Eatonville, Mississippi

Eatonville is a small rural settlement north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[1] It is home to North Forrest High School.[2]

North Forrest High School on Eatonville Road serves grades 7 to 12 and is the only high school in Forrest County School District.[2] The student body is 2/3 African American and 1/5 white.[3] The school colors are royal blue and white.[4] In 2021 Todd Lowery was announced as the new football coach.[5]

Clyde Kennard was from Hattiesburg and lived in Eatonville after fighting in the Korean War. He was barred from attending Mississippi Southern College (now the University of Southern Mississippi) nearby because it did not allow African Americans to attend.

Harold Ray Watson taught vocational agriculture at North Forrest High School in Eatonville before applying for missionary work.[6]

R. A. Woullard preached at black churches in Eatonville and Hattiesburg.[7]

The Eatonville Flat is a geologic feature 1 mile east of Eatonville.[8]

See also

References
  1. Sturkey, William (2019-03-28). Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-24067-4.
  2. "About Our School - North Forrest High School". About Our School - North Forrest High School.
  3. "North Forrest High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  5. "North Forrest hires Todd Lowery as next football coach | HubCitySPOKES". www.hubcityspokes.com.
  6. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/1999%5Chtml%5CSC/SC0603SG.htm
  7. Katagiri, Yasuhiro (September 18, 2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496801258 – via Google Books.
  8. Survey, Mississippi Geological, Economic, and Topographical (March 20, 1941). "Bulletin - Mississippi State Geological Survey". Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey – via Google Books.

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