Hattiesburg

Who knows why in god’s name somebody would want to visit here let alone move here. I lived here for about 4 months then took my happy self to the airport and flew out of there. Never to return. Plain and simple it’s boring and nothing to do. The resturants are horrible. The shopping is horrible. There’s way too many bugs. Leave anything in your car or outside that smells good and sugar ants are on it like white on rice, a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snow storm! and then I had two other weird bugs attack me…. I don’t like bugs. But go visit if you must but I’m throw up the red flags right now. And I will tell you “told you so”

You must always stay grounded

Great place to live, shop, and eat with a great university and other colleges nearby.

2 years ago i got the call to duty they told me i had to go to Camp Shelby MS to mobilize to go over seas,...... a year of being over seas i came back to Camp Shelby MS to be a medical instructor. i stayed in Hattiesburg for over 9 months and i am count the days till i can get closer to my baby.

You know…spending quality time with my boyfriend (dirty minds, all of you!). I managed a few trips to visit my sweetheart. It was hot, humid, the bugs were HUGE, and I think I may have broken out into hives from some shrimp he ate. But through the eyes of love all is good. There is a nice place to get really good steak…texas something. There is a pool hall called the Green Room that had a great bartender that always got my order right…I would walk up with empties and he would be ready with the next round. I actually experienced “southern hospitality”! The Little Butcher Shop (on 11? I think) had a guy with an huge umbrella walking people to and from their cars in a true Mississippi downpour. We got steaks and they were fresh and well cut and their stuffed potatoes were amazing.

This city is one of the centers for the Civil Rights Movement, so if that’s what you’re interested, you can’t pass Hattiesburg up.

My wife and I are urbanites and felt alien in this place. We eventually found bagels and sushi, but we had to go to the “International Building” at Southern Miss to find them. (Bagels, international? Feh!)

I lived here for a little while

In 2005 Huricane Katrina ripped through Mississippi and Louisiana. I worked for U.S. Security Associates and we were part of a Homeland Security task force that provided security for the different businesses that needed help during the aftermath of this horrible storm. One of our stopping places was Hattiesburg Mississippi and we provided security for the Home Depot there. We were there for 14 days before we moved further south.

I was born and raised here. Cool place. Don’t go to Ropers.