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| Type | Thrice weeklynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Gannett |
| Founded | 1897 asHattiesburg Progress |
| Headquarters | 403 Main St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401[1] |
| OCLC number | 10363305 |
| Website | hattiesburgamerican |
TheHattiesburg American is aU.S.newspaper based inHattiesburg, Mississippi, that serves readers inForrest,Lamar, and surrounding counties in south-central Mississippi. The newspaper is owned byGannett.
TheHattiesburg American was founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, theHattiesburg Progress.[2] In 1907, theHattiesburg Progress was acquired byThe Hattiesburg Daily News. When the U.S. enteredWorld War I in 1917, the newspaper was renamed theHattiesburg American.
TheHattiesburg American was purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960.[2] Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982.
In 2005, theHattiesburg American received Gannett's 10th Freedom of Information Award for outstanding work on behalf of theFirst Amendment.[3] In settlement documents filed in federal court inJackson, Mississippi, the U.S. government conceded that theU.S. Marshals Service violated federal law when a marshal ordered reporters with theAssociated Press and theHattiesburg American to erase their recordings of a 2004 speech given bySupreme Court JusticeAntonin Scalia at a high school in Hattiesburg.[4]
In 2009, publication of theHattiesburg American was moved to Gannett'sClarion-Ledger facility in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2010, Gannett announced its intention to sell the 38,000 square foot (3,500 square meter) building which housed theHattiesburg American operations at 825 North Main Street, and an agreement was reached with a Hattiesburg Commercial Realtor to sell the building.[5] In June 2014, theHattiesburg American staff announced they would vacate the Main Street location and move their offices to 4200 Mamie Street in midtown Hattiesburg.[6] By 2022, theHattiesburg American newsroom had moved to 403 Main Street in Hattiesburg.[1]
In 2017, Nathan Edwards, President of theHattiesburg 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.[7] In 2018, Edwards announced his resignation fromHattiesburg American.[8]
