2006

February 23

 * Broadacres closed

May 25

 * Power House Restaurant opened at USM

October 25

 * Ramey's in Oak Grove became Corner Market

November 20

 * Olive Garden opened

November 21

 * 2006 smoking ban passed

December 10

 * Temple Baptist Church had its first Sunday service in its new $12 million worship center

December 15

 * The Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced it was giving a $1 million grant towards the restoration of the Old Hattiesburg High School building

Other
These are entries which do not have specific known dates.
 * Catfish One on West 4th Street and 38th Avenue opened
 * Raising Cane's opened
 * Newks opened
 * Ben Kling Florist closed
 * USM reprimanded for demolishing Weathersby Hall and the ROTC building without permission