Important announcement: Please see the special notice at Hattiesburg_Memory:HB1126
2015
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
January 15[edit]
- Brownstone's, a restaurant in downtown Hattiesburg, closed
- Randy Swan, an anchorman for WDAM, announced his retirement after 38 years
May 9[edit]
- Two HPD officers, Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate, were shot and killed during a routine traffic stop
May 18[edit]
- Wesley Medical Center changed its name to Merit Health Wesley
July 27[edit]
- Wingstop opened at 3317 Hardy Street
July 28[edit]
- Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches opened a second location at 4960 Hardy Street
August 1[edit]
- Cucos Mexican Cafe closed
August 3[edit]
- Anthony Parker sworn in as new Hattiesburg police chief
September 22[edit]
- Bonnie Jackson, the daughter of Leatha Jackson and owner of Leatha's Bar-B-Que, died
November 17[edit]
- The city council voted to allow restaurants to begin serving alcohol at 11 AM rather than 12 PM on Sundays
- Leo's Cuban Kitchen opened in the former La Fiesta Brava location at Chauvet Square
December 11[edit]
- Marvin Banks, accused of killing two HPD officers in May, was found dead in his cell due to an apparent heart attack
Other[edit]
These are events that don't have a specific known date
- Keaster’s Barbeque opened a second location in the Lincoln Square shopping center in April
- Subway reopened on Hardy Street in mid-August after being damaged by the 2013 tornado