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In a project described by Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker as “an effort across generations,” officials broke ground Friday on Preservation Crossing, the venture that will transform the former Hattiesburg High School on Main Street into age-restricted apartments.

Steve Nail “All these old buildings they have a personality. It’s worth saving,” said Nail. “They’ve- she’s fought hard to stay there. Just going through hurricane and fire and everything else. And so she deserves to live.”

The old Pascagoula High School is seen Monday. The school was built in 1939 in the Art Moderne architectural style, a cousin of Art Deco. It was a Works Progress Administration project, which the federal government launched to create jobs during the Great Depression. It is now being renovated by a private developer into independent living apartments for seniors.

The old Pascagoula High School was closed in 1997 and sat abandon for years. But now it's been transformed into an affordable senior housing complex called Bayside Village.

A new proposal could breathe life into the former Carnation Milk plant in Tupelo.