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HARRISON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF HARRISON COUNTY SAND BEACH

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors — President Connie Rockco (District 5), Vice President Beverly Martin (District 1), Rebecca Powers (District 2), Marlin Ladner (District 3) and Kent Jones (District 4) — is pleased to announce the reopening of the last sections of the Harrison County Sand Beach.

"Thanks to some quick and decisive actions from the board, we will have all 26-miles of Harrison County Sand Beach open by Thursday," Harrison County Sand Beach Director Chuck Loftis said. "Tropical Storm Cristobal brought a lot of debris along the shoreline of our sand beach, but we have been reopening sections of the beach as they were cleaned, and we worked hard to get the entire beach reopened in three weeks. "

On Tuesday, June 9, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors made the tough decision to temporarily close the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach due to the effects of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which hit the area on June 7. The board also approved hiring a contractor to clean up the environmental waste left along the shoreline as a result of Cristobal.

Due to the swift action by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, the first section of the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach reopened on Thursday, June 11 — two days after it was closed. The final sections of the Harrison County Sand Beach near Henderson Point will reopen Thursday in time for the Independence Day Weekend.

Harrison County offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. ... See more

Congratulations to our newest corrections training graduating class. Officers from Harrison, George, and Jackson County Sheriff’s offices, as well as the Ocean Springs Police Department, have completed the required courses to achieve state certification. ... See more

Today we congratulate Mike Weigand, our Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor, as he enters retirement. We thank him for his many years of service and wish him nothing but the best.

Catching up with Employee of the Month designations for March, April and May, we are very happy to honor Patrol Officer Thomas Turner, Corrections Officer Chip Lassabe and Traning Officer Lietenant Paula Hentges. Each have done an outstanding job in their divisions and we appreciate them tremendously. ... See more

We’re sending out a very big Thank You to David Riemann and his staff at Riemann Family Funeral Homes for bringing lunch our staff today. It is delicious and we greatly appreciate the gift.

We have been receiving reports of people's information being used by others to file for unemployment benefits. If you or someone you know have had this happen, please visit www.mdes.ms.gov to file a fraud report. ... See more

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School may be out for summer, but some kids are still learning valuable lessons.

A huge thank you to this kind gentleman who met our officers today and paid for their lunch. He wanted to express his appreciation for the job they do. We thank him for his generosity.

Tropical Storm Cristobal brought about a thousand birds known as clapper rails onto the Harrison County beaches. They are a long way from home.

⚠️NOTICE⚠️

HARRISON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TEMPORARILY CLOSE SAND BEACH FOR CRISTOBAL CLEANUP
The boardwalk and walking areas are open.

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved closing the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach due to the effects of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which hit the area on Sunday.

The board is under a local proclamation for Tropical Storm Cristobal. This will allow Harrison County to receive state and federal assets if available.

“This hurts our hearts to do this," Harrison County Board of Supervisors Connie Rockco said. "But this is a matter of public safety and we have to get the debris removed from our beaches as quickly as possible."

Harrison County Sand Beach will be reopened in segments as the beach is cleaned.

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors also approved hiring a contractor to assist with the debris removal from the shoreline of the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach.

Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall Sunday evening in Louisiana. Harrison County received excessive rainfall, damaging winds and road flooding as a result of the storm. ... See more