Mississippi Power volunteers clean up Turkey Creek
Mississippi Power volunteers partnered with the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain to do a clean-up at Turkey Creek. This clean-up was a scheduled Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Turkey Creek Sign Unveiling
A historical marker is back where it belongs. The Turkey Creek marker was put up in 2018 to bring attention to the area where freed slaves enhanced the community…
Public hearing to discuss Turkey Creek projects
Citizens gathered at the Isaiah Fredericks Community Center in Gulfport to hear the latest on the Turkey Creek Conservation and Habitat Restoration Project. The project aims to restore Turkey…
Climb CDC working to conserve and restore Turkey Creek in Gulfport
Climb CDC in Gulfport is working to conserve and restore the Turkey Creek area. For the past few years, Climb CDC and other environmental companies have been cutting and planting different species of plants, working to bring Turkey Creek…
Turkey Creek named one of nation's most endangered rivers
A clean water advocacy group has named Turkey Creek one of the nation's 10 Most Endangered Rivers, a report released today says. American Rivers, established in 1973, works to protect wild rivers, restore damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for…
Historical home in the Turkey Creek community to be restored
A piece of history in Gulfport's Turkey Creek community is in the process of being restored back to its original form. Named one of Mississippi’s 10 most Endangered Historical Places in 2015 and an official Mississippi landmark in 2018, the…
Saving Turkey Creek Program
Earth Day has passed, but that doesn’t mean environmental consciousness isn’t still on some minds, especially for the kids of the Forest Heights Boy and Girls Club in Gulfport. For about a year, these youths have learned about how to…
Gulfport sewage overflow claim
A Harrison County District Supervisor is speaking out what she believes to be a big issue. Angel Kibler-Middleton is stating a local lagoon is over-pouring into a Gulfport waterway. While spending three years on the Harrison County Utility Board Harrison…
Turkey Creek landmark to be restored
A National Park Service grant for nearly half a million dollars has been set aside for the restoration of the old Phoenix Naval Stores in the Gulfport community of Turkey Creek. Located on Creosote Road, the naval stores, or ‘Yaryan’…
Turkey Creek Project community meeting
A proposed project to develop north Gulfport’s Turkey Creek watershed has been in the works since late 2015. Tonight, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality hosted a community update meeting at the Isaiah Fredericks Community Center in Gulfport where they…
Turkey Creek Community Meeting
Pollution in Gulfport’s Turkey Creek has been an ongoing issue amongst residents, city officials and environmental organizations.
Visions Service Adventures Volunteers Build Houses for Locals
Nine high school students have traveled around the world to help out the people of south Mississippi's low income areas.