Craig Wiseman and Hattiesburg High Graduates Launch 81 Angels

Hattiesburg Laurel, MS, October 16, 2026 —

Hattiesburg native and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Craig Wiseman has joined other Hattiesburg High School graduates to form 81 Angels, an initiative intended to support local non-profits. The group recently made a $10,000 donation to the Edwards Street Fellowship Center in Hattiesburg.

The donation is the first specific contribution identified in the information provided about the initiative. The summary describes 81 Angels as a new effort, but does not state when it was formed or when the donation was made beyond saying it happened recently.

Wiseman is named as one of the initiative’s founders. The other participating graduates are not identified, and no further details are provided about the group’s membership, leadership, funding or plans. The information also does not explain how 81 Angels selects organizations to support or whether it expects to make additional donations.

The Edwards Street Fellowship Center is identified as the recipient of the $10,000 contribution. No details were provided about how the center will use the donation, the programs it supports or whether it commented on receiving the funds. The information does not include a statement from Wiseman, other members of 81 Angels or the center.

For now, the disclosed activity consists of the group’s formation and its donation to the Hattiesburg organization. Further information about the initiative’s structure, future activities and the other graduates involved was not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Charles Herrington on www.wdam.com, see more information here.

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