Cold weather shelters to open this weekend

Due to cold weather approaching, some South Mississippi counties are already announcing the opening of cold weather shelters later this weekend.

In Harrison County, the usual warming shelter locations will open at the Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Building in D’Iberville at 4:30 Sunday afternoon and the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope in Gulfport will hope at 6 p.m. Sunday night.

In Pearl River County, the community saferooms in Poplarville and Picayune will open up at noon on Sunday. You’ll need to bring your own personal essentials for your stay in those shelters.

The cold weather shelter will open in Hancock County on January 25 at 8 p.m. The shelter will also operate Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. That shelter is located at 18320 Highway 43, Kiln. For more information, call 228-255-9191.