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Katrina anniversary: Harbor

Katrina anniversary

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

* 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 [...]