I think this says a lot to our town that this building is worth saving, and that this is a real project - that the university does intend to move its arts program here. But it also shows that the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association is committed to the preservation of the core of downtown.
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The Green Bay Packers loaded the team plane with generators and emergency supplies. When we get to Nashville, there's going to be a guy who drives (the supplies) to Hattiesburg, (Miss.) ... From there, hopefully, we can disperse this even further south.
The road games at Florida and Virginia Tech, the rivalry games with Tulane, UAB, Memphis and East Carolina and challenging games with conference newcomers, Marshall, UCF and Tulsa to our schedule is not only great for our fans and supporters, but also for the community of Hattiesburg.
By no means is it affecting our officers' ability to perform their No. 1 duty, which is keeping the citizens of Hattiesburg safe.
Hattiesburg is not as bad as far as water damage. Obviously, being 60 miles inland, it was not hit with as much water damage,
We were passing through Hattiesburg, Miss. when we really started to see a lot of damage. It was pretty torn up, with power lines down everywhere.
We are going to try to stay open in Hattiesburg as late as we can, but we've got to get our people home to safety.
It was rough at first for us, ... We turned it around. We used it as motivation. We had to give the people of Hattiesburg a reason to smile.
We've got over 35 guys from Hattiesburg or south of there. A number of our players' families have sustained total or substantial loss. We encouraged them to stay in touch with them. I think this has brought our team together. They're excited to play a game. I think it was a relief to get back on the field. I didn't know what to expect, but it the players were like kindergartners.
Team meetings were held Sunday. Bower said the team would segue into its normal game-week routine today. The major exception Practices at 10 a.m. instead of the 330 p.m. work the team normally does in Hattiesburg. We're just trying to get on a routine, ... We didn't want to go one day at 10 a.m. and one day at 3 p.m.
None of the companys facilities in Mississippi and Alabama was damaged, though some of its staff was affected by the storm, the company said. Beverly chartered a plane to deliver its payroll in cash last Friday to nearly 90 employees in Hattiesburg, Miss., and nearby Tylertown, Miss. Even if we could get paychecks to our associates on payday, the affected areas were without access to banks, and cash was desperately needed, ... Many other hospice agencies didnt survive the disaster and may not be able to resume their patient responsibilities. In those instances, we will provide whatever support we can to ensure hospice patients have access to care and services.
My wife and I have totally fallen in love with Hattiesburg and Mississippi and the friends we have here. This is our last stop and we plan to retire here. It's a great community and great people.
The quicker Hattiesburg can return to a sense of normalcy and people see this is back to the place it was 30 days ago, opportunities will come that were never here before.