About this app

The Pine Belt News is a locally owned and operated news outlet in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Pine Belt News was formed in 2018 from the merger of The Lamar Times, The Petal News, and The Hattiesburg Post. It is the most-read newspaper in the Hattiesburg metro area. Free to download, the Pine Belt News app allows users to continue supporting local journalism. They receive a mobile browsing/reading experience, complete with the following features: • Relevant, local news from the community • Various categorized sections, including Crime, Obituaries, Politics, Sports, and more. • Social posting features, allowing for Friends, Groups, Neighborhoods, and more to add user content (Photos, Videos, etc). • State, National, and International news coverage. • Daily Comic Strips and Political Cartoons. • Emailed newsletters and toggled notifications, to keep up to date with the latest stories. • New features and experimental updates, building the app into a powerful source of information for the local community. The Pine Belt News app provides various digital subscription options, user content tools, and numerous advertising opportunities. BY DOWNLOADING THE PINE BELT NEWS APP, users agree to: • The Pine Belt News Terms of Service: https://www.hubcityspokes.com/terms-of-service • The Pine Belt News Privacy Policy: https://www.hubcityspokes.com/privacy-policy

Latest release

What’s New

Version 1.1 May 7, 2026

changes and app update

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Momentum comes from crawler snapshots for the tracked storefront. “Viral growth signal” means unusually fast recent rating gains; it is an indicator, not download data.

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