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Could money for annexation be put to better use?

Submitted by WLOX Web Staff
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 11:22am

HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX)- Millions of your hard earned tax dollars are about to be spent paying lawyers to take on annexation fights.

Four South Mississippi cities didn't like judge's rulings denying their annexation requests. Pass Christian alone spent a half million dollars in their quest for more land and just filed an appeal yesterday.

So did all of the other cities meaning more court battles are about to ensue

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Shrimp season opening date coming soon

Submitted by WLOX Web Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:01pm

BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- Mississippi is one important step closer to opening this year's shrimp season.

On Tuesday, the Commission on Marine Resources gave the DMR executive director the authority to open the season, once the shrimp reach legal size.

Legal size is 68 count per pound and the shrimp are getting close to that.

Historically, the season opens around the first week of June. And it appears that will be the case in 2012.

Traci Floyd gave commissioners an overview of last year's season and talked about the conditions for growing shrimp this year.

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Long Beach Live! Concert to feature Allison and Warren

Submitted by WLOX News on Tuesday, May 15th, 3:54 pm
Long Beach Live! Concert to feature Allison and Warren

Long Beach Chamber of Commerce:

Long Beach, Miss. – The City of Long Beach presents Long Beach Live! featuring Allison & Warren on Thursday, May 17th   at Harper McCaughan Town Green located on Jeff Davis Ave. in Long Beach with festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m.

“Long Beach Live!” is a concert series featuring a number of local musical artists. Admission is free to the public and the festivities are from 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.

May’s Long Beach Live! will feature Allison & Warren.

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Officials working on setting opening date for shrimp season

Submitted by WLOX Web Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:36am

BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- The Commission on Marine Resources voted today to authorize the executive director to set an opening date for shrimp season. Shrimp must reach the legal requirement of 68 count per pound before the opening is allowed.

The Department of Marine Resource's Traci Floyd told commissioners the upcoming shrimp season looks to be "average". She presented a review of last year's season.

It was impacted by the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. Last year, shrimp season opened in late May. It was one of the earliest opening dates in recent history.

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Farmer's bring farm to town at Long Beach Farmer's Market

Submitted by Christina Skaggs, WLOX Web Producer
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 3:05pm
Farmer's bring farm to town at Long Beach Farmer's Market

Written by: Dita McCarthy

MAY 19, 2012, 9 am - 2 pm - is Farm Day at the Long Beach Farmers Market! The farmers are bringing the farm to town for our very first long-awaited farm day.  Jersey cows, chickens, goats, quail, and more will be visiting the market.  For the homesteader or backyard gardener, we will have just hatched chicks and very special heirloom veggie plants for sale.  

Fun kids events, including our special guest, the Dancing Man from New Orleans, and his second line dancing for fitness program, fun for all ages. 

The dan

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Crews performing sand removal on Hwy 90 until 5 p.m.

Submitted by Christina Skaggs, WLOX Web Producer
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 3:00pm

The Mississippi Department of Transportation will be performing sand removal until 5 p.m. today. The sand removal will take place starting at Hwy 90 from Henderson Point all the way to the Biloxi Bay Bridge.

 

 

 

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Over 300 USM Gulf Coast students graduated on Saturday

Submitted by Christina Skaggs, WLOX Web Producer
Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 7:03pm
Over 300 USM Gulf Coast students graduated on Saturday

A little over 300 USM students can officially call themselves alumni from here on out.

That's because the USM Class of 2012 has embarked on the journey of the rest of their lives on Saturday. The college held it's Spring Commencement Ceremony by bringing families and friends together to celebrate a journey of hard work.

Mary Graham, President of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, brought words of encouragement at the ceremony, but the students weren't the only ones excited about the big day.

"I'm just very overjoyed. I'm just so proud of my son.

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