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2007
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January 1[edit]
- 2006 smoking ban went into effect
January 3[edit]
- Kim Bradley becomes City Council president
- David Ware becomes City Council vice-president
February 20[edit]
- Police Chief David Wynn announces his resignation, effective March 31
March 2[edit]
- Jim Gibbon, the early morning weatherman for WDAM, retires after 43 years with the station
April 5[edit]
- The State College Board names Martha Saunders the ninth president of USM
April 25[edit]
- Jim Gibbon dies at age 76
April 27[edit]
- Beverly Drive-In named to the 2007 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historical Places in Mississippi
May 1[edit]
- Ben Shemper and Sons Inc. sold to Alter Metal Recycling
May 4[edit]
- A fire destroys the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church building
May 10[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Martha Saunders becomes the president of USM
May 22[edit]
- The Hattiesburg City Council approves an ordinance banning parking on lawns
May 29[edit]
- Part of the old Hattiesburg High School building is destroyed by fire
June 14[edit]
- Two passenger vans owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church are destroyed by arson
June 21[edit]
- A bus owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church is destroyed by arson
June 29[edit]
- Fire, later ruled arson, destroys a building behind McCray's Floral and Design at the corner of Main Street and East Fourth Street
August 1[edit]
- Gordon Creek Deli closed
August 31[edit]
- Caliente Grille opened
September 4[edit]
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened
September 25[edit]
- Gander Mountain opened
October 25[edit]
- The Grand 9 Theatre closed
October 28[edit]
- Myrtle Rice, founder of Rice Potato Chips, died at age 92
November 10[edit]
- Frazier Bolton sworn in as the Hattiesburg police chief
November 20[edit]
- A new police substation opened at the corner of Newman Street and Mobile Street
- Two new buses added to Hub City Transit
November 26[edit]
- Jeff Bower, head coach of the USM football team, announced his resignation
December 1[edit]
- Xtreme Fitness opened in Oak Grove
December 12[edit]
- Larry Fedora named head coach of the USM football team
Other[edit]
These are entries which do not have specific known dates.
- Early July, Market Street became Mobile Street
- October, Wintzell's Oyster House opened