Data from Mississippi's air quality monitoring stations shows an upward trend over the past decade in moderate or worse pollution days in southeast Mississippi, increasing the risk that Mississippians will develop respiratory conditions.
Tomaston Medical Park is planned for about 18 acres near North Oaklawn Lane, where city-approved plans call for two medical buildings, an office building, parking and a commissary.
Mississippi lawmakers are debating whether the state’s more than 20-year-old public notice law does enough to ensure residents know about those changes before they happen.
The proposal would bring the Long Beach Industrial Park into the city’s tax base, but because of how the area is laid out, more than 40 nearby homes would also be annexed.
As Mardi Gras parades return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, environmental advocates are urging paradegoers to think beyond the celebration. Cleanup volunteers say what’s left behind can linger long after the floats roll by.
Mississippi’s health care system faces new strain as federal cuts take effect, leaving patients, hospitals and insurers bracing for a wave of tough choices.
What started as a father’s effort to include his daughter in sports has become Buddy Sports, a growing Mississippi Gulf Coast nonprofit offering free, adaptive activities for people with special needs.
