Good-natured memorial erected for felled City of Hattiesburg Christmas tree

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A good-natured memorial has been set up on the site where once stood a Christmas tree that was a memorial itself to honor a late City of Hattiesburg employee.

The Christmas tree that had been erected in Hattiesburg’s downtown roundabout on Dec. 21 lasted less than a full nine days before being knocked to pieces by an errant motorist Friday morning.

The tree was removed, but certainly not forgotten.

Two signs on the roundabout spell out one message, “H’burg Strong,” and five artificial trees of varying Charlie Brown-like proportions stand in defiance across the roundabout.

Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker said the city has every intention of resurrecting the memorial Christmas tree during the 2023 holiday season.

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