Good morning, Hattiesburg.

High school teams preparing for the Magnolia Regional robotics competition in Laurel need volunteers for refereeing, field resets, robot inspections and queuing from Wed, Mar.

18 to Sat, Mar. 21. Volunteers receive free meals + a t-shirt.

McElhaney and Sons reached 100 years in business on Saturday, Mar.

14, and were honored by Councilman Jeffery George with a proclamation during a celebration in Hattiesburg. The company, founded in 1926 and now led by John McElhaney Jr, held a raffle with prizes up to $1,000.

USM hosted the 2nd annual Screamin’ Eagles Guitar Festival on Saturday, March 14, featuring guitar classes, concerts and workshops for local and visiting talent.

Festival director Nick Ciraldo said the event was meant to connect students and professionals in a shared celebration of music.

Educators at the Sixth Street Museum District held the first Science Saturday at Smith yesterday, engaging kids in grades two through five in a hands-on seminar on healthy eating at Smith Drugs on Mobile Street and Historic Eureka School; future sessions are planned for June and September.

Mississippi National Guard troops (including units from the 186th Air Refueling Wing and 2-20th Special Forces Battalion) were deployed in late February to support U.S. operations abroad, Governor Tate Reeves said; no Mississippi guardsmen have died.

The Hattiesburg Youth Baseball League held a baseball camp at Haston Knight Douglas Gray Community Park on Saturday for kids aged 5-16, with local Tigers players and former MLB veterans teaching hitting, pitching and fielding skills.

HYBL will open on April 11 for ages 9-12 and on April 18 for the other age groups.

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram - The Hard Road Tour

7:30-9 p.m. — Hattiesburg Saenger Theater — $43.30- $74.25 — Experience the dynamic sound of blues with Kingfish's innovative musical journey.