Good morning, Hattiesburg.

Mt. Beulah Missionary Baptist Church provided free food, water and essentials near Piggly Wiggly in Prentiss as part of their outreach ministry sparked by a pastor's vision.

They will hold a school- and county-wide prayer session at Collins High School on Aug. 15 (community outreach).

Hattiesburg Salvation Army and ex-USM standout Melyia Grayson hosted the fifth Da Burg Bash at the Red Shield Youth Center on Saturday, providing local children with free school supplies + backpacks and food.

Children enjoyed basketball and fun activities as families prepared for the new school year.

Ashton Magee, a Mississippi State player, hosted his second annual youth basketball camp at South Jones High School in Ellisville, drawing over 100 Pine Belt kids to work on basketball fundamentals.

Coaches and college players led drills as he gave back to his community.

Mississippi public schools will start teaching financial literacy to grades 6-8 in the 2027-28 school year per Senate Bill 2294, passed July 1, which sets statewide standards for topics like budgeting and consumer rights.

Kailey Lewis, a 14-year-old Petal High School freshman, won the 4D World Championship at the National Barrel Horse Association Youth and Teen World Championships on July 25 in Perry, Georgia.

She competed on her six-year-old American Quarter Horse (Kelly) in her first event.

North Forrest Eagles high school football team finished second in their region last season with a 3-1 record — their first playoff win since 2017 — and will enter this season with key returning players and new committed athletes aiming to move up a level.

Greg Warren Live Comedy Show

7:30-10:30 p.m. — Hattiesburg Saenger Theater — Ticket prices vary — Get ready for a night filled with laughter from the comedian Greg Warren.