2009

February 12

 * Citizens Bank holds a ribbon cutting at the a new branch in Bellevue

February 15

 * Freeman Moore Mazda on Broadway Drive closes

February 17

 * WMAH (PBS) and WXXV (FOX) are two of the Mississippi stations that cease analog broadcasting. WDAM (NBC) and WHLT (CBS) continue broadcasting both analog and digital signals.

February 25

 * Ashland Inc. announces it will close the Hercules plant by the end of the year

March 27

 * Groundbreaking ceremony for Century Park, a new residential community at USM

April 6

 * A construction worker suffers injuries after falling from the fourth floor of the old Hattiesburg High School building while working on renovations

May 1

 * Horace W. Flemming Jr., president of USM 1997 to 2001, died at age 65.

July 21

 * The Parkhaven neighborhood is named a historic district.

July 28

 * Ground is broken on the new Chain Park at Twin Forks in downtown Hattiesburg

August 7

 * The Hattiesburg Public School District begins the school year with a new 10 point grading scale

October 4

 * First Baptist Church holds its first Sunday service in its new building on Lincoln Road

November 16

 * Qdoba Mexican Grill opens on Hardy Street

November 18

 * Wis-Pak Pepsi South Production Facility opens in the Hattiesburg industrial park

December 3

 * The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition TV show crew surprised a South 18th Avenue family with plans to rebuild their home

December 4

 * A few inches of snow falls late December 4 and early December 5
 * Old Athens Grill opens

December 7

 * Bistro Francais closes

December 10

 * Extreme Makeover: Home Edition unveils the new home to the family