South Mississippi saw a line of severe storms early this afternoon. Several homes off Krohn Lane in Biloxi received substantial damage including a shed that belonged to the Harris household. Their truck was also hit by a fallen limb. The…
The hot and rainy season has begun and it really bites. As summer temperatures and flood waters rise, so does the mosquito count on the Coast. Harrison County Mosquito Control has ramped up their efforts since Tropical Storm Cristobal, fogging…
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…
Segments of beach in Harrison County continue to reopen at a rapid pace as crews continue to clean up from Cristobal. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more.
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…
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…
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…
Two Harrison County residents were able to escape from their burning home, thanks to a Good Samaritan. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said a person driving by the manufactured home on Lizana School Road saw the fire. The person…
Today the Harrison County Board of Supervisors announced the closure of all 26 miles of sand beach in the county in order to clean up debris left behind from Cristobal. The closure allows the Harrison County Sand Beach Authority and…
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved closing the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach due to the effects of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which hit the area on Sunday. The board is under a local proclamation for…
Harrison County has set up a portal for residents who have property damage as a result of Tropical Storm Cristobal. The public portal can be accessed at: https://www.crisistrack.com/public/harrisonMS/request.html. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors has declared a local proclamation in…
Several cities and counties in South Mississippi have set up self-serve sandbag stations for residents who need them to protect property. Gulfport said that while residents should be prepared to fill their own sandbags, there will be staff on hand…
Harrison County Fire Rescue is investigating a camper-trailer and an RV which burned Friday morning off Cleo Smith Road. The fire destroyed both units. No one was around the camper and RV when the fire was reported by neighbors. The…
A wave of new growth in Long Beach today as crews began planting more sea oats along Highway 90. Funding for the $200,000 project was awarded back in September 2019 by then-Governor Phil Bryant through phase two of the Gulf…
The attorney for a Saucier couple arrested last week on five counts each of simple animal cruelty is asking for answers and demanding at least 13 of the more than 100 animals seized be returned to their home. Harrison County…
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Monday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued beach water contact advisories Friday for Station 10B and Station 11. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased…
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories Thursday for Station 5 (Pass Christian West Beach), Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach), and Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach). Water samples…
George L. Freeland, Jr., executive director of the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, was appointed Monday to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Board of Trustees in an at-large position, by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. He will serve…
Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan has lifted the burn ban for Harrison County, effective May 12. Sullivan strongly encourages anyone who participates in a burn to use extreme caution.
The Coast has seen several massive woods fires all in the last few weeks, including one in Hancock County and two in Harrison County. This week’s Hancock County woods fire and the Harrison County woods fire are both currently under…
Wood fires are raging through Harrison and Hancock County threatening everyone in their path. Along with the threat of COVID-19 some families in Hancock and Harrison County are faced with losing their homes to woods fire. Hancock County resident Donna…
As South Mississippi continues to experience drought conditions, Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan has extended the burn ban for the county until Tuesday, May 12th. Sullivan has the authority to extend or cancel the burn ban on a week…
The Harrison County woods fire is suspected to be arson. After days of battling a blaze that burned nearly 2,000 acres in Harrison County last week, evidence is starting to point to arson, according to Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat…
