Good morning, Hattiesburg.

The Fieldhouse for the Homeless (on U.S. Highway 49) opened at 4 p.m. Monday as a warming shelter to help residents face bitter cold and remained open overnight while community donations like garbage bags, coffee, cream, and sugar were welcomed.

Walthall County tornado survivors are still working on repairs a year after the storm (local officials say challenges remain) as residents strive to restore damaged homes.

Oak Grove High School senior Mia Holmes led a FAN Project drive collecting donations and assembling food bags with essentials like cereal & pancake mix to help 263 food-insecure students in Lamar County, with deliveries scheduled to 13 schools before spring break.

Forrest County leaders will start a 2.5 million-dollar paving project in the next couple of weeks to improve 20 miles on 11 roads.

Drivers may face lane restrictions + active work zones, so officials urge extra caution.

On Mar. 16, NCAA lawyers filed a motion in Lafayette County Chancery Court to dismiss an order given after they left a judge’s chamber, saying Mississippi law does not let a judge punish them + Trinidad Chambliss seeks a medical redshirt for an extra football season.

In the latest D1Baseball poll, Mississippi State dropped three spots to sixth after losing an opening series at Arkansas and Southern Miss fell to 12 following conference losses at Arkansas State; Ole Miss remains unranked after a walk-off loss and an early exit by its star pitcher.

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.