2007

January 1

 * 2006 smoking ban went into effect

January 3

 * Kim Bradley becomes City Council president
 * David Ware becomes City Council vice-president

February 20

 * Police Chief David Wynn announces his resignation, effective March 31

March 2

 * Jim Gibbon, the early morning weatherman for WDAM, retires after 43 years with the station

April 5

 * The State College Board names Martha Saunders the ninth president of USM

April 25

 * Jim Gibbon dies at age 76

April 27

 * Beverly Drive-In named to the 2007 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historical Places in Mississippi

May 1

 * Ben Shemper and Sons Inc. sold to Alter Metal Recycling

May 4

 * A fire destroys the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church building

May 10

 * A building downtown at 221 Market Street collapsed. It was believed to have been used as a warehouse and office building for Hattiesburg Grocery Company.

May 21

 * Martha Saunders becomes the president of USM

May 22

 * The Hattiesburg City Council approves an ordinance banning parking on lawns

May 29

 * Part of the old Hattiesburg High School building is destroyed by fire

June 14

 * Two passenger vans owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church are destroyed by arson

June 21

 * A bus owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church is destroyed by arson

June 29

 * Fire, later ruled arson, destroys a building behind McCray's Floral and Design at the corner of Main Street and East Fourth Street

August 1

 * Gordon Creek Deli closed

August 31

 * Caliente Grille opened

September 4

 * Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened

September 25

 * Gander Mountain opened

October 25

 * The Grand 9 Theatre closed

October 28

 * Myrtle Rice, founder of Rice Potato Chips, died at age 92

November 10

 * Frazier Bolton sworn in as the Hattiesburg police chief

November 20

 * A new police substation opened at the corner of Newman Street and Mobile Street
 * Two new buses added to Hub City Transit

November 26

 * Jeff Bower, head coach of the USM football team, announced his resignation

December 1

 * Xtreme Fitness opened in Oak Grove

December 12

 * Larry Fedora named head coach of the USM football team

Other
These are entries which do not have specific known dates.
 * Early July, Market Street became Mobile Street
 * October, Wintzell's Oyster House opened