The ''Hattiesburg American'' is a

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based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that serves readers in Forrest, Lamar, and surrounding counties in south-central Mississippi. The newspaper is owned by Gannett.

History

The ''Hattiesburg American'' was founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, the ''Hattiesburg Progress''. In 1907, the ''Hattiesburg Progress'' was acquired by ''The Hattiesburg Daily News''. When the U.S. entered

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in 1917, the newspaper was renamed the ''Hattiesburg American''. The ''Hattiesburg American'' was purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960. Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982. In 2005, the ''Hattiesburg American'' received Gannett's 10th Freedom of Information Award for outstanding work on behalf of the

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. In settlement documents filed in federal court in

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and the ''Hattiesburg American'' to erase their recordings of a 2004 speech given by

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Antonin Scalia at a high school in Hattiesburg. In 2009, publication of the ''Hattiesburg American'' was moved to Gannett's ''

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'' facility in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2010, Gannett announced its intention to sell the 38,000 square foot (3,500 square meter) building which housed the ''Hattiesburg American'' operations at 825 North Main Street, and an agreement was reached with a Hattiesburg Commercial Realtor to sell the building. In June 2014, the ''Hattiesburg American'' staff announced they would vacate the Main Street location and move their offices to 4200 Mamie Street in midtown Hattiesburg. By 2022, the ''Hattiesburg American'' newsroom had moved to 403 Main Street in Hattiesburg. In 2017, Nathan Edwards, President of the ''Hattiesburg American'', announced that the newspaper would stop its seven-days-a-week print production and publish on three days a week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday), beginning April 5, 2017. In 2018, Edwards announced his resignation from ''Hattiesburg American''.

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''Hattiesburg American''Mobile
{{Gannett Newspapers published in Mississippi Gannett publications Forrest County, Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Publications established in 1897

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