BAY ST. LOUIS Have you seen this fencing on the beach at Washington Street and wondered why it’s there? The county’s contractors are doing work to improve drainage and the federal wildlife folks required the fencing to discourage turtles from laying eggs in the construction area. Workers check every morning to make sure there are…
BAY ST. LOUIS Here’s the latest on the seawall troubles near the U.S. 90 bridge along Beach Boulevard: Corps of Engineers spokesman Pat Robbins says, “The drainage system work continues with the contractor placing sod on the area behind the seawall. This is an area impacted by windblown sand and sod should help facilitate proper…
BAY ST. LOUIS Hancock County officials today are reviewing a contract with Ochsner to take over management of Hancock Medical Center from Quorum Health Resources. Supervisor Lisa Cowand said this morning she expects the contract to be signed “pretty quickly.” “We need somebody to manage it and we’re hoping Ochsner is going to be it,”…
What’s in store for an Old Town landmark?
MOSS POINT River Dawgs, a new hot dog restaurant at 6105 Shingle Mill Landing Road, offers foot longs, nachos with or without chili and assorted ice cream novelties. John G. Fortner is the owner. Thanks to the Mississippi State Department of Health inspection team for the information on this new restaurant.
UPDATE The Bay St. Louis City Council voted today to get a commercial appraisal on 111 Court St. The Chamber of Commerce lease wasn’t discussed. BAY ST. LOUIS Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda lists the Hancock County Chamber of Commerce lease under new business items along with surplus of 111 Court St., which is the…
Another Day, Another Dollar $48,202 and $37,118 The 2011 real median earnings for male and female full-time, year-round workers, respectively. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011, Table A-4 Fastest Growing Jobs 70% Projected percentage growth from 2010 to 2020 in the number of personal care aides (607,000). Analysts expect…
The first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City for a parade. That celebration inspired similar events across the country, and by 1894 more than half the states were observing a “workingmen’s holiday” on one day or another. Later that year, with Congress…