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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Mississippi southeast of Jackson on the Leaf River. It developed as a lumbering center in a longleaf pine region.

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  • noun a town in southeast Mississippi

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  • HATTIESBURG - Around 10 a.m. today Hattiesburg police responded to a call to Spanish Oak apartment community on Jackson Woods Court about a man who was making threats to a resident in the community.

    unknown title 2009

  • HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - Hattiesburg police arrested a man in connection with the death of his roommate found inside their apartment on West Fourth Street.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Vikings weren't waiting for their former Green Bay Packers nemesis to hop off his tractor in Hattiesburg, Miss., before they tried to upgrade at quarterback.

    Vikings' plans stuck in mud until Brett Favre makes up mind 2009

  • SPRING SNAPSHOT: Spring practice starts March 3 in Hattiesburg and concludes with the spring game on April 10.

    Southern Miss - Team Notes 2010

  • He could be relaxing in Hattiesburg, watching high school football, driving his tractor and counting his Wrangler money.

    Don't give them the satisfaction Chris Richardson 2010

  • We stopped for lunch in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where I got teachers 'ideas for improving assessments of students' learning and better compensating and evaluating teachers.

    Arne Duncan: There's Courage in Our Country's Classrooms Arne Duncan 2010

  • A team of scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg has developed a polyurethane that heals scratches when exposed to sunlight.

    repairable paint | clusterflock 2009

  • This wasn't the typical spring-long dialogue, mostly back channel, of his ruminations about quitting and longing for the quiet life on his 465-acre spread in Hattiesburg, Miss.

    Favre's heir? With backing from mates, Rodgers waits patiently 2008

  • In June, Favre returned to his usual practice of throwing passes and running sprints with players from Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Miss., and doing his core-oriented workouts off the field.

    Favre's relationship with Packers long frayed 2008

  • During the April 7 speech in Hattiesburg, a deputy federal marshal, identified as Rube, demanded that AP reporter Denise Grones and Hattiesburg American reporter Antoinette Konz erase recordings of the justice's remarks.

    05/10/2004 2004

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