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

May 29

• Part of the old Hattiesburg High School building is destroyed by fire

June 14

• Two passenger vans owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church are destroyed by arson

June 21

• A bus owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church is destroyed by arson

June 29

• 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

• Gordon Creek Deli closed

August 31

• Caliente Grille opened

September 4

• Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened

September 25

• Gander Mountain opened

October 25

• The Grand 9 Theatre closed

October 28

• Myrtle Rice, founder of Rice Potato Chips, died at age 92

November 10

• Frazier Bolton sworn in as the Hattiesburg police chief

November 20

• A new police substation opened at the corner of Newman Street and Mobile Street
• Two new buses added to Hub City Transit

November 26

• Jeff Bower, head coach of the USM football team, announced his resignation

December 1

• Xtreme Fitness opened in Oak Grove

December 12

• Larry Fedora named head coach of the USM football team

Other

These are entries which do not have specific known dates.

• Early July, Market Street became Mobile Street
• October, Wintzell's Oyster House opened