This is your penny at work.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday morning, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Ward 3 Councilman Carter Carroll, Robert St. John, Parks & Recreation Director Chris McGee, Parks & Recreation Projects Manager, Representative Missy McGee and neighborhood representatives to announce a $500,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. When matched with 1% […]
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Continuing its commitment to transparency, the City of Hattiesburg released a two-year progress report for the Your Penny at Work funding. This funding is generated by a 1% tax on hotel/motel/restaurants that was approved by the citizens of Hattiesburg in April 2019. As voted on, this funding creates a revenue stream split between […]
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, January 14, city and county officials were joined by community leaders to break ground on the latest Your Penny at Work Project, a splash pad at Dewitt-Sullivan Park. It will be the first large-scale, publicly accessible splash area in the city, and it will be located in the Palmers Crossing community. […]
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Monday afternoon, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Ward 2 Councilwoman Deborah Delgado and several Parks and Recreation employees to break ground on the Duncan Lake Trail Extension. The project, which extends the current walking trail at Duncan Lake to cover the backside of the 17-acre lake, will serve cyclists, walkers […]