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Community members bow their heads in prayer during the Hall Health grand opening ceremony. Supporters gathered outside the downtown Hattiesburg facility to mark the launch of the new clinic.
Hall Health aims to close care gaps for Hattiesburg’s uninsured
Morgan Gill and Nischit Sharma May 19, 2025
A new downtown health clinic is offering an alternative to traditional health care — one designed for those who often go without it. Hall Health, which opened May 8, provides primary care without requiring insurance.
Map indicating where the Mardi Gras Amtrak train will go when it begins in July 2025. The train will stop in New Orleans, Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula and Mobile. It’s the first passenger train in the area since 2005.
‘Let’s get it rolling’: Mississippi coast ready for passenger rail
Justin Glowacki May 19, 2025
In this artsy coastal town, the familiar rumble of trains will soon carry a new significance. Trains that once transported cargo will begin carrying passengers again — something residents and local businesses hope will bring new life to the downtown economy.
Legacy Actors Theatre members Eric Weill (masked), Steve Clyburn (masked), Karen Perkins Daniel and Regina Raybourn Lott rehearse a comedy sketch. The group blends humor and storytelling to engage audiences across the Pine Belt.
Better L.A.T.E. than never: Theater troupe helps Hattiesburg seniors reconnect
Morgan Gill and Gerome Webster May 12, 2025
In a spacious common room inside the historic Hattiesburg Cultural Center, laughter echoes as a group of seniors huddle together, reading from scripts and exchanging inside jokes. 
Hope’s family is in the process of renovating the property to attract prospective buyers. Mortgage rates, along with homeowners insurance premiums, are higher than past years. (RHCJC News)
Rising insurance premiums push homeowners to the edge
Samuel Hughes and Nischit Sharma May 19, 2025
Nita Hope, 62, has lived in the same home since 1990.  Now, she’s boxing up her life, painting the walls and putting it up for sale.
Martin Moore, coordinator with Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources, works from the crisis team’s call center in Hattiesburg. Pine Belt’s mobile response team is one of 14 across the state that deploys in real time to help individuals in mental health crises.
Mobile crisis teams fill mental health care gap in rural Mississippi
Samuel Hughes, Mallory Strickland and Gerome Webster May 12, 2025
When the phone rings for Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources’ Mobile Response Team, Coordinator Martin Moore is ready to respond — one example of an expanding model of mental health care in the Magnolia State. 
Sticks, leaves and small debris washed ashore Feb. 24 on Biloxi East Central Beach.
Mississippi fishermen sue the state over oyster reef leases
Justin Glowacki May 8, 2025
A group of commercial fishermen has filed a lawsuit in Harrison County Chancery Court, seeking to block the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources from finalizing the leases. 
A snake rests in the grass. While some people try to deter snakes using mothballs, experts say the method is ineffective — and illegal if used outdoors.
Do mothballs repel snakes — and is it illegal to use them in your yard?
Joshua Wilson May 12, 2025
We can verify mothballs are not proven to repel snakes — and using them outdoors in this way is a violation of federal pesticide law.
Despite social media rumors, a Texas Roadhouse location in Hattiesburg is not currently in the works, according to company officials. (Texas Roadhouse Press Image)
Rumor rolls in, truth says ‘neigh’: No Texas Roadhouse in Hattiesburg
Joshua Wilson April 1, 2025
Is a Texas Roadhouse restaurant coming to Hattiesburg? No, according to company officials — despite repeated social media rumors.
Fiber-optic networks play a key role in expanding broadband access to rural Mississippi.
Does a Trump order halt broadband funds for Mississippi?
Joshua Wilson March 13, 2025
A reader recently asked “What Is True?” if a Trump administration executive order would halt federal funding aimed at expanding broadband internet access to rural portions of Mississippi.