2020

January 6

 * The statue of Vernon Dahmer in front of the Forrest county courthouse was formally dedicated during a ceremony

January 13

 * Steak 'n Shake opened in a new building at the former site of T.G.I. Friday's on Highway 98

January 16

 * Lincoln Road Family Medicine, an extension of Hattiesburg Clinic, had a ribbon-cutting ceremony

January 28

 * Mugshots reopened after being closed for three weeks while remodelling its interior

February 29

 * Heritage Lawn & Garden Center on West 4th Street closed

March 11

 * Mississippi had its first positive test for COVID-19 after a man tested positive in Forrest county after returning from Florida

April 2

 * The Magnuson Hotel on Highway 49 burned in an early morning fire