Forrest County, Mississippi

630 N Main St
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone: (601) 582-3213
Fax: (601) 545-6065
www.co.forrest.ms.us

In southeastern MS, southwest of Laurel; organized Apr 19, 1906 from Perry County. Name Origin: For Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-77), Confederate general often quoted as saying "Get there fustest with the mostest."

Area (sq mi):: 470.17 (land 466.58; water 3.59) Population per square mile: 160.90
Population 2005: 75,095 State rank: 9 Population change: 2000-20005 3.40%; 1990-2000 6.30% Population 2000: 72,604 (White 63.70%; Black or African American 33.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.30%; Asian 0.70%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 2.00%. Median age: 29.70
Income 2000: per capita $15,160; median household $27,420; Population below poverty level: 22.50% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $21,337-$24,803
Unemployment (2004): 5.50% Unemployment change (from 2000): 2.10% Median travel time to work: 21.60 minutes Working outside county of residence: 25.50%

Cities with population over 10,000:

Hattiesburg County seat

(46,442)

See other counties in Mississippi.

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The county will provide a tax exemption valued at $16 million over 10 years on personal property, machinery, raw materials as well as a freeport warehouse waiver, Forrest County Board of Supervisors Attorney David Miller said in an interview with the Journal.

ENGINE MAKER TO ADD 250 JOBS TO HATTIESBURG PLANT

Securities and Exchange Commission, assigned an Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'A+' and upgraded the revenue bond rating to 'A+' from 'A' on the following debt issued by the Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority on behalf of Forrest County General Hospital or Forrest Health (FH), MS.

Fitch Ratings assigns IDR of 'A+' on debt issued by Mississippi Hospital

"We had an extreme flash flooding event," said Glen Moore, the emergency management director in Forrest County, in southwestern Mississippi, which saw 9 inches fall over 12 hours through early Friday.

A powerful winter storm that brought blizzard warnings Friday across the Upper M

The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) and Mississippi Center for Justice are suing Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee and staff at the jail.

Groups Sue Miss. Jail Over Literature Policy

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved almost $7.4 million for the State of Mississippi to fund the construction of eight stand-alone safe rooms designed to withstand winds up to 200 mph at schools in Forrest County.

FEMA Awards Nearly $7.4M to Mississippi for Storm Safe Rooms in Schools

This two-day market is held at the Forrest County Multipurpose Center and hosts more than 100 vendors from across Mississippi as well as seven other Southern states.

Junknista Vintage Market

"It gives you a goal, a realization that if you set that goal for yourself there's nothing holding you back," said Amanda Parker, PRCC's assistant vice president for Forrest County operations.

Miss. college helps women land leadership positions: at Pearl River CC, 60 percent of administrators are female, far more than national average

Retrospectively, on January 10, 1966, Klansmen murdered civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer in Forrest County, Mississippi.

Boyett, Patricia Michelle. Right to Revolt: The Crusade for Racial Justice in Mississippi's Central Piney Woods

* Flandreau Public School Forrest County Agricultural High School

Inside ACTE

Clearwater, FL, June 11, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Forrest County Agriculture High School is using the B-60 Biodiesel processor as their hands-on educational tool to demonstrate how to produce renewable energy.

Forrest County Agriculture High School Will Produce Biodiesel in the Classroom with Renewable Energy Equipment

The Forrest County seat of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the adjacent town of Petal, both about 100 miles Southeast of Jackson, the state capital, bore the brunt of storms that struck less than an hour before dark, Reuters reported Sunday.

Tornado Rakes Southern Mississippi, Damages University