2007

January 1

 * 2006 smoking ban went into effect

January 3

 * Kim Bradley becomes City Council president
 * David Ware becomes City Council vice-president

February 20

 * Police Chief David Wynn announces his resignation, effective March 31

March 2

 * Jim Gibbon, the early morning weatherman for WDAM, retires after 43 years with the station

April 5

 * The State College Board names Martha Saunders the ninth president of USM

April 25

 * Jim Gibbon dies at age 76

April 27

 * Beverly Drive-In named to the 2007 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historical Places in Mississippi

May 1

 * Ben Shemper and Sons Inc. sold to Alter Metal Recycling

May 4

 * A fire destroys the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church building

May 10

 * A building downtown at 221 Market Street collapsed. It was believed to have been used as a warehouse and office building for Hattiesburg Grocery Company.

May 21

 * Martha Saunders becomes the president of USM

May 22

 * The Hattiesburg City Council approves an ordinance banning parking on lawns