Good morning, Hattiesburg.

Pinebelt Blueways is hosting its third annual Pearl River Clean Sweep Red Bluff Cleanup this Saturday, Sept.

19 at 8 a.m. — a local effort to remove litter and raise community awareness of waste issues.

Lumberton Main Street Association is finalizing plans for Lumberfest on Oct.

3, which will include a 5K run, vendors, food trucks & a car show along Main Street in Lumberton. Vendor registration is $40 until Sept. 21.

The Rebecca Stark Johnson Community Arts Center in downtown Hattiesburg offers free and low-cost programs like Monday’s ballroom dance and pottery classes.

Featured artist Alex Townsend displays art today and Thursday, Sept. 17 — from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Diesel prices reached a record-high average of $5.85 on Sept.

14 amid global supply disruptions & the Iran war. In Hattiesburg, diesel cost was $5.78 while regular unleaded was $3.78.

Gov. Reeves announced on Monday 167 awards worth over $104 million to rural health care providers statewide to enhance facilities, upgrade technology and expand telehealth (funds to be used through July 2027).

The Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers will face off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (head coaches stress focus and preparation for this historic matchup).

Southern Miss football will face Tulane in its Week 4 road game on Sept.

26 at 6 p.m. CT at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans + the game airs on ESPN+.