Petal, Mississippi

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Petal

Fair
Temperature: 37.9 °F

Humidity: 91 %
Wind Speed: 0 mph NNE
Pressure: 30.13 "

Dew Point: 36 °F
Gusts: 0 mph NNE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Grand Bank donates to Petal band
  

  Beginning today, Grand Bank has put their stamp of approval on the Petal High School marching band.

• Let's put financial support behind Petal
  

  The Petal High School Marching Band has the opportunity to participate in one of this country's historic events later this month.

• Petal fires city building inspector
  

  PETAL - City aldermen fired a building department employee Tuesday night but refused to discuss the reason for their action.

• Petal turns focus on its seniors
  

  PETAL - It's a place for dominoes, exercise, drinking tea and socializing. On Monday morning, Petal seniors took the opportunity to see all that their new activity center has to offer.

• Petal band still raising money for inauguration trip
  

  PETAL - The Petal High School Band just might get its chance to march in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade Jan 20.

• Petal Senior Citizen Center opens its doors
  

  The Petal Senior Citizen Center opened its doors Monday morning, as area seniors took a peek at what their new center has to offer.

• Spotted: Tevin Gibson
  

  We spotted Tevin Gibson, 17, riding his bike with friends at Relay Park in Petal.

• School heads mull Bounds' solution
  

  Superintendents and school board members around the Pine Belt agree something should be done to improve repeatedly under-performing schools in Mississippi.

• Yarn Basket to hold classes
  

  The Yarn Basket, 705 S Main St. in Petal, will hold a beginning knitting class Saturday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.

• Spotted: Brittany Herrin
  

  We spotted 15-year-old Brittany Herrin, a Petal High School sophomore, at the Petal Middle School Christmas concert at the Petal Performing Arts Center.

• Petal rec, building depts. to get upgrades
  

  PETAL - Two City of Petal departments will receive significant upgrades when they officially open in 2009.

• MDOT awards traffic signal job
  

  PETAL, Miss. a ' The Mississippi Department of Transportation awarded a contract to T.L. Wallace Construction Co.

• A penny earned is a penny saved
  

  I am writing about tax season early this year to encourage taxpayers to give thought to the following issues.

• Petal High band needs money for inauguration
  

  Christmas Eve fire destroys Gulf Hills home Christmas Surprise Christmas Eve shoppers jam the malls and stores Governor Barbour issues another controversial prison furlough Mississippi's unemployment rate drops ...

• Give back during the holidays
  

  Thanksgiving is over which means it's way too many days before Christmas for my liking.

• Kids in Pine Belt to get 2,700-plus books
  

  The Pine Belt Association for Families received more than 2,700 books to hand out at Christmas for disadvantaged children in Petal and the surrounding area.

• Petal Relay for Life to present New Year's gala
  

  The Petal Relay for Life Organization will present the second annual New Year's Eve Gala Dec.

• 4 in running for Petal mayor
  

  PETAL - Four candidates have announced their plans to run for mayor of Petal in 2009 - with the latest making his announcement Thursday night.

• Three candidates to challenge Petal mayor
  

  Four candidates including incumbent Mayor Carl Scott have confirmed their intentions to run for mayor of the Friendly City.

City Description

Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population is 10,617 per the US Census estimates performed in July 2007. The American Checkers Federation is based in Petal. Tom Walters (safety for the Washington Redskins) is from Petal. University of Alabama football legend, Ray Perkins, attended Petal High School where he was an All-American. Petal is also the home town of Jerry Edwards, Executive Vice President of The Home Depot. Petal is located at 31°20′48″N 89°15′20″W / 31.34667, -89.25556 (31.346740, -89.255485). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.1 km²), of which, 9.7 square miles (25.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.21%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,579 people, 2,979 households, and 2,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 783.8 people per square mile (302.6/km²). There were 3,208 housing units at an average density of 331.7/sq mi (128.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.93% White, 4.43% African American, 0.29% Native

City Contained By:

• Forrest County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 25.1228846703 km squared

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• Hattiesburg, Mississippi