harrison county

2 people escape house fire in Harrison County over the weekend

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, two people escaped a structure fire in west Harrison County. Eight trucks and 20 firefighters from Harrison County Fire Rescue with additional help from the Combat Readiness Training Center and Diamondhead Fire Departments responded…

Head Start in Harrison County trying to fill positions for fall

Jobs for qualified applicants are available now in Harrison County with the Mississippi State University Extension Service Early Head Start program. With locations in Gulfport, Biloxi and D’Iberville, the Head Start program needs preschool teachers, assistant teachers, bus drivers, custodians,…

Mobile home destroyed in fire in Harrison County

Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a fire that destroyed a mobile home this morning off Scarborough Road. A team of 10 men and six trucks took about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control. The residents were not…

Florence Gardens a finalist for 'Nicest Places in America'

Florence Gardens has been selected as “The Nicest Place in Mississippi” by Reader’s Digest and is a “Nicest Places in America 2020” finalist. Nominated by resident Hope Goldin, Florence Gardens is being recognized for the way neighbors and friends have…

MDEQ Lifts two Beach Water Contact Advisories and issues one

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories Thursday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach) and Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained…

House hit by lightning in Harrison County

A home was hit by lightning on Sweet Bay Dr. in Harrison County shortly before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday as severe weather moved through the area. There was heavy lightning and rain at the time the fire was reported. Two people…

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…

Celebrating the Fourth of July on the Coast

By Thursday the entire 26 miles of sand beaches in Harrison County will be reopened just in time for the Fourth of July. Fireworks are only legal two days out of the year on Harrison County’s sand beaches. Those days…

Two injured in single-vehicle accident on Canal Road

Harrison County Fire Rescue rescued two people from a single-vehicle accident on Monday night. County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said a truck was traveling north on Canal Road about midnight when it left the roadway and hit a tree near…