don’t have access to the internet and or elderly get the COVID-19 vaccine.
City of Hattiesburg prepares for MLK Day of Service Citizens who took part in acts of service are encouraged to share on social media with the hashtag, #IServedHBURG, in hopes to influence others to do the same. (Source: City of Hattiesburg) By Renaldo Hopkins | January 15, 2021 at 11:19 AM CST - Updated January 15 at 11:19 AM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg will celebrate its annual MLK Day of Service with a drive-thru mask and hand sanitizer distribution event and #IServedHBURG challenge.
Free cloth masks and hand sanitizer will be given out on Monday, Jan. 18 at Hawkins Elementary on 526 Forrest St., from 9 a.m. until noon. Participants are asked to enter by way of Green Street.
Tax credit available for donation to early learning collaboratives
Tax credit available for donation to early learning collaboratives By Caroline Wood | December 14, 2020 at 9:24 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 10:17 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013 established the ELC program in Mississippi.
Part of the bill allows for a tax credit for anyone who donates to a state-funded early learning collaborative. The state of Mississippi has 18 of them, one being in the Hattiesburg Public School District.
The one-for-one tax credit has a $1 million ceiling.
“So much was focused on the first-ever state funding that would go into Pre-K,” said Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker. “And so as of this year, it’s $7.9 million per year. Well, another part of that bill was to create a tax credit. Over the course of two years, the $2.1 million dollars that Hattiesburg will get, it has to match that with $2.1 million.”
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