The Hattiesburg Police Department is urging people who plan to drink to arrange a safe ride home, including by using a designated driver, rideshare service or taxi.
The department shared the reminder as part of its “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” message.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
