2010

February 10

 * The location of the original Hi-Hat Club in Palmer's Crossing is given a marker as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail

February 12

 * Between three and four inches of snow falls the night of February 11 and the morning of February 12

February 14

 * The new Wayne Lee Fire Station One fire station opened downtown

February 18

 * Construction begins on a 10,000 square foot storm shelter next to the Forrest County Multipurpose Center

March 2

 * An early morning fire destroys the Katie Avenue Plaza

April 16

 * International Filing Co. closes

April 24

 * Diddy Bops opens on Highway 98

May 21

 * Chain Park opens

May 27

 * Big Lots opens its new location on Highway 98

June 7

 * Pancho's Mexican Buffet closes

June 13

 * J.R. Winstead, of Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home, dies at age 82

June 24

 * Chesterfield's on Highway 49 closes, planning on moving to a new location

July 15

 * Wintzell's Oyster House closes

October 30

 * Beverly Drive-In destroyed by fire

November 25

 * The Pride of Mississippi USM marching band marches in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Other
These are events that don't have a specific known date
 * Pizza Inn opened on West Hardy Street
 * University Mall is purchased by University Mall Partners LLC in March
 * The Bottling Company closes in June
 * The Hudson's name is dropped from Hudson's Treasure Hunt and Hudson's Dirt Cheap stores after a change in ownership
 * Big Buck Sports, a sporting and hunting goods store off of South 40th Avenue, closed mid-summer
 * Century Park, a new dorm at USM, opened in mid August