HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Hattiesburg was recognized at the 2022 annual conference for the Alabama–Mississippi Chapters of the American Planning Association. Honors included an award for Dr. Richard Conville, a longtime member of the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment, as a “Planning Advocate”; and a “Great Public Space” award for the collaboration that brought the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum Alley to life. The Planning Advocate Award honors an individual, appointed or elected official, who has advanced or promoted the cause of planning in the public arena. A lifelong teacher and community advocate, Conville was invited to take part in the Planning Commission in 1996. Since then, he's served as chair of the committee for years. The city’s tiniest museum exhibit – the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum – and the alleyway that serves as home were also recognized as a Great Public Space. The Pocket Museum is the only “small museum” in the South listed on Roadtripper.com’s list of eight best small museums in the US. The attraction and alley have also been mentioned in national publications like Southern Living Magazine and Washington Post. (WDAM 11/17/22) Hattiesburg Receives Honors at Conference for Alabama - Mississippi Chapters of the American Planning Association - City of Hattiesburg (hattiesburgms.com)
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