BLM Miss. to protest shooting of teenager by police Monday On Wednesday, Jan. 27, a Hattiesburg Police Department officer was involved in the shooting of a male who was reported to have possession of a weapon near Hattiesburg High School at Hutchinson Avenue and 4th Street before 8 a.m. (Source: Black Lives Matter Mississippi) By Renaldo Hopkins | January 31, 2021 at 11:42 PM CST - Updated February 1 at 10:48 AM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Black Lives Matter Mississippi is preparing to protest the shooting of a teenager by a Hattiesburg police officer that happened last week.
The protest will take place Monday, Feb. 1, at Hattiesburg City Hall.
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Posted: Jan 27, 2021 3:04 PM
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WTVA) - A shooting injured one person Wednesday morning near Hattiesburg High School, WDAM-TV reported.
A spokesman for the Hattiesburg Police Department said officers responded to a report of someone having a weapon near the school before 8:00.
Officers found the individual with the weapon and tried to approach him.
At that time, shots were fired and the male individual was struck.
He was later transported to a local hospital to be treated for injuries, the TV station reported.
A Hattiesburg police officer was involved in shooting the male individual, according to Maj. Johnny Poulos of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI).
USM alumna creates scholarship for HHS students Current HHS seniors who have been accepted to USM for the fall 2021 semester are encouraged to apply for the scholarship, along with others, by visiting usmfoundation.com/GO. (Source: WDAM) By Renaldo Hopkins | January 23, 2021 at 5:58 PM CST - Updated January 23 at 5:58 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A new scholarship has been made for Hattiesburg High School students who wish to attend the University of Southern Mississippi through a donation by USM alumna Dr. Beverly Dale.
Named in honor of Dr. Dale’s niece and nephew-in-law, the Julie and John Arender Hattiesburg High School Scholarship Endowment will allow an incoming freshman from HHS with a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 to receive about $28,000 in scholarship support - $7,000 each year for four consecutive years as long as a 3.0 GPA or above is maintained.
Hattiesburg opens new batting cages at Vernon Dahmer Park
Hattiesburg opens batting cages at Vernon Dahmer Park By Melissa Rademaker | January 8, 2021 at 7:13 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:13 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Friday was a busy day at Vernon Dahmer Park where the city of Hattiesburg unveiled brand new batting cages with a ribbon-cutting.
The batting cages are a “Your Penny at Work” project funded by the 1% sales tax on restaurants, hotels and motels to improve facilities across the city.
“For so many in our city, having a place where you can go and work on your craft and you can go and work on your swing and go through the process of learning the game, it’s been hard to do,” Mayor Toby Barker said.
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