Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the county seat of Forrest County, and is also in Lamar County. It was founded by a civil engineer and lumberman, William Hardy, who named it after his wife Hattie. Hardy had been a Captain in the Confederate Army and had also founded Laurel, Mississippi and co-founded Gulfport.
Regular Blogs
The blogger says she is on a “culinary Scavenger hunt” in the city, looking for the best of foods and offering reviews of those eateries in which she finds them. She presents categories including sea food, soul food, sandwiches, and Mexican food.
http://hattiesburgfoodblog.blogspot.com/
This weblog is dedicated to saving money in the marketplace and advances articles about such things as how to have family movie night on a budget, applying for college financial aid, preparedness and stockpiling food and water, and comparing financial aid award letters in order to find the best deal.
http://blogs.hattiesburgamerican.com/pennypincher/
A Hattiesburg resident writes about the International House of Prayer and their mission, intercessory missions, and Jesus Christ, as well as sports, the message of liberty, and politics. At the end of 2010, he also added posts about the United States Army, as he had enlisted. Those posts include his first few months and AIT.
http://timbrownlee.wordpress.com/
The topics posted here involve local sports, local, state, and national news, analysis, and commentary by sports writer Jason Munz, who reports for the Hattiesburg American.
http://blogs.hattiesburgamerican.com/theplacetobe/
