Anticipation for the Mississippi Aquarium continues to grow with the kickoff celebration in Gulfport. This afternoon, News 25’s Jaylon Morris attended the event. Governor Phil Bryant and Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes talked about the aquarium’s impact on the community. The…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Congressman Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the award of a $2.6 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to construct an 1,100-foot pedestrian and bus bridge above Highway 90 in downtown Gulfport.…
Progress is being made toward the Mississippi Aquarium in downtown Gulfport. The project announced a month ago they had a general contractor to start working. The contractor has been onsite and has started to put the foundation of the building…
Progress is being made toward the Mississippi Aquarium in downtown Gulfport. The project now has a general contractor to start work. The contractor will be out in the area within the next week or two beginning to put the foundation…
Concerned citizens are speaking out against the plans for a dolphin tank at the new Gulfport aquarium set to open in 2019. News 25’s Taylor Rubach spoke with the activists outside Gulfport City Hall where the vigil took place. ‘Empty…
Seventeen million dollars of Restore Act funds will go towards the Mississippi Aquarium. Direct component funds and leveraged funding from the City of Gulfport will be used for construction of the Coastal Community Gallery building on the Mississippi Aquarium campus.…
Buildings are coming down in Gulfport to make way for the new aquarium. Construction workers have started the tear down process on the old building that used to be Big Mike’s Speakeasy. This is the first of multiple structures scheduled…
Plans for the Mississippi Aquarium in downtown Gulfport are moving forward. The City Council unanimously approved the first construction contract for the aquarium. W.C. Fore Trucking Incorporated submitted the low bid to demolish two buildings and complete other work. The…
A giant step for the City of Gulfport was announced today, allowing the aquarium project to officially swim into construction phase. Gulfport city officials approved a full-time aquarium consultant to be hired to start breaking ground on the Mississippi Aquarium…
Big Mike's Speakeasy a popular spot for coast resident is moving to create space for the Mississippi Aquarium. The Irish Coast Pub gave up its lease in the first block of downtown's Main Street 25th Avenue and now very soon,…
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