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Good morning, Hattiesburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 3rd of August.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Motorcycle riders, clubs, and jeeps are invited to join the Deen-Tate Memorial Motorcycle Ride in Hattiesburg on Oct 4 with registration starting at 8:00 a.m. at Hattiesburg Cycles on Highway 49 and the ride beginning at 10:00 a.m. The 90-minute, 51-mile ride will honor Officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate who died in the line of duty 10 years ago — it will raise funds for the Deen-Tate Scholarship administered by the Pinebelt Foundation.  WJTV
  • Shady Grove Baptist Church hosted its 4th annual Back2School Giveaway — giving away 500 school backpacks to help students prepare for the new school year.  WDAM

CULTURE NEWS

  • Downtown Hattiesburg's Pocket Museum celebrated its five-year milestone today — with Milo the mouse turning five — as local visitors marked the occasion.  WDAM

HEALTH NEWS

  • The Lupus Mississippi South Support Group is holding a wellness event that provides health resources and school supplies to local residents—helping community members access both care and supplies. The group aims to support families with essential services as they prepare for the new school term.  WDAM

SPORTS NEWS

  • Ashton Magee, a South Jones grad, hosted his first youth basketball camp at his high school in Ellisville on Saturday. He gathered six college coaches and former players to teach over 85 kids the basics of basketball—and the camp provided lunch, backpacks, and T-shirts as he prepares to start at Southern University this fall.  WDAM

EVENTS

SUBMIT EVENT
  • Fredo Bang Live at Nostalgia for Southern Miss Season Opener

    9 p.m. — Nostalgia Lounge & Bar — Tickets available online and at the door — Kick off the Southern Miss football season with a live performance from Louisiana’s own Fredo Bang.

    Sat, 8/30/25

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