#hattiesburger

[redpanther23]

hope I get cancelled in every stupid conservative town across this entire stupid country 🖕🖕🖕

[iww-gnv]

A Mississippi chicken slaughterhouse put a child into a 'preventable, dangerous situation', the Labor Department has concluded - after the death of a 16-year-old sucked into a chicken deboning plant. Duvan Perez had been cleaning equipment at the Hattiesburg plant of Mar-Jac Poultry on July 14, 2023, when he was pulled into the rotating shaft of a machine and sustained fatal injuries. Perez, originally from Guatemala, had been hired to work at the slaughterhouse by a recruitment firm - despite it being illegal for under 18s to work at a meat processing plant. His death caused widespread outrage, and on Wednesday the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - a division of the Department of Labor - issued their report, finding a litany of errors and recommending $212,646 in penalties. They also highlighted two previous deaths at the company's facilities since 2020, and accused the company of complacency and recklessness.

[alwaysbewoke]

McCarty was born on March 7, 1908, in Shubuta, Mississippi. She was raised in nearby Hattiesburg by her aunt and grandmother. McCarty, who never married and had no children, lived frugally in a house without air conditioning. She never had a car or learned to drive, so she walked everywhere, including the grocery store that was one mile from her home. When she was 8 years old, McCarty opened a savings account at a bank in Hattiesburg and began depositing the coins she earned from her laundry work. She would eventually open accounts in several local banks. By the time McCarty retired at age 86, her hands crippled by arthritis, she had saved $280,000. She set aside a pension for herself to live on, a donation to her church, and small inheritances for three of her relatives. The remainder—$150,000—she donated to the University of Southern Mississippi, a school that had remained all-white until the 1960s. McCarty stipulated that her gift be used for scholarships for Black students from southern Mississippi who otherwise would not be able to enroll in college due to financial hardship. Business leaders in Hattiesburg matched her bequest and hundreds of additional donations poured in from around the country, bringing the total endowment to nearly half a million dollars. The first beneficiary of McCarty’s largesse was Stephanie Bullock, an 18-year-old honors student from Hattiesburg, who received a $1,000 scholarship. Bullock subsequently visited McCarty regularly and drove her around town on errands. In 1998 the University awarded McCarty an honorary degree. She received an honorary doctorate from Harvard University, and President Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Citizens Medal. McCarty died of liver cancer on September 26, 1999, at the age of 91. In 2019 McCarty’s home was moved to Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street Museum District and turned into a museum.

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[yearningforunity]

Local Freedom School activist, Gracie Hawthorne, in front of SNCC’s “One Man, One Vote” at Council of Federated Organizations headquarters. - 1964.

Photo: Herbert Randall

[thedaily-beer]

Ghost River Aqua Mane IPA (Picked up at Corner Market in Hattiesburg, MS). A 3 of 4. The all-NZ hop bill gives this quite a bit of nice berry and stone fruit as well as more standard orange citrus. Nice and clean on the palate and well-balanced, there's a touch of bitterness towards the finish, but this is by no means aggressive.

[actualalligator]

Saturday, August 3, 2025, Hattiesburg, MS.

[hips-like-battleships]

Thinking about this sign that used to sit in an empty shop front in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where I lived for many years.

I don’t believe in Jesus but I do love a tomato. And I love this art, and the optimism with which it stood in that window for so long. If you just give it a little time the tomatoes will be in season ago.

Not a forever, just a little while. Coming soon.

Painting by David Sumrall.

[meulia]

[20th-century-railroading]

SR train, engine number 6924, engine type 2-8-2 Northbound freight train; 10 MPH. Photographed: at Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.

[oldshowbiz]

Hattiesburg Goofy Golf

[rooting4villains]

it is more about fame and money than ever before, be happy with the life been given and be aware of the life you chose. nothing is going anywhere. love your community, family, and friends. doing events in my hometown always gave me a good feeling...

Love Conquers Fear, Art Exhibit

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 2016

[redpanther23]

[sunshine-and-whiskeyyy]

Finally the Tennessee game is on. Let’s go Vols🤍🧡

[silvercompassjournal]

“But my plans took a skid when I smoked the whole lid and wound up where I’d begun.” - Jimmy Buffett.

Hattiesburg, MS.

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[willypadilly]

New Orleans is obviously quite famous so no surprise but seeing the name of Hattiesburg, MS, somewhere I’ve been several times, in a suicide squad animated film is surprising.

Oh, I think I found the real exit.

[thedaily-beer]

Ghost River Zippin Pippin IPA (Picked up at Corner Market in Hattiesburg, MS). A 3 of 4. A nice classic old-school West Coast IPA with relatively bright citrus and pine and a touch of tropical fruit in the nose. The body is a bit maltier than many these days, but it helps balance it quite well and delivers a mild to moderate bitter finish.