HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM)- Hattiesburg City Council members are going the extra mile to make sure they make the right decision on a new waste water treatment system for the Hub City. In fact, three of them just flew hundreds of miles to research sewage systems in Georgia and Florida.

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM)- Dream of Hattiesburg is getting help in rebuilding their library that was lost when their resource center on Hutchinson Ave. was destroyed during the Feb. 10, tornado.

Not only did the organization lose their resource center, but also everything in it including their 1500 book library.

A local neighborhood volunteer group lead by Ward 4 Councilman Dave Ware, State Representative Toby Barker, and community leader Chris Price is donating 300 books to DREAM so they can continue to offer their tutoring programs in reading.

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM)- The University of Southern Mississippi held their Campus Beautification Day of Giving on Wednesday.

The 24-hour crowd funding day provides alumni, students, employees and friends the opportunity to prove the positive impact they can make in the wake of the devastation to the campus.

According to USM Foundation Manager of Annual Giving and Special Projects, Megan Burkes, the total price for restoring the campus is $3 million.