DEQ lifts Bay beach closure

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality just lifted a beach closure for a section of beach in Bay St. Louis that was issued Aug. 11. The closure extended from Carroll Avenue to Julia Street. Water samples show the area is back to acceptable bacteria levels. To receive beach advisories directly, send an email to [email protected]…

Stream me up. I cut the cable!

A month and a half ago, I walked into the Mediacom office and turned in my cable box. “I’m breaking up with y’all” is how I put it. Except for an untold amount of time after Katrina, I had had cable service for who knows how many years. But irritating outages, moronic network programs and…