Emergency management

County to close offices ahead of expected winter weather

Harrison County will close operations until 12 p.m. Wednesday in anticipation of winter weather hitting South Mississippi on Tuesday morning. Offices already were to be closed Monday for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Emergency Management Director Matt Stratton…

Harrison County Emergency Management monitoring winter forecast

Harrison County Emergency Management is monitoring the forecast that calls for multiple days of freezing temperatures next week. Current forecasts have dangerously low wind chills starting Sunday and carrying into the week. Harrison County officials remind residents that taking steps…

Hancock County to open cold weather shelter tonight

The Hancock County Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Hancock County Board of Supervisors will open a Cold Weather Shelter tonight. The shelter will be open from 6 p.m. Friday night until 8 a.m. Saturday morning and is located…