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This Saturday, there will be a FREE Community Cookout in celebration of Juneteenth at Vernon Dahmer Park, 1000 Country Club Rd, Hattiesburg, MS beginning at 10:00am and last until 2:00pm. The event includes a baseball tournament, swimming, free food, basketball and more.   While celebrating Juneteenth, the community will also celebrate and honor the life or Marcus "MJ" Daniels, the star Southern Miss Athlete that was tragically killed a few days ago, by dedicating the day to him. At the request of Marcus family, there will be a moment of silence at 1:00pm. During this time, Marcus family will be escorted into George County High School, where his funeral will take place, in which his family will say their final goodbyes, seeing Mj for the last time. THE COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGED TO COME OUT AND SIGN THE MEMORIAL BANNER IN HONOR OF MARCUS 'MJ' DANIELS JR. THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO HIS FAMILY."   In addition to the free cookout, MarJac Poultry will provide frozen chicken to needy families. There will be a freezer truck at Vernon Dahmer Park with chicken to give away for free to families that need it the most.  Several local businesses and organizations have come together to make this event possible including Walmart, Mar Jac, Office Depot, Popeye's, The Mr. Hattiesburg Foundation, The City of Hattiesburg, and The HMG Firm.

The Hattiesburg News has confirmed that a Southern Miss Football Athlete was murdered. As we are still gathering information, sources say as the football player was sitting in his car last night, he was shot to death. The University has yet to respond or issue a statement. This is a developing story.

According to the Department of Public Safety, Kevin Sutherland, the inmate that was being transported by the DEA to the federal courthouse in downtown Hattiesburg, is still alive and is receiving treatment at a local hospital in Hattiesburg. Born on October 13, Kevin Lamar Sutherland, a 50 year old white man from Lumberton, MS, was being housed at the Lamar County Sheriff's Department. Sutherland was shot by law enforcement after he allegedly stabbed a DEA Agent in the neck. Hattiesburg News has not verified this information. Sutherland is the organizer of the 420 Festival Mississippi that was held in Lumberton, MS on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 100 Industrial Parkway Rd. The festival featured Hip Hop Superstar Fredo Bang. Sponsors included Hampton Inn and Suites, Cuevas Fish House in Purvis, MS, and Farm Bureau Insurance. The Department of Safety has not confirmed whether the agent that Sutherland allegedly attempted to kill is still alive or not. The horrific incident happened just in front of Candance Bank in downtown Hattiesburg.

Monday, June 3, 2024 in Downtown Hattiesburg at the Jackie Dole Community Center, 220 West Front Street, several employers are coming together to offer 100's of positions to the community. The 6th Annual Summer Job Fair kicks off at 10:00am. Maximus is looking hire 100 people Monday. McDonalds is looking to hire around 50 people Monday. Beford Care is looking to hire RN's, cooks, chefs, and more. Ellisville State School is looking to hire anyone from a secretary, receptionist, law enforcement, security, cna's sitters, and more. Hattiesburg Public School District will be looking to hire teachers along with other positions. There will be openings for almost every type of position in a lot of different fields, from shipyard welders to maintenance to managers, as several employers are hoping they can fill their company's roster. There are multiple employers who will be at this year's job fair. Free lunch will be given to all of the participants while it last. Every year, multiple restaurants and stores come together to feed the community as a whole to help the state's economy. The HMG Firm says it's as simple as coming to the job fair, applying for a position, and getting hired on the spot. This year' s job fair is hosted by Johniece DuPree, Forrest County Election Commissioner for the 2nd District.

The University of Southern Mississippi Track and Field Team is on their way to the regional championship and we got a behind the scene look at how the team prepares. Recently, Southern Miss hosted its last home track and field event in which some of the teams track stars competed for the first time since being injured. "We also had a few kids to come back from injury," University of Southern Mississippi's Head Track and Field Coach Jon Stuart told Hattiesburg News. "Adrian Harris he ran an 800 meter just coming back from a hamstring injury and he did a good job there. I think he was second overall in the 800," Coach Stuart exclaimed. We caught up with Southern Miss Track Star Adrian Harris at USM last home track event after he finished competing. "My name is Adrian Harris. I'm a grad student. This my first year at Southern Mississippi. I been out these last few months. Today was my first competition back. I ran the 800 today. It was tuff but just happy to be able to run again!" Adrian said. Adrian is the University of Southern Mississippi's record holder for indoor 4x4 and holds the 500 meter second all time University of Southern Mississippi record in school history. On the Road to Regionals, Hattiesburg News also caught up with two of Southern Miss biggest track stars, Savi'a Varnell and Trinity Benson. Both stars were practicing hard preparing for regionals. "To prepare for these races, get myself in this zone get out of that 'oh the season over' because it's not over for me. Not yet!" said Track Star Savi'a. Savi'a holds the University of Southern Mississippi's record for 4x4 indoor, Sunbelt Conference record holder for 4x4 outdoor, the University of Southern Mississippi's record for 4x1, and is the runner-up in the 400m conference championship 2023. Trinity spoke about her preparation for regionals. Hattiesburg News asked what is she doing to prepare. "Not doing too much because it's the end of the season and I'm a little beat up. So just doing general stuff to stay in shape so I'm not out of shape when I have to run up against really fast people," Trinity said. Trinity is the 2023 400 meter Sunbelt Champion, the 2024 60 meter indoor champion, the University of Southern Mississippi record holder for the 300 meter, 4x4 indoor & outdoor, and the Sunbelt Conference record holder for 4x4 outdoor. "Just excited about the next few weeks. This is what we all do it for championship season. This is what it's all about!" Coach Stuart excitedly said.

Freddy Lopez, the new owner of the new tire shop on East Hardy Street in Hattiesburg, says he opened a new tire shop to help the community during struggling times. He's a familiar face to most as he spent years working at other tire shops. However, Freddy told Hattiesburg News, people can't afford high prices for used tires but people need new tires so he was stuck between helping the community and making a huge profit. So he left and decided he want to help the community. Freddy promises to work with everybody who needs a tire, regardless if they can afford his prices or not. "I see a lot of need in this business. I like helping others. I want to be fair with the prices," Freddy told Hattiesburg News. Another reason Freddy opened his new tire shop is to expand services. "We do everything: plug, patches, rotations, mount and balances, lawnmower tires and ATV's," Freddy said. The tire shop is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm, Saturday from 8am to 4pm, and Sunday from 8am to 12pm. The tire shop number is 601.307.4703.

Red Lobster has permanently closed its location today in Hattiesburg, MS. They closed the location without a warning to employees. Several employees showed up to work only to find a note on the door saying the store has been shut down. "This location is closed," the note on the door read. "We look forward to serving you at another Red Lobster location in the future," it continued to read. However, Hattiesburg News spoke with the District Manager who said there's NOT another nearby location. She too was at the Hattiesburg store and said that Reb Lobster has no comment at this time. One employee who wanted to remain anonymous said she was in shock! "I pulled up here expecting to work and I'm turned around at the door. This is very messed up!" According to the District Manager, Reb Lobster also was not interested in helping its employees find another job as other restaurants are seeking employment. Red Lobster employees may find plenty of jobs available at the 6th Annual Summer Job Fair in Hattiesburg, MS on June 3 at the Jackie Dole Community Center. Today, multiple Red Lobster locations around the country closed without notice to their employees. 3 Reb Lobsters in New York, multiple Red Lobsters in Florida, 6 in the Orlando area alone, and notably in Danville where there they had been in business for 31 years. It has been reported that the closings are in part to avoid filing for bankruptcy as the company is looking to sell the business as a whole.

Thousands are expected to sellout the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center for the 37th Annual Mother's Day Blues Show, featuring some of music's biggest stars. The gates open at 10:00am on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The show starts at 2:00pm. Some of music biggest stars will perform including Big Pokey, West Love, Juwon, PC Band, & PFJ Band. John Reid, the show's producer, told Hattiesburg News, the event is open to everybody. "This is like a family event. If you're going to the park or if you're going to the beach, come on out! We supply the music. We supply the entertainment!" John also said grills, tents, and lawn chairs are welcome. But if you don't feel like cooking, there're plenty of vendors who will be cooking as well. For tickets or more info call 601.466.0416.

The Hattiesburg News caught up with Mississippi All-Star Basketball Player Kendrick Simmons for an exclusive interview. Kedrick, a junior at Booneville High School, by far is one of the most talented players in Mississippi. He has offers from some of the biggest universities in the country. But what makes him so special and why is he so talked about, being regarded as one of the best players in state? We asked him and you'd be surprise to hear his answers. So, what's his special talent? Dancing! Although we never got a clip of his dance moves, he says dancing is what makes him special and is his special talent. Whether that's Kyrie Irving dancing or Chris Brown dancing still remains to be seen. He has multiple offers, including from Mississippi State and Southern Miss, among others. His number one choice is playing basketball at Tennessee. Kedrick is versatile. He can dominate and play any position from point guard where he's quick, fast, and elusive to playing the big man as the center, often showing off his muscles and strength. Not surprisingly, his favorite college team is Kansas. His favorite NBA Team is Oklahoma. His favorite basketball player is Lebron James. Less than 7% of athletes gets a chance to play college sports. Less than 1% gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to become a state all-star. We asked Kedrick about what that moment felt like being selected as a state all-star. "It felt good!" Kedrick said. "I enjoyed my time there playing with a different group of players." This year's All-Star was held at Mississippi College. Kedrick is not just a state all-star, he was also selected as a Magnolia State Dandy Dozen. Both are very high honors which speaks to how good he really is as a player. That's not to mention he's a 3 peat state basketball champion, winning 3 titles in a row. Summer 2024 he's focused and locked in on what's coming next. We asked about his summer plans. "Focus on getting myself ready for college," Kedrick said. As far as staying in shape is concerned, "Training the whole summer!" the high school basketball star exclaimed.

Superstar Rapper NBA Youngboy may soon be released from custody according to his producer Noah. Within the last 30 minutes, he has been transferred to Weber County. YB appearing in court earlier this week, on Thursday, May 7, in Utah's Cache County Court. Despite having 49 charges, the judge set YB a bond for $100,000. He originally had 66 charges. His charges include fraud, drugs, and weapons as he allegedly posed as a doctor to get more prescription drugs.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects were due to last through the weekend and possibly into next week. NOAA alerted operators of power plants and spacecraft in orbit to take precautions, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “For most people here on planet Earth, they won’t have to do anything,” said Rob Steenburgh, a scientist with NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The storm could produce northern lights as far south in the U.S. as Alabama and Northern California, according to NOAA. But it was hard to predict and experts stressed it would not be the dramatic curtains of color normally associated with the northern lights, but more like splashes of greenish hues. “That’s really the gift from space weather — the aurora,” said Steenburgh. He and his colleagues said the best aurora views may come from phone cameras, which are better at capturing light than the naked eye. Snap a picture of the sky and “there might be actually a nice little treat there for you,” said Mike Bettwy, operations chief for the prediction center. The most intense solar storm in recorded history, in 1859, prompted auroras in central America and possibly even Hawaii. “We are not anticipating that” but it could come close, said NOAA space weather forecaster Shawn Dahl. This storm — ranked 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 — poses a risk for high-voltage transmission lines for power grids, not the electrical lines ordinarily found in people’s homes, Dahl told reporters. Satellites also could be affected, which in turn could disrupt navigation and communication services here on Earth. An extreme geomagnetic storm in 2003, for example, took out power in Sweden and damaged power transformers in South Africa. Even when the storm is over, signals between GPS satellites and ground receivers could be scrambled or lost, according to NOAA. But there are so many navigation satellites that any outages should not last long, Steenburgh noted. The sun has produced strong solar flares since Wednesday, resulting in at least seven outbursts of plasma. Each eruption — known as a coronal mass ejection — can contain billions of tons of plasma and magnetic field from the sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona. The flares seem to be associated with a sunspot that’s 16 times the diameter of Earth, according to NOAA. It’s all part of the solar activity that’s ramping up as the sun approaches the peak of its 11-year cycle. NASA said the storm posed no serious threat to the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The biggest concern is the increased radiation levels, and the crew could move to a better shielded part of the station if necessary, according to Steenburgh. Increased radiation also could threaten some of NASA’s science satellites. Extremely sensitive instruments will be turned off, if necessary, to avoid damage, said Antti Pulkkinen, director of the space agency’s heliophysics science division. Several sun-focused spacecraft are monitoring all the action. “This is exactly the kinds of things we want to observe,” Pulkkinen said.