Cristobal

Harrison County reopens sand beach after storm cleanup

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the reopening of the last sections of the Harrison County Sand Beach. "Thanks to some quick and decisive actions from the board, we will have all 26 miles of Harrison…

Harrison County beaches continue to reopen

The reopening of Harrison County beaches is continuing at a rapid pace this week as crews have had a stretch of good weather to work with. Beachgoers enjoyed the sun and water earlier today at newly-reopened segments of beach between…

More sections of Harrison County beach reopen

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors has announced the reopening of more sections of sand beach in the county as crews work to clean up debris left behind from Cristobal. A section of beach from Jones Park to Thornton Avenue…

More sections of Harrison County Sand Beach reopen

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors announces additional sections of the 26-miles of Harrison County Sand Beach are now open. Harrison County Sand Beach Director Chuck Loftis said a section of beach in Gulfport from Jones Park to Thornton Avenue…

Portions of Harrison County Sand Beach reopen

The first section of the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach has been reopened. Harrison County Sand Beach Director Chuck Loftis said a section of beach from Oak Street to Porter Avenue in Biloxi reopened Thursday afternoon after being…

Beach wildlife affected after Cristobal flooding

After surveying the damage left from Tropical Storm Cristobal, wildlife experts on the Coast are now reeling with the loss of many protected birds’ nests on our beaches. Prior to the storm, there were 18 Least Tern colonies across Harrison…

Assessing Cristobal’s impact in Waveland

The City of Waveland is still assessing storm damage following Cristobal’s impacts on the area. The waters have mostly receded along Beach Boulevard in Waveland, making way for curious sightseers and allowing officials to get a sense of cleanup operations…

Post-storm damage at Long Beach Harbor

The City of Long Beach was one of the hardest hit areas in Harrison County during Cristobal. The Long Beach Harbor took some significant damage. It’s been a hectic weekend at the Long Beach Harbor, just ask Harbor Master William…

New sea oats on Highway 90 holding up against storm

Just last week, crews finished planting thousands of sea oats along Highway 90 on the beach. Today, crews went out to check on the plants to see if they survived the storm. The sea oats were brought in and planted…

Mississippi Power responds to outages on Sunday

Mississippi Power crews responded to widespread outages on the Coast Sunday afternoon and into the night as Cristobal brought heavy rain, flooding, and gusty wind to South Mississippi. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, the company was reporting about 2,100 customers…

Cristobal clean up in Pass Christian

Cristobal clean up continues today in Pass Christian. City crews and residents will be busy over the next week and a half in the wake of this rainmaker. What a difference a day makes. Mary-Catherine Scriber and her family watched…

Harrison County Emergency Management reports Cristobal aftermath

While much of the flooding in Harrison County has subsided, we’re still experiencing extreme high tide and south winds are continuing to push water and sand onto Highway 90. In the aftermath of Cristobal, Harrison County Emergency Management received reports…

Cristobal leaves behind damaged Biloxi Beach

Tropical Depression Cristobal left behind quite a bit of damage and debris in Biloxi along the beach. Today, Biloxi city officials are out surveying the damage that the storm caused. Mayor FoFo Gilich said Cristobal caused a bit more damage…

Brantly's 10 PM Sunday Night Update on Tropical Storm Cristobal

Tropical storm Cristobal made landfall earlier this evening and continues to lift to the northwest across southeast Louisiana. Cristobal will weaken later tonight as it moves north-northwestward across Louisiana through Monday. Tropical storm force winds, especially in gusts, continue to…

Harrison County School District and MGCCC closures tomorrow

Due to inclement weather conditions related to Tropical Storm Cristobal, all buildings in the Harrison County School District, including Central Office, will be closed on Monday, June 8, 2020. The Harrison County School District Grab & Go Summer Feeding Program…