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
Other
These are events that don't have a specific known date
- November - Construction began on the USM parking garage
