Georgia mom praises Hattiesburg American

With houseguests including her son, a University of Southern Mississippi student, and his five friends, a Georgia woman praises the work of the Hattiesburg American and its website: "The national news media focused on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast . . . but what they really wanted to know was the conditions in their hometown. Thank you, Hattiesburg American, for providing that much-needed link for accurate information. While big media predict the demise of hometown papers, yours was the single source of information and we applaud the heroic measures it took to get your Web site up and updated throughout the past week. Thank you!"