New Life Family Church serving breakfast to Harrison County teachers
New Life Family Church in Biloxi is wrapping their arms around teachers as the new school year starts. Partnering with Chick-Fil-A, New Life Family Church is…
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Waste Management to interrupt processing of curbside recycling in Harrison, Jackson counties
A fire at the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority recycling facility has caused Waste Management to halt processing of recycled material collected in Harrison and Jackson counties until repairs are complete. Residential curbside collection of household garbage in Harrison and Jackson…
Car drives into home on Landon Road in Harrison County
Last night, Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a call of a vehicle hitting a home. A resident sleeping escaped injury when a car left Landon…
Harrison County Fire Rescue extinguishes house fire in Saucier
A house fire broke out in Harrison County today. Harrison County Fire Rescue, assisted by CRTC, responded to a reported house fire in Saucier Friday afternoon. The…
Driver rescued from overturned vehicle in Harrison County
A close call for a driver in Harrison County who was rescued when their car overturned next to a creek. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan,…
Kayaker rescued from rain-swollen Tuxachanie Creek
Rescue teams from several fire departments in South Mississippi rescued a kayaker from the Tuxachanie Creek on Sunday. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said the 26-year-old D'Iberville man and another kayaker overturned in the rain-swollen Tuxachanie. One kayaker was…
Harrison County Utility Authority adds additional routes for debris collection
In an effort to promote more efficient debris collection around the county, the Harrison County Utility Authority announced that solid waste partner, Pelican Waste and Debris, is adding additional routes to the HCUA service area. Solid waste is defined as…
Family escapes house fire on West Wortham
A family escaped a fire in their home Wednesday night off West Wortham Road. Twelve firefighters and seven trucks from Harrison County Fire Rescue and CRTC responded to a report of a house on fire on West Wortham. When firefighters…
Harrison County students head into summer with reading kits
Just because Harrison County students are officially on summer break doesn’t mean they will stop hitting the books. The school district distributed thousands of reading kits to all students, kindergarten through 11th grade. Each kit contains an…
Harrison County man denied appeal of capital murder conviction, death sentence
A man convicted and sentenced to death in the brutal beating of a Pass Christian man has been denied in his appeal in those findings. The state Supreme Court on Thursday handed down the decision to deny the appeal of…
Search teams find missing 82-year-old Harrison County man in woods
An 82-year-old Harrison County man was found safe Tuesday afternoon after wandering away from his home and going missing for nine hours. Authorities found him in a swampy, wooded area using helicopters, drones, K9s, and search and…
Harrison County coroner needs help identifying fatal crash victim
Harrison County Fire Rescue and the Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a victim of a fatal car crash that caught fire last Friday. The truck is believed to be a Chevrolet Silverado…
Homeowner catches suspect during burglary attempt at Harrison County home
A Harrison County homeowner caught a man allegedly trying to steal a car part and held him for deputies. Sheriff Troy Peterson said John Thomas Cearley, 50, of Long Beach, was charged with one count of possession of burglary tools…
Fatal vehicle accident and fire at Tradition Parkway
First responders in Harrison County responded to single-vehicle accident this afternoon that resulted in one fatality. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, a vehicle hit some trees and caught on fire on Tradition Parkway around…
Motorcyclist injured in wreck on County Farm Road
A motorcyclist was injured Sunday night when the vehicle left the road and hit a culvert. The accident occurred on County Farm Road. Paramedics of Harrison County Fire Rescue treated the victim of a motorcycle accident and the victim was…
High School Baseball: D’Iberville vs. Harrison Central
As far as second round playoff series go, doesn’t get much better than D’Iberville and Harrison Central. For starters, they occupy the same school district and better yet, they split their two-game regular season series. D’Iberville hosting…
Two camper-trailer fires Sunday night in Harrison County
Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to the report of two camper-trailers on fire on Biloxi Cutoff Road Sunday night around 8 p.m. One trailer was fully involved in fire and a second trailer had started to burn. Firefighters were…
Former Harrison County supervisor Larry Benefield dead at 68
Former Harrison County supervisor Larry Benefield died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 68. Benefield, a 1970 graduate of Gulfport High, was an All-Big 8 selection in football and was part of the 1971 national championship team at…
Motorcycle collision sends one to the hospital in Harrison County
A motorcycle collision sends one to the hospital. Harrison County Fire Services responded to a vehicle accident on County Farm Road today involving a motorcycle and a Waste Management truck. AMR and Rescue 5 was requested. One was stabilized and…
Two people rescued from flood waters in Harrison County
Two people caught in swiftly moving flood waters near a house were rescued Thursday night in Harrison County. Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a call about two people hanging on to trees in flood waters off County Farm Road.…
Harrison County roads impacted or closed due to flooding and weather
As reported by Harrison County road officials, the following road sections are reported Affected or Closed due to flooding and weather. While these listings represent the most current information reported, they may not always reflect current conditions due to rapid…
Overnight storm damage in Harrison County
Here’s video from Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan showcasing storm damage in the county. This is from the overnight storms that moved through Harrison County causing street flooding, accidents, fire alarms, and several homes struck by…
Honoring unsung hero Hal Miller in Harrison County
Hal Miller, the Harrison County Building and Grounds Director, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this past Saturday. He was 66-years-old. Miller was born and raised in Gulfport. He started working for Harrison County in 2010. He…
CRAWFISH MUSIC FESTIVAL IMPACTS LOCAL BUSINESS
The 28th annual Crawfish Music Festival is two days away. Local seafood business Bradley's Cajun Quick Stop is looking forward to tourists and their taste for Mississippi seafood. At Bradley's Cajun Quick Stop in Long Beach, it's been a rough…