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Construction on Davis is scheduled to begin on  Monday. Construction crews, who are installing new sanitary sewer lines, have been working along the railroad and will now begin working on Davis, heading south towards Handy. As soon as crews reach Handy, one crew will progress south toward Second while another crew installs sewer on Handy.

Davis will be closed to through traffic BUT access to businesses will be open.  That is — you may want to take Fleitas if you’re going to the post office, but you can still have lunch at Lucio’s! And order some business cards at Southern Printing, buy something pretty at Charbonnet Collection, and look at some great office space at C.C. Lynch!

Here is a map of the road closure — the suggested access to Lucio’s, Southern Printing and Charbonnet Collection is from East Second Street:

A press release out today from the Mississippi Association of Realtors:

Real Estate Professionals Receive Allocation from BP Fund

Jackson, MS - The claims administrator of the British Petroleum Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) has announced a special allocation from the fund for licensed real estate professionals in the Gulf Coast region, including Mississippi. Along with other local businesses, real estate brokers and agents along the Gulf Coast have experienced significant economic harm since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Continue reading »

The new Gulf Coast Claims Facility, the independent claims facility set up to handle individual and business claims stemming from the BP spill, is now accepting applications. See www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com for details and to apply online.

You can also apply in person at a claims facility. The nearest claims facility to Pass Christian is in Bay St. Louis, at 1171 Hwy 90, Bay St. Louis. There is also a claims facility in Biloxi. See all the addresses and details at http://www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com/facility#MS

There is also a toll-free helpline: 1-800-916-4893 (for TTY assistance call 1-866-682-1758), or you can email info@gccf-claims.com.

MDMR and MDEQ Reopen All Mississippi Territorial Waters to Commercial and Recreational Blue Crab Fishing

BILOXI, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have ordered the reopening of all Mississippi territorial waters, including those south of the barrier islands, to all commercial and recreational blue crab fishing activities that were part of the precautionary oil spill closures. Continue reading »

We got this today from the Coast Chamber of Commerce:

KEN FEINBERG VISIT TO MISSISSIPPI
OPENING DAY OF THE GULF COAST CLAIMS FACILITY
MONDAY AUGUST 23RD
TOWN HALLS IN HANCOCK, HARRISON & JACKSON COUNTIES

Kenneth Feinberg, Administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, will hold three town halls in Mississippi on Monday, August 23rd in Hancock, Harrison & Jackson Counties. Each site will also have people from the GCCF assisting Mississippians file their claims, and answer specific questions.
All events are open to the public.

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Hancock County Town Hall
American Legion Post #139 Bingo Hall
701 Green Meadow Rd.
Bay Saint Louis, MS

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Harrison County Town Hall Meeting
Biloxi Community Center
591 Howard
Biloxi, MS

12:35 PM - 1:20 PM Jackson County Town Hall
Jackson County Civic Center
2902 Shortcut Road
Pascagoula, MS

Mississippi Marine Territorial Waters North of the Barrier Islands Reopen to All Commercial and Recreational Blue Crab Fishing

BILOXI, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have ordered the reopening of Mississippi territorial waters north of the barrier islands to all commercial and recreational blue crab fishing activities that were part of the precautionary oil spill closures. This order takes effect at 5 p.m. Aug. 20, 2010. Continue reading »

* From the GG: Darlene Kimball at the Pass Harbor has some fresh white shrimp from Louisiana available now! Call her at 228-209-4446 or stop by the Harbor. 

 We also received this press release today from the Mississippi State University Extension Service:

Shrimpers seeing low yields but excellent quality

By Karen Templeton
MSU Ag Communications

BILOXI - Shrimp landings may be way below average this season, but the quality of Gulf shrimp is still good. Continue reading »