WELCOME TO HATTIESBURG, HOME OF THE HATTIESBURGER
Can I take your order? Rick Taylor, head of tourism efforts in Hattiesburg, announced that city residents will now be referred to as “Hattiesburgers.” The title was part of a contest sponsored by Visit Hattiesburg. Hattiesburger beat out 31 other possible names including Hub Citian. According to the Hattiesburg American, historical society members in Hattiesburg have issues with the new title. Historically, residents of the city have been called Hattiesburgans for over a hundred years, but Taylor is standing his ground for the new title. Can he get fries with that?
YOU JUST GOT ZIDANED
According to the Clarion Ledger, 22-year-old David Anthony Scott was charged with simple assault of a law enforcement officer this week. The unusual part? In true European football player Zinedine Zidane fashion (minus the soccer field), Scott head-butted an officer straight in the face. Scott faced other charges along with his violent outbreak – disturbing the peace and possession of narcotics are also attached to his name.
OPEN HAPPINESS… AND A JAIL SENTENCE
Our very own Oxford Police Department caught Jimmy Evans stealing from vending machines, and we aren’t talking a few dollars here and there. Evans allegedly stole around $20,000 in hard cash from vending machines around Oxford in a series of crimes dating back to September 2015. According to the Daily Journal, Evans is a retired Coca-Cola employee who kept his employee key for the machines and used it to his advantage. Evans was unlocking vending machines and taking cash out for himself. He turned himself in to OPD on Wednesday.
